Limited series · NHK BSP4K
Teruko & Lui
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jun Fubuki
Teruko Otonashi
8 eps
Mari Natsuki
Lui Morita
8 eps
Shin'ya Ohwada
Toshiro Nishimura
8 eps
Momoko Fukuchi
Yoriko Omisaki
8 eps
Saori Yuki
Shizuko Udagawa
8 eps
Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
Joji Azusagawa
8 eps
Yasuko Matsuyuki
Fuyuko
8 eps
Sayu Kubota
Teruko (20 years old)
8 eps
Kaoru Mitsumune
Lui (20 years old)
8 eps
Yumia Fujisaki
Yuna
8 eps
Masato Hagiwara
Yoshinori Shiibashi
8 eps
Mariko Tsutsui
Yuki
8 eps
Ryota Miura
Gentaro Omisaki
8 eps
Youichi Okano
Seo
8 eps
Hinata Todo
Kurihara
8 eps
Fuga Shibazaki
明
1 eps
Maika Miura
Yuki (student days)
1 eps
The story
What it's about
"Help me." A housewife, Teruko, receives a phone call from her best friend, the chanson singer Lui.
"Help me."...
Those words were also Teruko's own voice. Having reached her limit with her abusive husband who continues to treat her like a servant, Teruko is kicked out of the apartment she has lived in for many years, and with the at-a-glance Lui in the passenger seat, they begin their escape from Tokyo! In fact, both of them are hiding a "secret" in their hearts.
~~ Adapted from the novel "Teruko & Lui" (照子と瑠衣) by Inoue Areno (井上荒野)
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tatsuya UmemotoProducer
- Shunsuke KogaProducer
Direction
- Akiko OhkuDirector
Where to watch
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