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The Real Thing

2019 · 1 season

A quiet, uneasy drift into obsession, where ordinary office life slowly curdles into trouble you can't look away from.

Created by
Koji Fukada
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Tagline
Together, to hell
Overview
Kazumichi Tsuji is a bored office worker in questionable relationships with two women at work. One day he meets the intriguing Ukiyo Hayama at a convenience store. However, having her in his life brings nothing but trouble.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, betrayal, love, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Koji Fukada
Genres
Drama, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    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
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, mystery
    Created by
    Koji Fukada
    Written by
    Shintaro Mitani
    Starring
    Win Morisaki, Kaho Tsuchimura, Shohei Uno, Kei Ishibashi, Shugo Oshinari, Yukiya Kitamura, Akari Fukunaga
    Music
    YU-Ki HARA
    Cinematography
    Kosuke Haruki
    Length
    1 seasons, 10 episodes, 32 min each
    Network
    Nagoya TV
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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