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Kodawari Otoko to Marusa no Onna

2012 · 1 season

A wry, talky procedural that charms through quirky characters and quiet comic friction rather than thrills.

Created by
Tatsuya Sano
Genres
Drama
Overview
2012 NHK drama based on the Juzo Itami film "A Taxing Woman" (Marusa no Onna).

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Created by
Tatsuya Sano
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • work
  • obsession
  • class
  • justice
  • deception
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama
Created by
Tatsuya Sano
Starring
Jūzō Itami, Takehiro Hira, Shinpei Asai, Manpei Ikeuchi, Nobuko Miyamoto, Masayuki Suō, Masahiko Tsugawa, Hitoshi One
Length
1 seasons, 1 episodes, 60 min each
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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