Million Yen Women (2017) | How Woke Is It?

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Million Yen Women2017

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What We Think

Million Yen Women is about as non-woke as modern dramas get. All signs point to genuine storytelling unconcerned with ideological quotas or lecturing. A rare find from recent years, actually!

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Million Yen Women keeps its focus on mystery, character growth, and tension rather than shoehorning identity themes. Casting fits the story and characters behave believably, rather than as mouthpieces for current year ideology. Representation feels organic, not obligatory, and the plot isn't hijacked by 'message'.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show largely treats family, morality, and traditional relationships in a nuanced way, without sneering at masculine roles or rewriting cultural traditions. Some unconventional character dynamics appear, but nothing that feels like a heavy-handed critique of core Japanese values.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews are expressed by various characters, none are simply strawmen for trendy ideology. The story allows for messy, morally ambiguous situations instead of everyone singing from the same hymn sheet of progressive values. No obvious monoculture here.

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