A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator and is determined to be successful despite mining being a predominately male domain. Overcoming the natural hardships, a more serious threat to Tei and her mine, the menacing presence of rival mining gangs who sense her vulnerability... Nihon jokyo-den:ketto midarw-bana is an outstanding drama, highlighted by wonderful characterizations/performances. Yamashita's excellent direction maintains a rich emotional flow from the opening seconds to the last. Intense and bloody encounters punctuate throughout the engaging multi layered tale!
Japanese study overview
Nihon Jokyouden: Chi to Midarebana is a Japanese movie of 13,062 characters, with 1,425 unique words and 566 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,425 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 山mountain×48
- 言うto say×34
- 御honorific/polite/humble prefix×28
- 寮hostel×28
- 旦Aki×25
- 頭領head×24
- 出るto leave×22
- 俺I×22
- 炭charcoal×19
- 思うto think×18
- 話talk×15
- 大島large island×15
- 元締manager×13
- 抗anti-×10
- 船頭captain (of a Japanese-style boat)×10
- 石炭coal×9
- 平吉Hirayoshi×9
- 松木Matsuki×9
- 芦屋Ashiya×8
- 吉岡Kichioka×8