The Swallows Don't Come Back
Season 1
45 min
S1 · E1 · Apr 30, 2024
Episode 1 Episode 1
45 min
S1 · E2 · May 7, 2024
Episode 2 Episode 2
45 min
S1 · E3 · May 14, 2024
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · May 21, 2024
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 · May 28, 2024
Episode 5 Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Jun 4, 2024
Episode 6 Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Jun 11, 2024
Episode 7 Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Jun 18, 2024
Episode 8 Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Jun 25, 2024
Episode 9 Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Jul 2, 2024
Episode 10 Episode 10
10 episodes in Season 1
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Riki, who works as a temp, is distressed when her colleague invites her to earn money by donating her eggs. However, after taking the interview, she realizes it’s not for egg donation but for surrogacy. A former ballet dancer, Kusaoke Motoi, and his wife, Yuko, are looking for a surrogate mother to bear their child in exchange for high rewards.
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Cast
14 people
Shizuka Ishibashi
Known for
37 Seconds
Goro Inagaki
Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
13 Assassins
Yuki Uchida
Known for
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Hitomi Kuroki
Known for
Dark Water
When Marnie Was There
Win Morisaki
Known for
Ready Player One
Children of the Sea
Marika Ito
Known for
It's a Summer Film!
Kakegurui: The Movie
Romi Park
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Attack on Titan
Yasuko Tomita
Known for
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
From Me to You
Shigeyuki Totsugi
Known for
Erased
1 Litre of Tears
Yuko Nakamura
Known for
Giri/Haji
5 Centimeters per Second
Yoshi Sakō
Known for
THE DAYS
Human Vapor
Michiko Ameku
Also in
The Pig's Retribution
Galapagos
Osada Ikue Creator · Yuki Yamato Director Kenji Tanaka Director
Total runtime 7h 30m · Episode length 45 min · Country Japan
Show info
Premiered
April 30, 2024
Final episode
July 2, 2024
Status
Ended
Networks
NHK G · NHK BSP4K
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Episode length
45 min
Total runtime
7h 30m
Original language
Japanese
Production
NHK
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
燕は戻ってこない
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Some details come from TheTVDB.