TV series

Ronin in a Lawless Town

1976 · 1 season

A slow, atmospheric period drama that lingers on quiet tensions and moral unease in a fading world.

Overview: A wildly unusual story set in the earliest days of the Meiji era. The story centers around a gathering place called The Mermaid Saloon, where scantily clad pearl divers put on a show while two residents of the inn upstairs...
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, survival, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
survival
class
power
Places: small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Created by: Mitsuo Murayama
Starring: Toshirō Mifune, Go Wakabayashi, Mayumi Ogawa, Osman Yusuf, Kon Omura, Emiko Yamauchi
Length: 1 seasons, 11 episodes, 46 min each
Network: tv asahi
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese