Official Website
www.wowow.co.jp/drama/original/utsubora
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Broadcast
From 11.30 p.m., Fridays, 24 March 2023
Episodes
8
Station
WOWOW
Synopsis
One day, a beautiful young woman named Fujino Akemi mysteriously jumps to her death from a building in Kuji City. The popular writer Mizorogi Shun who has been in a slump and having trouble writing, receives a phone call informing him about Akemi’s suicide. He cannot hide his shock at the sight of the dead body with the disfigured face. Miki Sakura who looks so much like Akemi, shows up in front of Mizorogi claiming to be Akemi’s younger twin sister. Mizorogi is now basking in the limelight again with a new novel titled Utsubora. But he had actually plagiarised Akemi’s novel. Sakura has the original manuscript of Utsubora and approaches him with a proposal. Fearing Mizorogi gives in to her seduction, thinking that she has the next manuscript. However, he is soon driven to the depths of despair. Meanwhile, detective Kaiba Yoshitsugu has misgivings about Akemi’s death. It is impossible for them to determine whether the deceased is truly Akemi from the dead body. Could Akemi and Sakura be the same person? The story heads towards an unanticipated conclusion.
Characters
Maeda Atsuko as Fujino Akemi
Her dead body and crushed face is discovered after she jumps from a multi-tenant building in Kuji City. Her identity is not known and the only contacts saved in her mobile phone are Miki Sakura and Mizorogi Shun.
Fujino Akemi as Miki Sakura
A mysterious woman who claims to be Fujino Akemi’s younger twin sister. The police suspect that the two of them are the same person and her very existence is questioned. She approaches Mizorogi Shun with some motive in mind, and seduces him.
Kitamura Yukiya as Mizorogi Shun
A writer. Although he had not been able to write a new book because he was in a slump, he starts serialising a novel with the title Utsubora. His long-awaited book is very well received but actually … …
Fujiwara Kisetsu as Tsuji Makoto
The editor in charge of the writer Mizorogi Shun. He has been a huge fan of Mizorogi since his student days and respects him as a writer. However, some allegations surface which makes him suspicious of Mizorogi’s behaviour.
Taira Yuna as Mizorogi Koyomi
Mizorogi Shun’s niece. A student attending a vocational school to be a nutritionist. She lives with Mizorogi and wants to take care of She has had a crush on him since a young age.
Watanabe Ikkei as Yatabe Osamu
A writer who has been Mizorogi Shun’s friend since they were in university. He is free-spirited and open-minded, and leads a flashy life in contrast to Mizorogi. He senses something has not been right with him lately.
Original Work
Utsubora by Nakamura Asumiko
Scriptwriters
Kodera Kasuhisa (Shimbun Kisha, Piple, Mushikago no Jomae)
Inoue Kiko (Seigi no Tenbin, Hitori de Nomeru mon!)
Director
Hara Hiroto
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