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Grandmother's Melancholy

2023 · 1 season

A gentle, slow-paced slice of life that feels like a warm conversation with a wise elder, quietly moving and reflective.

Created by
Satosumi Takaguchi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hisako Manda, Rika Adachi, Yuzuna Katou
Overview
A strict but loving grandma solves a myriad of issues for the people around her! Doumeki Miki lives in a small rural village surrounded by abundant nature and beautiful scenery. After becoming a widow at an early age, she’s spent many years working as a leader in her village. A beautiful, intelligent woman in her 70s, she’s incredibly spry, with perfect posture.

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Created by
Satosumi Takaguchi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hisako Manda, Rika Adachi, Yuzuna Katou
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • aging
  • healing
  • isolation
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Satosumi Takaguchi
Written by
Tomoko Akutsu, Kyoko Moriwaki, Erika Toyama
Starring
Hisako Manda, Rika Adachi, Yuzuna Katou, Machiko Washio, Miyako Takeuchi, Yui Komazuka, Noboru Kaneko, Yū Kamio
Music
Yasuyoshi Suzuki
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 55 min each
Network
Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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