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Otokomae!

2008–2009 · 2 seasons

A breezy, good-natured samurai buddy show that ambles along with light humour and easy camaraderie.

Genres
Drama
Overview
A story about two young samurai who set out to fight against evil. Todo Itsuma and Takeda Shinsaburo, both 25 years old, are best friends and work at the north magistrate's office. Their ultimate goal is to become like their boss Toyama Kinshiro, who supports the less privileged commoners, and be recognized as a first-class man.

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Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • justice
  • loyalty
  • class
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama
Created by
Rintaro Mayuzumi
Written by
Shin'ya Hishida
Starring
Takumi Saitoh, Seiji Fukushi, Miyoko Asada, Waka Inoue, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Kyôhei Shibata
Length
2 seasons, 27 episodes, 30 min each
Network
NHK G
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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