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Tsubasa

2009 · 1 season

A gentle, slice-of-life drama that unfolds slowly, blending everyday warmth with quiet emotional struggles.

Genres: Drama
Starring: Mikako Tabe, Atsuko Takahata, Kenta Satoi

Overview: The story follows the 20-year-old Tsubasa who dedicates her life to her family and their shop. Her life is turned upside down when her mother who was missing came back home. To pay of her mother's debt she starts to work at a small radio station as a DJ.

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Genres: Drama
Starring: Mikako Tabe, Atsuko Takahata, Kenta Satoi

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
parenthood
redemption
work
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Written by: Masashi Todayama
Starring: Mikako Tabe, Atsuko Takahata, Kenta Satoi, Satoshi Tomiura
Music: Norihito Sumitomo
Length: 1 seasons, 156 episodes, 15 min each
Network: NHK
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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