TV series

Komoribito

2020 · 1 season

A quiet, patient portrait of a withdrawn son and his dying father, heavy with unspoken feeling and gentle moments of connection.

Overview: The relationship between a man who has been a hikikomori for over ten years and his father who has little time left to live.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: None
Places: home
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Starring: Kenichi Matsuyama, Tetsuya Takeda, Kana Kita, Takaya Sakoda, Toshie Negishi
Length: 1 seasons, 1 episodes, 73 min each
Network: NHK
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese