TV series

Mominoki wa Nokotta

1970 · 1 season

A stately, talky historical chronicle of clan politics, rewarding patience with quiet intrigue and period detail.

Created by: Naoya Yoshida
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mikijiro Hira, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kinuyo Tanaka

Overview: Depicting Date clan’s internal strife that occurred during a peaceful Edo period governed by the 4th Tokugawa shogun.

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Created by: Naoya Yoshida
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mikijiro Hira, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kinuyo Tanaka

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: power
politics
betrayal
family
loyalty
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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