Why it may be worth watching
- Barakamon combines Comedy and Drama storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Yosuke Sugino, Ririsa Miyazaki, Minami Tanaka.
TV series
Barakamon
A proud young calligrapher is punished for punching a critic by being sent to a faraway island in the east coast of Japan. But as he meets and lives with the island's friendly people, his attitude begins to improve.
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Cast
Yosuke SuginoSei 'Seishu' Handa
Ririsa MiyazakiNaru Kotoishi
Minami TanakaIkue Kubota
Keito TsunaHiroshi Kido
Hana ToyoshimaMiwa Yamamura
Hana KondoTamako 'Tama' Arai
Osamu KaoKousaku Kotoishi
Azuki TeradaHina Kubota
Towa KatoKentaro 'Kenta' Ohama
Machiko WashioYasu 'Yasuba' Nomura
Kaori YamaguchiTomoko Kido
Kazuki IioYujiro Kido
Min TanakaRyuunosuke Yagami
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Comedy, Drama. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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Themes and topics
islandcountry lifebased on mangacalligraphyisland life
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