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An Invisible Cradle

2018 · 1 season

A quiet, tender look at new life and hard choices, patient and humane, with a gentle ache that stays.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Mieko Harada, Kaya Kiyohara, Koji Seto
Overview
17-year-old Aoi came to Yui Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic as a part-time nurse apprentice in Summer 1997. Right after her entry, she is shocked after witnessing an abortion surgery. However, she also met staff members like Yui, the head of the clinic who is careful about everything, Sayako, a reliable and experienced nurse, and Sakaki, the gentle head nurse, who face each pregnant patient and support them after surgeries. Fumika, Aoi's mother, is worried about her clumsy nature and poor communication skills, but Aoi's unique compassion and kindness draws patients' hearts. "I wonder what's life..." Aoi matures while looking at the newborn babies' overwhelming life and asking herself that question.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Mieko Harada, Kaya Kiyohara, Koji Seto
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • healing
  • morality
  • family
Places
  • hospital
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Written by
Naoko Adachi
Starring
Mieko Harada, Kaya Kiyohara, Koji Seto, Wakana Sakai, Asami Mizukawa, Maiko, Shono Hayama, Serena Motola
Music
Yasuaki Shimizu
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 44 min each
Network
NHK
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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