Akai Ito no Onna
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Details
- Title: 赤い糸の女
- Title (romaji): Akai Ito no Onna
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Human drama
- Episodes: 44
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- Broadcast network: Fuji TV / Tokai TV
- Broadcast period: 2012-Sep-03 to 2012-Nov-02
- Air time: Mon-Fri 13:30
- Theme song: Ai wa Doko ni by KoN with Karashima Midori
- Ending theme song: Love is... feat. KoN by Tokuyama Hidenori
Synopsis
Shimura Yumi is the daughter of a plastic surgeon and was born in Tokyo. When she was 10 years old, her mother, Akagi Toyoko, ran away with a younger man, leaving Yumi behind with her father, Seiko. Toyoko and Seiko divorced and subsequently Seiko remarried his lover, Fujiko, who works as a nurse at his clinic. Yumi and Fujiko do not get on well, and as such when she started university, she decided to move into the college's dormitory. There, she met her new roommate, Takamichi Maiko, who comes from an wealthy family in Ueda-shi, Nagano. They became the best of friends but deep down inside, Yumi is actually very envious of Maiko and harbors a deep resentment towards her. Maiko has the perfect upbringing, comes from a prominent family and her inherent goodness radiates from within. Compared to these, Yumi comes from a broken home, and she feels that her lot in life is way inferior.
One day, a new roommate is added to their room. She is none other than Kano Seria, an ex-high schoolmate of Yumi's. Seria was always comparing herself to Yumi back then, and was actually bullied by others. The trauma of coming up short against Yumi made Seria go for a head-to-toe cosmetic surgery that resulted in a new beautiful face and perfect body. The drama tells the story of their lives, and how they are all entwined together, involving their parents and their lovers.
Mankind and Society are decadent, and only the truly strong with their indomitable spirit can rise above the decadence, and challenge the true meaning of beauty. --Tokai TV
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Cast
- Mikura Mana as Shimura Yumi
- Okumura Kae as Kano Seria
- Ueno Natsuhi as Takamichi Maiko
- Ishida Junichi as Shimura Seiko
- Kitahara Sawako as Shimura Fujiko
- Ishino Yoko as Akagi Toyoko
- Kato Kazuki as Ishimoda Tochihiko
- Fujiyama Senjiro (藤山 扇治郎) as Morishita Mamoru
- Segawa Ryo as Tokusu Rinpei
- Mariya Tomoko (毬谷友子) as Takamichi Tamine
- Ozawa Maju as Takamichi Haruka
- Shimizu Shin as Terasaka Mitsuhide
- Yamaguchi Izumi as Koga Kotoko
- Tsubaki Oniyakko as Tani Atsuko
- Shinohara Yukiko as Konomi (ep4-31)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Nakajima Takehiro (中島丈博)
- Producers: Hattori Nobuyuki, Okubo Naomi (大久保直実), Tsubonouchi Toshiya (坪ノ内俊也)
- Director: Nagaoki Wataru (長沖渉), Fujiki Yasuyuki (藤木靖之), Saichi Yukito
- Music: Muramatsu Takatsugu