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is a Japanese television drama
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

. It is broadcast and produced by Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....

. Drama started with a 22.4% (Kanto Region) rating on January 14, 2008.

Plot

Eiji Shiomi is a florist. He is a single man with a young daughter named Shizuku. One day, he invites a blind woman seeking shelter under his shop awning to come in out of the rain. A surprising tale gradually unfolds as the story of their budding love transforms into a complex web of lies and dark motives. Nothing is as it seems at first, and each of the characters is burdened with their own painful secrets.

Main cast

  • Shingo Katori
    Shingo Katori
    is the youngest member of SMAP, a popular Japanese idol group from the agency Johnny & Associates, and he is from Yokohama, Japan. Shingo Katori has acted in several dramas such as Three Peace, and has appeared as a voice actor in such anime series as Akazukin Chacha, in which he voiced the part of...

     as Shiomi Eiji
  • Yūko Takeuchi
    Yuko Takeuchi
    is a Japanese actress. She made her big break with NHK's television series Asuka and JT Green's commercial. She has gone on to star in many TV shows, movies, and commercials....

     as Mio Shirato
  • Yumiko Shaku
    Yumiko Shaku
    , born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress and model. Her management is Tommy's Artist Company.- TV Dramas :*2011: BOSS...

     as Yuki Ono
  • Shota Matsuda
    Shota Matsuda
    is a Japanese actor. His parents are the actors Yusaku Matsuda and Miyuki Matsuda, his older brother is the actor Ryuhei Matsuda, and his aunt is the actress Mami Kumagai. Matsuda is 181 cm tall. His father, Yusaku Matsuda was half-Korean, thus Shota and Ryuhei are a quarter Korean.Matsuda has...

     as Naoya Kudo
  • Susumu Terajima
    Susumu Terajima
    is a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 100 films, 15 television commercials, three PVs, and numerous television dramas in a career spanning over 20 years. He rarely is the star of the films he is in but he is widely respected for taking every job seriously and diving into his work,...

     as Kengo Shijo
  • Junko Ikeuchi as Keiko Hishida
  • Tomokazu Miura
    Tomokazu Miura
    is a Japanese actor. Born January 28, 1952 in Enzan, Yamanashi, his real name is Miura Minoru . He attended Hino high school in Tokyo, and married actress and singer Momoe Yamaguchi in 1980...

     as Teruo Anzai
  • Yuika Motokariya
    Yuika Motokariya
    is a Japanese actress. She is signed with the Stardust Promotion agency.-Dramas:* 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi sensei Season 6 * Satokibi Batake no Uta * Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu * Fight...

     as Shizuku's mother
  • Yuki Yagi as Shiomi Shizuku
  • Yuki Imai as Shogo Hirota
  • Tamayama Testuji as Kamiyama Shun

Episodes

Episode title
Translated title
Broadcast date
Ratings
Ep. 1
北風と太陽
The North Wind and the Sun
January 14, 2008
22.4%
Ep. 2
花のように笑う人
A Smile like a Flower
January 21, 2008
19.0%
Ep. 3
終電までに探して
Find Me Before the Last Train Leaves
January 28, 2008
18.4%
Ep. 4
明かされた過去~3万人の子供たちへ
A Past Revealed: For the 30,000 Children
February 4, 2008
17.2%
Ep. 5
世界一長い告白!
The World's Longest Confession of Love
February 11, 2008
17.7%
Ep. 6
暴かれていく秘密
The Slowly Unveiling Secret
February 18, 2008
16.2%
Ep. 7
親が子供を叩く時
When the Parent Strikes the Child
February 25, 2008
16.5%
Ep. 8
さよなら父ちゃん
Goodbye, Daddy
March 3, 2008
17.8%
Ep. 9
衝撃!全ての真実
Shock! The Whole Truth
March 10, 2008
17.7%
Ep. 10
愛を取り戻すため
Reclaiming the Love That was Once Lost
March 17, 2008
19.4%
Ep. 11
薔薇を売る花屋~涙の一滴(しずく)…
The Flower Shop that Sells Roses ~ Teardrop(Shizuku)...
March 24, 2008
22.1%
Average Rating: 18.6% (kanto region)
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