Someday at a Place in the Sun

Someday at a Place in the Sun

2013 · 1 season · 10 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Family

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Hako was senteced to 7 years in prison on a robbery charge for the host she loved. Ayaka killed her husband to protect their son from domestic violence. These two women became acquainted in prison and forged strong bonds. After they are released from prison, they stay together and begin new lives in the old district of Yanaka in Tokyo while carrying pasts that no one must not know.

Created by Asa Nonami

Network: NHK

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Aya Ueto Hako Komoriya
Naoko Iijima Ayaka Eguchi
Kyōko Enami Sachiko Iikura
Tomoko Fujita Yukie Komoriya
Takumi Saitoh Keita Iwase
Shunsuke Daitoh Takayuki Komoriya
Atsuko Asano Taeko Komoriya
Yoneko Matsukane Setsu Oishi
Gin Maeda Fumihiko Oshiba
Raita Ryu Shigeo Oishi
Shusuke Fukutoku Takaki Seidai

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