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Man Drifting Ashore

2021 | 1 seasons | 50 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a small audience and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who loves a strong character drama.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 8 hours in all.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

When 3 female high school students walk along the sea shore, they find a naked man laying down. They film him with their smartphones and the man says "Winner Take Nothing" before losing consciousness. The man is soon sent to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with having memory loss and he also drowned after swimming for an extended length of time. The man doesn't have any kind of identification. The only clue to his identity is a tattoo on his left ankle. The 3 high school students who found him uploads a video they filmed of him to social media. Due to the video, the man becomes famous.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Takumi SaitohHemingway
Mai ShiraishiShintani Emi
Eiichiro Funakoshi
Toru Nomaguchi
Katsuhisa Namase
Junki Tozuka
Shiori YoshidaRimo
Kyouka SumidaPeri
Kenji IwayaFumio Sasaki