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Season 1 • Episode 156
LatestMare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her father goes bankrupt, they run away and settle down at a fishing village in Noto. The family rents a couple's home who run a salt pond. Mare's father starts a new business, but it also fails. Her mother supports the family by working at the salt pond. 8 years later, Mare, about to graduate from high school, decides to work for the Wajima local government. She wants to have a steady job, unlike her father. Her job is to support people who move to Noto.
Acting
Tao Tsuchiya grows from child to adult on screen
Production
Wajima's actual salt ponds, real seasonal rituals
Writing
Failure as plot engine, not shame
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes