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Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

192014•45m•6.4/10
DramaSoap

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.4/10(28)

Life is simple for Sasamoto Sawa, a young housewife, but when the adulteress Takigawa Rikako moves into her neighborhood, so too does a new world of sophistication and sex. After Takigawa is nearly caught in the act, Sasamoto covers for her during the ensuing aftermath, unwittingly involving herself with a handsome teacher named Kitano Yuichi — and discovering her own desires for extramarital passions.

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Production

Fuji TV Drama Production Center, Fuji Television Network, KADOKAWA Daiei Studio

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 17, 2014

Last Aired

September 25, 2014

Networks

Fuji TV

Created By

Yumiko Inoue

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2014-07-17
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2014-07-24
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2014-07-31
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2014-08-07
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2014-08-14
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2014-08-21
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2014-08-28
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2014-09-04
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2014-09-11
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2014-09-18
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2014-09-25

Cast

Aya Ueto

Aya Ueto

Sawa Sasamoto

Michiko Kichise

Michiko Kichise

Rikako Takikawa

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Yuichiro Kitano

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Osamu Kato

Kosuke Suzuki

Kosuke Suzuki

Shunsuke Sasamoto

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Noriko Kitano

Haruka Kinami

Haruka Kinami

Misuzu Hasegawa

Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita

Toru Takigawa

Yasushi Fuchikami

Yasushi Fuchikami

Tomoya Hagiwara

Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata

Keiko Sasamoto

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