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The Lion Era

1980 · 1 season

A grave, talky historical chronicle where clan loyalties and political manoeuvring matter more than action or spectacle.

Created by
Taichi Yamada
Genres
Drama
Overview
It depicts how the winner, the Satsuma Clan, and the loser, the Aizu Clan, survive through the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration in their respective ways of life.

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Created by
Taichi Yamada
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • war
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Created by
Taichi Yamada
Written by
Taichi Yamada
Starring
Bunta Sugawara, Miyuki Matsuda, Koji Tsuruta, Gō Katō, Reiko Ōhara
Length
1 seasons, 51 episodes, 50 min each
Network
NHK
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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