TV series

Displeased Fruit

2016 · 1 season

A quiet, wistful study of a stifled marriage and the pull of forbidden attention, unfolding with restrained emotional tension.

Overview: Mayako Mizukoshi is a 32-years-old housewife and she has been married for 5 years. Mayako is not happy with her marriage. Her husband doesn't look at her as a woman. Music critic Michihiko Kudo appears in front of her. He approaches Mayako and they fall into a forbidden love.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, isolation, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
isolation
betrayal
family
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild