Soshite, Ikiru
Drama
そして、生きる
2019/08/04
Character count36,643
Word count14,938
Unique words2,016
Words (1-occurrence)1,000
Unique kanji842
Kanji (1-occurrence)267
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episodes6
External Rating
81 %

Toko Ikuta lost her parents in a car accident at the age of 3. Afterwards, her uncle, who ran a barbershop in Morioka, raised her and she had a happy childhood. Toko Ikuta was active as a local idol and she dreamed of becoming an actress. At the age of 19, she is set to take an audition in Tokyo. The day before her audition, on March 11, 2011, the great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami hits Japan. In the autumn of 2011, Toko Ikuta works at a cafe. She goes with her Korean co-worker Han Yoo-Ri to do volunteer work in Kesennuma as the area recovers from the devastating tsunami. There, Toko Ikuta meets Kiyotaka Shimizu who is a university student from Tokyo and a member of a student volunteer group. While spending time together in Kesennuma, Toko Ikuta and Kiyotaka Shimizu develop feelings for each other.

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Episode 1
Character count6,625
Word count2,663
Unique words747
Words (1-occurrence)409
Unique kanji393
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 2
Character count5,697
Word count2,316
Unique words673
Words (1-occurrence)383
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)163
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 3
Character count6,073
Word count2,540
Unique words770
Words (1-occurrence)449
Unique kanji413
Kanji (1-occurrence)169
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 4
Character count6,341
Word count2,597
Unique words673
Words (1-occurrence)358
Unique kanji331
Kanji (1-occurrence)152
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 5
Character count6,011
Word count2,383
Unique words624
Words (1-occurrence)336
Unique kanji303
Kanji (1-occurrence)139
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 6
Character count5,896
Word count2,439
Unique words738
Words (1-occurrence)439
Unique kanji398
Kanji (1-occurrence)197
Difficulty beta
Easy