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Release Year2008
Runtime1 Season
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes3
DirectorMei
WritersNoriko Hanzawa, Chiho Watanabe
TypeWeb Series
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsRed Thread of Fate
About Red Thread of Fate
Akai Ito is Japanese television drama series based on a popular mobile phone novel written by Mei about two soulmates - junior high school students Mei and Atsushi - who must overcome drugs, rape and attempted suicide in order to be together. The love story was an online hit in 2006 and later published as a series of five books which sold 1.8 million copies.
Directed by Mei, Red Thread of Fate leans on a strong ensemble — Nao Minamisawa, Junpei Mizobata, Ryo Tajima — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2008.
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