Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau

Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau

2021•1h 13m

Drama

Somewhere at Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture lives a woman and her son. The woman is Mashiro Aoi who has lost her husband and bookstore cum home from the Tohoku earthquake. It has been 10 years since the disaster and Aoi decides to renovate a vacant place and reopen the bookstore which her late husband used to love. Aoi then meets an architect, Hayama Eiki who is not good at socialising. However, after much interactions, they begin to get attracted to each other.

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Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 6, 2021

Last Aired

March 6, 2021

Networks

NHK

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

E1

1

Air date: 2021-03-06

Somewhere at Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture lives a woman and her son. The woman is Mashiro Aoi who has lost her husband and bookstore cum home from the Tohoku earthquake. It has been 10 years since the disaster and Aoi decides to renovate a vacant place and reopen the bookstore which her late husband used to love. Aoi then meets an architect, Hayama Eiki who is not good at socialising. However, after much interactions, they begin to get attracted to each other.

Cast

Haruka Ayase

Haruka Ayase

Ao Mashiro

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Eiki Hayama

Kaho Tsuchimura

Kaho Tsuchimura

Haruka Mashiro

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Takaomi Mashiro

Sawako Agawa

Sawako Agawa

Asako Mashiro

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