Season 1 • Episode 9
LatestA mother begins to prepare dinner. While she does this, her teenaged children watch TV. The father sits at the table complaining and ranting. Once the dinner is ready, the entire family sits at the table. No one speaks and no one makes eye contact. The father continues to complain and states that none of the dishes are made to his liking. As the meal continues, the tension mounts. How much can this family take?
Prayer Beads, also called "omoinotama" or "nunju" in Japanese, are the small wooden beads strung on a loop used in Buddhist worship. The number of beads is typically 108, corresponding to the 108 earthly desires or sins that the beads have the power to extinguish. "Prayer Beads" is a series of 9 episodes of 30-minute dramas strung together, with the characters in each episode designing one thread of fate. The short independent episodes are skillfully linked together to become one story. The protagonists' dreams and fears and feelings about this life are all taken up and spun around to reach a dramatic conclusion in the final story.
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