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Miss King

2025 · 1 season

A quiet, intense character study of grief and ambition, where every board game move carries emotional weight.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Non, Naohito Fujiki, Kana Kurashina
Overview
The daughter of a genius shogi player channels the pain of her father's abandonment and her mother's death to become an elite competitor.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Genres
Drama
Starring
Non, Naohito Fujiki, Kana Kurashina
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • grief
  • ambition
  • family
  • obsession
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

Stream
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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Non, Naohito Fujiki, Kana Kurashina, Shidou Nakamura, Kaoru Okunuki, Shoot Mori, Yui Narumi, Tokuma Nishioka
Music
Senri Tai
Cinematography
Isao Okudaira
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 35 min each
Network
ABEMA SPECIAL
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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