TV series

Kokugo Gannen

1985 · 1 season

A gentle, talky period piece that turns bureaucratic meetings about language into wry, humane comedy.

Overview: Set in 1874 at the residence of an official of the Ministry of Education of Japan who was ordered with establishing a common national spoken language, this humorous drama focuses on how the national language used today was created.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, education, work, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
education
work
class
trauma
Places: home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild