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Tofu Sisters

2010 · 1 season

A quiet, offbeat experiment that shifts between mockumentary, drama, and animation, asking patience as it studies three sisters with wry tenderness.

Created by
Masaya Kakehi
Genres
Drama
Overview
A tv drama that fused mockumentary, drama, and animation. It was originally planned to be an original DVD drama in 2008. Three sisters live together (all played by Yoshitaka Yuriko) who are like tofu. The eldest is a librarian suffering due to an affair, the second daughter is a cabaret club worker and the youngest is an actress. The eldest daughter is a drama. The second daughter was an animation. The youngest daughter is a documentary.
How it feels
Melancholic, whimsical, satirical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, family, isolation, love
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Created by
Masaya Kakehi
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism5
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Masaya Kakehi
Written by
Masaya Kakehi, Tomohiro Suzuki
Starring
Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kaoru Hirata, Muga Tsukaji, Yoji Tanaka, Miho Miyazaki, Chikara Honda, Sachiko Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Muro
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 30 min each
Network
WOWOW Prime
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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