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Barakamon

Barakamon

152023•44m•7.3/10
ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.3/10(3)

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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Production

Fuji Television Network, Kyodo Television

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 12, 2023

Last Aired

September 20, 2023

Networks

Fuji TV

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2023-07-12
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2023-07-19
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2023-07-26
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2023-08-02
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2023-08-09
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2023-08-16
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2023-08-23
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2023-08-30
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2023-09-06
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2023-09-13
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2023-09-20

Cast

Yosuke Sugino

Yosuke Sugino

Sei 'Seishu' Handa

Ririsa Miyazaki

Ririsa Miyazaki

Naru Kotoishi

Minami Tanaka

Minami Tanaka

Ikue Kubota

Keito Tsuna

Keito Tsuna

Hiroshi Kido

Hana Toyoshima

Hana Toyoshima

Miwa Yamamura

Hana Kondo

Hana Kondo

Tamako 'Tama' Arai

Osamu Kao

Osamu Kao

Kousaku Kotoishi

Azuki Terada

Azuki Terada

Hina Kubota

Towa Kato

Towa Kato

Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama

Machiko Washio

Machiko Washio

Yasu 'Yasuba' Nomura

Kaori Yamaguchi

Kaori Yamaguchi

Tomoko Kido

Kazuki Iio

Kazuki Iio

Yujiro Kido

Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Ryuunosuke Yagami

Towa Araki

Towa Araki

Kousuke Kanzaki

Akiyoshi Nakao

Akiyoshi Nakao

Takao Kawafuji

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Seimei Handa

Satomi Nagano

Satomi Nagano

Emi Handa

Kai Shishido

Kai Shishido

Iwao Yamamura

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Yuuichirou Kotoishi

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