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Meet the Monkey

2020 · 1 season

A quiet, uneasy trip that mixes youthful friendship with a lurking sense of danger, keeping you gently on edge.

Created by
Kanako Nishi
Genres
Drama
Overview
Saru ni Au is a 2020 Japanese drama about three college students who want to visit a shrine while a killer is on the loose. Mako, Kiyo, and Satsuki are three college students visiting Nikko Toshogu Shrine for winter vacation, a place said to have many power spots and benefits for romance. Kiyo has had a relationship before, but Mako and Satsuki have never had boyfriends. They meet Akira the fortuneteller on their trip. There is news on the TV of an escaped killer. Will the three make it safely to Nikko?
How it feels
Tense, eerie, light and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, coming-of-age, fate, survival
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Created by
Kanako Nishi
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Kanako Nishi
Written by
Mayu Akiyama
Starring
Haruka Kaki, Rei Seimiya, Yuna Shibata, Ruka Ishikawa, Yuri Kitagawa, Miona Hori
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 20 min each
Network
dTV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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