The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary(2024)

The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary is a Japanese drama following Kishibe Midori, a fashion magazine editor reassigned to the lexicography division after her publication folds. There she joins an eccentric team led by the intense, unkempt Majime Mitsuya, who is devoted to an ambitious decades-long dictionary project. Initially adrift in this unfamiliar world, Midori gradually discovers the quiet passion and meticulous patience required to build something lasting. As the team labors through the painstaking process of compiling and refining The Great Passage dictionary, she transforms alongside them. The series captures both the frustrations and unexpected rewards of collaborative creative work, exploring how ordinary people find meaning in pursuing excellence, one word at a time.