TV series

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

2021 · 1 season

A stately, earnest historical chronicle that immerses you in a pivotal era through one man's relentless drive to modernize his country.

Overview: Shibusawa Eiichi was born in 1840 to a farmer’s family. He grew up helping his family with work, which was to manufacture and sell indigo production and also silk farming. He left his hometown at the age of 23 and began working for the government. He later traveled to Paris and learned about banking. Upon his return to Japan, he helped build up the first modern bank in Japan. He eventually became a founder or supporter to about 500 companies and was involved with about 600 public services, including education for women.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, class, identity, family
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
class
identity
family
power
Places: big city
countryside
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none