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Home Sweet Tokyo

2017–2020 · 4 seasons

A gentle, good-natured culture-clash comedy that ambles along pleasantly, easy to dip into and warm without being sugary.

Genres
Comedy, Family
Overview
Englishman Bryan Jenkins was living peacefully with his Japanese wife Itsuki and daughter Alice in London, when his Japanese mother-in-law suddenly passes away, and the family decides to uproot to Tokyo to look after his father-in-law Tsuneo.
How it feels
Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Family, identity, grief, parenthood
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, family
    Created by
    Teruyuki Yoshida
    Written by
    BJ Fox
    Starring
    BJ Fox, Isla Rose, Yoshino Kimura, Tetsu Watanabe, Mone Kamishiraishi, Anna Odaka, Katsuya Kobayashi, Yuriko Hirooka
    Length
    4 seasons, 16 episodes, 20 min each
    Network
    NHK WORLD-JAPAN
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese, English

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