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Incidents

2022 · 2 seasons

A quietly unsettling workplace drama that blurs comedy and reality, keeping you unsure whether to laugh or squirm.

Created by
Nobuyuki Sakuma
Genres
Drama
Overview
An incident that occurred during the recording of a skit takes things in an unexpected direction... Is this a comedy or a drama? Is it a drama? A documentary? Comedy lawlessness is here!

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Created by
Nobuyuki Sakuma
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • work
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama
Created by
Nobuyuki Sakuma
Written by
Okura
Starring
Higashi Bukuro, Tetsuya Morita, Kentaro Ito, Koji Kato, Hiccorohee, Minamikawa, Takashi Sakai, Hayashida Yohei
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes, 40 min each
Network
DMM TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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