Prayer Beads
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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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Prayer Beads
08-05-200430mMiki has been depressed due to the disappearance of her husband Akira. Her friend Hiroko attempts to comfort Miki, but is very worried about her friend. Miki spends all of her time...
- Ep 2
2.Vending Machine Woman
08-05-200430mA young couple, Mayu & Kota, travel to a mountain cabin for a getaway. They arrive late and find that the cabin has no water. When they contact the manager, they are told that they...
- Ep 3
3.It's Me
08-05-200430mYuki and his sleazy business associate scam money from innocent people by pretending to be distant relatives in need of funds. When Yuki goes to visit a old woman, posing as a frie...
- Ep 4
4.Real
08-05-200430mAzuma is a surgeon who is plagued by headaches, which are affecting his work. Despite the fact that his friend and colleague, Nagai, attacked Azuma and injured his wrist, he takes...
- Ep 5
5.Mushroom Hunting
08-05-200430mKuni, Yuu, and Maki meet in an online chat room and decide to go mushroom hunting. (?!) While climbing the mountain, they meet an old man who tells them that no one ventures into t...
- Ep 6
6.Eddie
08-05-200430mThe public is captivated when a seal-like animal, nicknamed "Eddie", appears in the Edogawa River. Everyone, that is except for young Ikuo. His Grandpa is the leader of a group who...
- Ep 7
7.Echoes
08-05-200430mA young woman named Yumika is lured into the subway and murdered. Coincidentally (or was it by some supernatural force?) her arm is found near the home of her grandparents. Clutche...
- Ep 8
8.Cat's Paw
08-05-200430mA young boy named Shota is bullied at school and hates being at home because his parents fight violently. Shota receives a mysterious e-mail with a link to a website called "Nyanta...
- Ep 9
9.Apartment
08-05-200430mA 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 f...
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