Tag Archives: Yoshiyuki Kazuko

It is not often that a filmmaker of Koreeda Hirokazu’s fame writes and directs a drama series. Or a list of high profile actors and actresses like Abe Hiroshi, Miyazaki Aoi, Nishida Toshiyuki, YOU, Arai Hirofumi and Natsuyagi Isao that … Continue reading →

Episode 4: A woman more cherished than wife and daughter Ryota’s father Eisuke regains consciousness. Toshiko, Takiko and her husband Kenji, Ryota as well as Moe gather at his hospital ward. As they stand around a still foggy Eisuke, Takiko … Continue reading →

Episode 3: Ryota knows his father’s secret and can’t tell his mother Ryota becomes obsessed with the small triangular red hat that he found in the forest the previous day. Although he tells Sae that Moe is the one intent … Continue reading →

Episode 2: Wife handpicked, husband left out in the cold runs away? Learning that Ryota’s father, Eisuke, had been searching for a legendary living creature called the ‘Kuna’ in his hometown of Nagano Prefecture, Sae thinks it affirms that he … Continue reading →

Abe Hiroshi as Tsuboi Ryota A self-styled hotshot producer at a CM production company. It is an impressive title, but his merit is in fact to come into conflicts and get through it by soothing the parties. His colleagues sarcastically … Continue reading →

Episode 1: Weird turning point in the life of a timid man – Sudden appearance of a beautiful woman and mystery of the legendary living creature, Kuna Tsuboi Ryota is a producer at a CM production company, and envied by … Continue reading →