Like a Girl Playing House

Name: Like a Girl Playing House
Released: 2016

2016 · TV · Latest ep Oct 18, 2016 · ママゴト

30 min per episode Japanese Miniseries Ended

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Onchi Eiko, the proprietress of a bar, is trapped in a sad, hidden past. One day, an old friend Shigeko shows up with her 5-year-old son Daiji in tow. Shigeko entrusts him to Eiko and disappears after she leaves a farewell letter. As Eiko looks at the innocent Daiji, she is reminded of her own…

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Cast, directors & writers

Sakura Ando

Onchi Eiko

Harutomo Koyama

Daiji

Asami Usuda

Shigeko

Kanji Furutachi

Maizen Shin

Kaito Takamura

Maizen Hikari

Toshie Negishi

Snack bar owner

Tetta Sugimoto

Tachibana

Hideo Nakata

Director

Hiroko Matsuda

Writer

Noriaki Sugihara

Writer

Keywords

based on manga tragic past child abandonment pretend relationship mother son relationship

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