Both are set in winter and located in a snowy town in the countryside. They revolve around a warm store where people gather and discuss their life. They are centered around the owner of the store. Both are slow-paced with meditative, quite and peaceful atmosphere.
They capture the everyday life of the people in the countryside and discuss similar themes on family, relationships, love, loneliness and healing.
They capture the everyday life of the people in the countryside and discuss similar themes on family, relationships, love, loneliness and healing.
Although definitively different shows, there is a slice of life feel to both (much more present in HP). Primarily, the scenes in WTWIF that focus on the village and its people reminded me of the scenes in HP where we see the doctors and patients in the hospital interacting with each other in a way that isn't fully "necessary" to the overall plot. Both shows have a very calming effect while still dealing with heavy topics.