TV series

Yasei no Shōmei

1979 · 1 season

A grim, slow-burning conspiracy thriller that weighs heavily, unfolding with quiet dread and moral unease.

Overview: A girl survives a massacre of villagers by Japanese soldiers in a remote mountain village, and a member of the Self-Defense Force who stumbled upon the scene of the massacre during training - this suspenseful drama depicts a huge conspiracy in the Tohoku region centered on these two people.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, corruption, survival, trauma
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
corruption
survival
trauma
justice
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild