• Director(s)

    Shunki Hashizume

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Cast

    Ryoko Fujino, Yuzu Aoki, Daisuke Nakagawa

TV Show

More Than Words

MORE THAN WORDS is a Japanese romantic drama series; in this episode, Mieko flees from her abusive boyfriend and forms a fast friendship with Makio, a concerned passer-by who goes to her high school.…

MORE THAN WORDS is a Japanese romantic drama series; in this episode, Mieko flees from her abusive boyfriend and forms a fast friendship with Makio, a concerned passer-by who goes to her high school.

  • Director(s)

    Shunki Hashizume

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Cast

    Ryoko Fujino, Yuzu Aoki, Daisuke Nakagawa

domestic abuse, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
In a brief early scene of domestic abuse, we see a young woman slapped across the face by her boyfriend; he chases her as she flees the apartment, grabbing her at one point, but she shakes him loose and escapes. There are later brief, undetailed verbal references to the woman's experiences.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), and other terms such as 'pussy', 'bitch' and 'hell'.
additional issues
There are mild scenes of emotional upset as a woman deals with the trauma of domestic abuse. Characters drink alcohol.
infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') in a song over the credits, as well as other terms such as 'pussy' and 'bitch'.
additional issues
A teenager drinks alcohol and hooks up with another at a club.
strong language
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as moderate bad language ('pussy', 'bitch').
additional issues
There are moderate sex references and mild drug references in the lyrics of a song. There are scenes of very mild emotional upset, in which a character's low self esteem causes characters to shed tears.
infrequent moderate sex references
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sex
There is brief sight of a condom wrapper and discarded tissues in a bin beside a bed. Milder sex references include a reference to a young woman ‘spending the night’ with her boyfriend, and another to couples being ‘intimate’ together.
additional issues
A man is briefly shown looking unhappy after learning that his son is in a same-sex relationship; there is no further detail, and discrimination is not condoned. Bad language includes ‘crap’, ‘hell’ and ‘damn’.
homophobia
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
discrimination
A young man's father expresses disapproval at his son's coming out. He says it's 'just a phase' and 'not right'. Other characters condemn this behaviour, and the episode takes a positive view.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('hell').
moderate sex references, homophobia
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sex
It is implied that an asexual woman has sex with a gay couple for the purposes of becoming their surrogate. We see the trio slowly and reluctantly climbing onto a bed together and the men leaning over the woman to kiss, but the rest of the encounter occurs off screen.
discrimination
There are scenes of emotional upset after a man refuses to accept his son’s same-sex relationship or his attraction to men and asks the couple to break up. Discrimination is clearly criticised.
additional issues
There is infrequent mild bad language (‘crap’), as well as brief sight of mild bloody detail after a woman accidentally cuts her finger.
mild sex references
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sex
There are occasional mild and discreet sex references surrounding questions of paternity after a woman becomes pregnant.
additional issues
Bad language is infrequent and very mild (‘damn’). Other issues include occasional scenes of emotional upset, sight of people of smoking and drinking, and a visually undetailed sequence of vomiting.
mild upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
theme
Mild upsetting scenes feature a pregnant woman crying inexplicably just prior to giving birth, and the grandparents’ joy being countered by their distress over unspoken tensions with their son.
additional issues
There is infrequent very mild bad language (‘hell’). Adult characters smoke cigarettes.
brief strong sex
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sex
Two young men embark on a sexual relationship, which features brief thrusting, but no nudity. There are also moderate sex references: one of the young men accidentally bangs his head against the other’s crotch and asks jokily, “Can I kiss it better?”; in another scene, one of the men looks at the other’s crotch and suggests he is getting an erection.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language (‘f**k’).
infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent strong language (‘f**k’).
sex
There is a passing reference to a threesome.
additional issues
There are mild upsetting scenes. Two men talk about their grandfather suffering from dementia. An adult character smokes cigarettes.
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  • Classified date

    22/11/2022

  • Distributor

    Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

  • Language

    English