TV series

Story of Yakuza in Naniwa

1970 · 1 season

A stately, serious period drama that unfolds with quiet tension and moral weight, rewarding patient attention.

Overview: A dramatization of Ryotaro Shiba's novel of the same title about the life of Kobayashi Sahē, a chivalrous man who actually existed at the end of the Edo period.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, loyalty, violence, crime
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
loyalty
violence
crime
redemption
Places: big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none