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Momotaro Samurai

2006 · 1 season

A gentle, good-humoured period drama where a reluctant hero drifts into small standoffs and wins you over with decency.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
Shinjiro Katsuragi is a samurai informally known as Momotaro. Unlike the traditional samurai, Momotaro has no aspirations for power. His only goal is to live a carefree life, but his strong sense of fairness often pulls him into battles with powerful people who take advantage of those who are weak and trying to live an honest life. He defends the common people and fights against injustice.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • class
  • corruption
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Keiichirō Yoshida
Written by
Toshio Okumura
Starring
Masahiro Takashima, Yasuko Tomita, Hiromi, Naoki Miyashita, Tonpei Hidari, Tamao Nakamura
Music
Yukiyo Nakamura
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 46 min each
Network
All-Nippon News Network, tv asahi
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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