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Our Dearest Sakura

2019 · 1 season

A sincere, gently inspiring workplace drama about an outsider whose blunt honesty slowly changes her colleagues, with warmth and a touch of melancholy.

Created by
Kazuhiko Yukawa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mitsuki Takahata, Ai Hashimoto, Mackenyu Maeda
Tagline
Scarred by bluntness, yet cherry blossoms still bloom today.
Overview
Sakura grew up on a remote island. She has a dream, which is to build a bridge on her island. In the spring of 2009, Sakura joins a big construction company. She does not hesitate to tell her colleagues about her dream to build a bridge. Sakura's determination to accomplish her dream affects the colleagues at her company.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Kazuhiko Yukawa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mitsuki Takahata, Ai Hashimoto, Mackenyu Maeda
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • work
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Written by
Kazuhiko Yukawa
Starring
Mitsuki Takahata, Ai Hashimoto, Mackenyu Maeda, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Ryusei, Amane Okayama, Saki Aibu, Ito Ohno
Music
Mamiko Hirai
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Nippon TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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