Woman (NTV)
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Details
- Title: Woman
- Title (romaji): Woman
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Family
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership rating: 13.6%
- Broadcast network: NTV
- Broadcast period: 2013-Jul-03 to 2013-Sep-11
- Air time: Wednesday 22:00
- Theme song: Voice by androp
Synopsis
Currently, there are over 1 million single mothers in Japan. Their average annual income is about 2 mil yen (1.8 mil if government subsidies are excluded), which is about a third of the nation's average annual income of 5.4 mil yen. We cannot begin to imagine the stress they are under to make ends meet. Shunned by society, they find it difficult to find a way out of their poverty. This drama showcases how a single mother gives her all in trying to provide for her beloved children.
Koharu is a single mother of two, Nozomi and Riku. After the accidental death of her husband Shin, she tries to seek welfare but is deemed ineligible as she doesn't meet certain criteria. When asked if she has any relatives who will be able to provide her financial aid, Koharu says that she has no living relatives. Her mother, Sachi, had abandoned her and her father 20 years ago, for her current husband Kentaro. Since that day, Koharu has had no contact with her mother, and her father had also passed away.
When the welfare department called up Sachi, to check if she is able to provide for Koharu, Sachi replies affirmative. Koharu doubts that will happen, since her mother had abandoned her all these years. Then, Koharu decides to meet Sachi... by NTV
Cast
- Mitsushima Hikari as Aoyagi Koharu
- Tanaka Yuko as Uesugi Sachi
- Oguri Shun as Aoyagi Shin
- Tanimura Mitsuki as Sunagawa Aiko
- Nikaido Fumi (二階堂ふみ) as Uesugi Shiori
- Miura Takahiro as Sunagawa Ryosuke
- Usuda Asami as Kamata Yuki
- Takahashi Issei as Sawamura Yugo
- Suzuki Rio (鈴木梨央) as Aoyagi Nozomi
- Suda Rio (須田理央) as 4-yr old Nozomi
- Takahashi Rai (高橋來) as Aoyagi Riku
- Tanaka Rei (田中レイ) as 1-yr old Riku
- Kobayashi Kaoru as Uesugi Kentaro
- Kose Tatsuya as Kamata Naoto
- Takada Manato as Kamata Masato
- Ihara Shogo (庵原匠悟) as Sunagawa Shunsuke
- Okayama Hajime as Nakano
- Yajima Koichi (矢島弘一) as Fujita
- Inoue Takashi
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Episode title | Ratings (Kanto) |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | A touching drama about a single mother who gives her all to her beloved children | 13.9 |
| 02 | A mother's wrong choice? | 11.3 |
| 03 | 11.4 | |
| 04 | 13.9 | |
| 05 | 12.6 | |
| 06 | 14.7 | |
| 07 | 13.0 | |
| 08 | 13.0 | |
| 09 | 14.9 | |
| 10 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 16.4 | |
| Average | 13.6 | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Sakamoto Yuji
- Chief Producer: Ohira Futoshi
- Producers: Tsugiya Hisashi, Chiba Yukitoshi, Otsuka Eiji
- Directors: Mizuta Nobuo (水田伸生), Aizawa Jun (相沢淳)
- Music: Miyake Kazunori (三宅一德)
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