Summary
A sudden encounter between a gracefully attractive but mysterious woman, Saki, and an ordinary housewife, Eriko, who has a happy family, causes Eriko's serene daily life to fall apart. Eriko's husband, Shinji becomes the target of Saki's advances and finds himself caught between her and his wife.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 58
IMDb5.6
Time to watch it all
8 h 50 min
10 episodes, about 53 min each
An episode a night: done in 10 nights.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
First aired
2011
January 11, 2011
Ended 2011
Genres
DramaMysteryLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more16 people
- Yukie NakamaMeyer Saki10 episodes
- Rei DanYano Eriko10 episodes
- Atsuro WatabeYano Shinji10 episodes
- Mina FujiiMashita Ami10 episodes
- Kazuya AoyamaYano Shun10 episodes
- Ippei SoudaYano Toshiro10 episodes
- Mitsuko KusabueYano Mitsuko10 episodes
- Rieko MiuraAida Mayumi10 episodes
Eiji MoriyamaAida Kazufumi10 episodes
Kanon TaniAida Mio10 episodes
Sawa SuzukiKana Seki10 episodes
Noboru TakachiKakei Masahiko10 episodes
Keisuke MinamiMatsui Rio10 episodes
Haru AoyamaHirose Kota10 episodes
Isao TakenoNakamuta Hajime10 episodes
Masahiro KobayashiAkihiro Seki10 episodes
Directing · 3
- Takashi Komatsu Director
- Hoshino Kazunari Director
- Kazuhisa Imai Director
Writing · 1
- Yumiko Kamiyama Screenplay
Production · 3
- Kôichi Tôda Producer
- Toyofuku Yoko Producer
- Asai Chizu Producer
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