TV series

Yumechiyo Nikki

1981–1984 · 3 seasons

A quiet, sorrowful immersion into a fading world, unfolding slowly and asking you to sit with its grief and small kindnesses.

Overview: Yumechiyo is the madam of a geisha house in a remote hot spring in the San'in region. When Yumechiyo learns that she is dying of leukemia caused by the atomic bomb, she writes about her life in the form of a diary, which is a collection of human dramas and the joys and sorrows of her life.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Death, grief, isolation, family
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
grief
isolation
family
healing
Places: countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild