Living, Dying, Father, etc.(2021)

Living, Dying, Father, etc. is a Japanese drama series that explores the complicated bond between a middle-aged woman and her aging father. Tokiko, a single woman in her mid-40s with a strong personality, hasn't had an easy relationship with her free-spirited father Tetsuya, now in his 70s. Twenty years after her mother's death, the two have begun cautiously reconnecting over meals and conversation. When Tokiko decides to write an essay about her father, she seeks him out to gather stories for the project. What unfolds isn't a sentimental portrait but an honest reckoning with their shared past—mixing pleasant memories with difficult truths. The series gently examines how estranged family members can find unexpected understanding in life's later chapters, capturing both the tenderness and tension that define their relationship.