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An Early Autumn

1987 · 1 season

A quiet, deeply felt family drama that unfolds with gentle patience, asking you to sit with grief, regret, and the fragile bonds that remain.

Created by: Taichi Yamada
Genres: Family, Drama
Starring: Chishū Ryū, Haruko Sugimura, Naoki Sugiura

Overview: A former couple, separated for over 20 years, were reunited after being told their son had only 3 months to live. What should they do as parents? As they worried, they soon began to feel the weight of their family ties...

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Created by: Taichi Yamada
Genres: Family, Drama
Starring: Chishū Ryū, Haruko Sugimura, Naoki Sugiura

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 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
grief
parenthood
guilt
healing
Places: home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
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Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: family, drama
Created by: Taichi Yamada
Written by: Taichi Yamada
Starring: Chishū Ryū, Haruko Sugimura, Naoki Sugiura, Mitsuko Baisho, Yoshi Katō, Kirin Kiki, Akira Nagoya, Godai Michiko
Length: 1 seasons, 1 episodes, 90 min each
Network: NHK G
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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