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The Life of Despised Matsuko

2006 · 1 season

A melancholy, turbulent life story that keeps you close to a woman enduring repeated blows without losing her capacity to love.

Genres
Drama, Mystery
Overview
Matsuko, in her 20s, is fired as a teacher and degenerates from an elite to a “Soap Lady.” Through her history of affairs with men, she kills her pimp and ends up in prison. Despite her rough lifex struck by terrible misfortunes, she does not stop loving some one and keeps her dreams until the very end. This drama depicts Matsuko’s stormy life as she deals with it head-on.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, isolation, love, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, mystery
    Created by
    Hori Hideki, Masahiro Sakai, Takeyoshi Yamamoto
    Written by
    Katsuo Naruse
    Starring
    Rina Uchiyama, Eiko Koike, Emi Suzuki, Yu Koyanagi, Kenji Haga, Manabu Hamada, Nasubi, Tomoya Warabino
    Length
    1 seasons, 11 episodes, 47 min each
    Network
    TBS
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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