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Samurai Cat

2013–2015 · 2 seasons

A gentle, offbeat slice of life about a faded swordsman finding small purpose, mixing quiet melancholy with light comedy.

Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
Kyutaro is a swordsman who was feared by people at one time. Now, he is poor and lives alone quietly. Kyutaro doesn't know how to earn money without using his sword. By chance, Sakichi happens to see Kyutaro's swordsmanship and offers to hire him for a job.

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Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • work
  • friendship
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Takeshi Watanabe, Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
Starring
Kazuki Kitamura, Kaori Takahashi, Kaoru Hirata
Length
2 seasons, 23 episodes, 24 min each
Network
Sun TV, STV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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