Summary
Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to school. Except raising the little half-sister, his rock-bottom life seems to have no end.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 58
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 15 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb6.8
Running time
2 h 7 min
Longer than most dramas, +18 min on the typical 109
typical 109127Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2020
July 3, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 2
- Tatsushi Ōmori Director, Screenplay
- Yuki Kondo Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Takehiko Minato Screenplay
Production · 9
- Mitsunobu Kawamura Production Director, Executive Producer
- Junko Sato Producer
- Tsuyoshi Sugino Casting
- Keizo Okamoto Co-Producer
- Soichiro Koga Line Producer
- Takaharu Kanai Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Tomohiko Tsuji Director of Photography
- Tadahiro Miki Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Ryo Hayano Editor
Sound · 3
- Taro Iwashiro Original Music Composer
- Shinya Takada Sound Recordist
- Hidetoshi Miyai Music Arranger
Art · 2
- Hikozo Akamatsu Title Designer
- Kiyotaka Ohara Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Reiji Okubo Gaffer
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