Golden Time (2013)
A college freshman with amnesia navigates new friendships and obsessive love, all touched with melancholy.
Banri Tada is a freshman at a Tokyo law school. After an accident, he suffers severe memory loss. Despite the incident, he befriends fellow freshman, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, which leads him to the beautiful, yet obsessive, Kouko Kaga.
How intense is Golden Time?
Golden Time has no gore and no real violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated TV-14.
What Golden Time feels like
- Tone
- melancholyromanticearnest
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attention
Where to stream Golden Time
Not on a US subscription service at our last check. Rent or buy may still be an option.
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Is Golden Time for you?
Is Golden Time scary?
No. Golden Time is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Golden Time gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and no real violence (0 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Golden Time sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is Golden Time OK for kids?
It is rated TV-14. Intensity: scare 0, gore 0, violence 0, each out of 3. Your call for older kids.
How long is Golden Time?
Episodes run about 24m.
Where can I stream Golden Time?
Golden Time is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does Golden Time have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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