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Shounen Torajirou

2019–2021 · 2 seasons

A gentle, slow family chronicle that quietly accumulates heartbreak, asking patience as it traces a life across decades.

Genres
Drama
Overview
On a snowy day on February 26, 1936, a baby is found under the eaves of a dango store. The baby Torajiro becomes the son of Mitsuko and Heizo. As he grows up, Torajiro doesn't want to make his mother sad and he tries to avoid bad behavior. His younger sister Sakura is then born. As an elementary school st
How it feels
Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, parenthood, identity, grief
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Mao Inoue, Goro Kishitani, Katsuya Maiguma, Yuki Izumisawa, Kanji Ishimaru, Sei Haruki
Length
2 seasons, 8 episodes, 49 min each
Network
NHK
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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