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Prayer Beads

Prayer Beads

2004 1 Seasons 9 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Mystery

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Prayer Beads

Miki has been depressed due to the disappearance of her husband Akira. Her friend Hiroko attempts to comfort Miki, but i

EP 2

Vending Machine Woman

A young couple, Mayu & Kota, travel to a mountain cabin for a getaway. They arrive late and find that the cabin has no w

EP 3

It's Me

Yuki and his sleazy business associate scam money from innocent people by pretending to be distant relatives in need of

EP 4

Real

Azuma is a surgeon who is plagued by headaches, which are affecting his work. Despite the fact that his friend and colle

EP 5

Mushroom Hunting

Kuni, Yuu, and Maki meet in an online chat room and decide to go mushroom hunting. (?!) While climbing the mountain, the

EP 6

Eddie

The public is captivated when a seal-like animal, nicknamed "Eddie", appears in the Edogawa River. Everyone, that is exc

EP 7

Echoes

A young woman named Yumika is lured into the subway and murdered. Coincidentally (or was it by some supernatural force?)

EP 8

Cat's Paw

A young boy named Shota is bullied at school and hates being at home because his parents fight violently. Shota receives

EP 9

Apartment

A mother begins to prepare dinner. While she does this, her teenaged children watch TV. The father sits at the table com

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