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Life in Smokey Blue

Life in Smokey Blue

162026•24m•8.0/10
Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
8.0/10(1)

Struggling salesman Sakutaro reunites with his sharp-tongued former rival Kuji, reigniting a buried one-night spark from eight years ago.

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Production

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, avex pictures, LesPros Entertainment

Language

JA

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

April 7, 2026

Last Aired

May 19, 2026

Networks

YTV

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2026-04-07
Unemployed Sakutaro is saved from a hotel scam by Kuji, his rival and ex-lover, in their first reunion in eight years.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2026-04-14
Working as a translator, Sakutaro uncovers the touching, hidden memories shared between Kuji and his late father.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2026-04-21
Tamaki’s surprise visit and initial distrust of Kuji melt away as he begins to share Sakutaro’s deeper story.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2026-04-28
Kuji feels uneasy as his brother Minoru returns from the U.S. to take over the family home, stirring old complexes.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2026-05-05
Sakutaro faces a crossroads as a new job offer and family changes force him to decide if he will leave Kuji's side.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2026-05-12
Kuji faces the heartbreaking end of his childhood home as it's cleared out and prepared for demolition by his brother.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2026-05-19
Kuji heads abroad, leaving Sakutaro to balance work and school until he receives a shock: Tajimi has collapsed.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2026-05-26
While grieving Tajimi, Sakutaro faces his work, while Kuga receives a proposal to write an essay about his father.
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2026-06-02
Sakutaro enters a translation contest while Kuji struggles to write, causing a rift to form between them.
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2026-06-09
Kuji hands Sakutaro a spare key and prepares to reveal their relationship to Tamaki as both take a new step forward.

Cast

Kouhei Takeda

Kouhei Takeda

Sakutaro Azuma

Kento Shibuya

Kento Shibuya

Shizuka Kuji

Takeshi Masu

Takeshi Masu

Kuji Yoshiharu

Mayumi Asaka

Mayumi Asaka

Azuma Yoshimi

Ryuto Yamamoto

Ryuto Yamamoto

Morimoto Tamaki

Mayu Sakuma

Mayu Sakuma

Morimoto Fumiko

Kotaro Tanaka

Kotaro Tanaka

Kuji Minoru

Haruna Iikubo

Haruna Iikubo

Kuji Hazuki

Kazuma Sano

Kazuma Sano

Tajimi Yasuyuki

Shun Aoi

Shun Aoi

Takeichi Maten

YOUNG DAIS

YOUNG DAIS

Nukida Shinichiro

Asuka Kurosawa

Asuka Kurosawa

Hara Chika

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