Rieko Sugita, a young and beautiful hairdresser who happens to visit a bedding shop owned by Yoshitaro (Emoto) and the latter becomes so besotted with her that they begin an affair without his wife's knowledge. On the other hand, Rieko hates her late mother (Fueki Yuko) for sleeping around with other men but is actually following in her footsteps by sleeping with men for money. One day, she reunites with her first love Naoki (Ozawa) who has become an assistant professor and shares a dark secret with her. Soon, the romance between them is rekindled. However, Yoshitaro who has lost his fortune and is about to lose Rieko, becomes consumed by jealousy which brings Rieko, Naoki and him to the point of no return. -- Dorama World
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Machiko Ono
Rieko Sugita
Known for
Like Father, Like Son
Modest Heroes
Akira Emoto
Yoshitarō Terashima
Known for
Rental Family
Hanzawa Naoki
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Naoki Kawazoe
Known for
The Hidden Blade
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Eri Watanabe
Mitsu Terashima
Known for
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Shall We Dance?
Yuko Fueki
Takako Sugita
Known for
Apt
Marie
Tsuruko Shōfukutei
Saburo Sumimoto
Also in
Story of a Nymphomaniac
Love, Life and Goldfish
Saya Kazuki
Tomoko Takahashi
Also in
Chieri and Cherry
Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge
Yasuo Tsuruhashi Director · Shunsaku Ikehata Screenplay Seicho Matsumoto Story
First release December 6, 2014 · Produced in Japan · Original title 坂道の家
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TV Asahi
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Japan
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Original title
坂道の家
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 6, 2014
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