Summary
Exploring the perception and treatment of mentally-challenged youth and their similarities to juvenile delinquents in Japanese society, this drama series follows the trials and tribulations of a group of adolescents in a work/study program for mentally-challenged teenagers.
Good for
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 84GoodWatch 91
IMDb8.4
Time to watch it all
8 h 15 min
11 episodes, about 45 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
First aired
1998
January 9, 1998
Ended 1998
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more10 people
- Issei IshidaMachida Towa11 episodes
- Noriko SakaiHagawa Momo11 episodes
- Ryoko HirosueTsuchiya Arisu11 episodes
- Masanobu AndoTakahara Ren11 episodes
- Akiko HinagataMizuma Taeko11 episodes
- Rio Matsumoto11 episodes
- Yasunori DantaTakegami Kosuke11 episodes
- Yousuke Saito11 episodes
Yumiko Fujita11 episodes
Aki Mizusawa11 episodes
Directing · 3
- Ken Yoshida Director
- Atsushi Nasuda Director
- Matsubara Hiroshi Director
Writing · 1
- Shinji Nojima Screenplay
Production · 1
- Kazuhiro Ito Producer
Sound · 1
- Akira Senju Sound
Other crew · 1
- Miyuki Nakajima Theme Song Performance
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