Dearest

Dearest

最愛

The truth disappears with love

Ended First aired 15/Oct/2021 Japan Japanese 1 season(s) 10 episode(s)
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Rio Sanada is the president of "Sanada Wellness" and an up-and-coming businesswoman who is selected as one of the "100 people in their 30s who will change the world". She is reunited with her former love interest Daiki Miyazaki, who is now a detective, after 15 years as an important witness to a murder case.

In Gifu Prefecture in 2006, Rio is a third-year high-school student who wants to go to the University of Tokyo. She took good care of her younger brother in lieu of their busy father. Before Daiki could confess to her, an incident occurs at the dormitory.
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Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 15/Oct/2021
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An elite businesswoman becomes a material witness to a murder somehow connected to a missing persons case that occurred in her home town 15 years ago.

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An elite businesswoman becomes a material witness to a murder somehow connected to a missing persons case that occurred in her home town 15 years ago.

S1E10
Episode 10
Air date: 17/Dec/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

Rio must make a difficult decision as the truth comes to the surface, tying together the events of 15 years prior with the recent murders.

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Rio must make a difficult decision as the truth comes to the surface, tying together the events of 15 years prior with the recent murders.

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S1E9
Episode 9
Air date: 10/Dec/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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The police narrow their investigation thanks to the custom pen. An article appears linking the Sanada Wellness donation scandal to the recent death.

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The police narrow their investigation thanks to the custom pen. An article appears linking the Sanada Wellness donation scandal to the recent death.

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S1E8
Episode 8
Air date: 03/Dec/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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The discovery of a body leads Rio to give a statement to the police about the victim. As suspicions turn toward Goto, he disappears without a trace.

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The discovery of a body leads Rio to give a statement to the police about the victim. As suspicions turn toward Goto, he disappears without a trace.

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Episode 7
Air date: 26/Nov/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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While Rio and Yu try to move forward with their lives, Shiori Tachibana relentlessly pursues answers about the Sanada Group's wrongdoing.

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While Rio and Yu try to move forward with their lives, Shiori Tachibana relentlessly pursues answers about the Sanada Group's wrongdoing.

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Episode 6
Air date: 19/Nov/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Rio worries about Yu and later deals with some tough criticism. Kase notices something strange when analyzing the video of Yu and Akira's fight.

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Rio worries about Yu and later deals with some tough criticism. Kase notices something strange when analyzing the video of Yu and Akira's fight.

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S1E5
Episode 5
Air date: 12/Nov/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Daiki tries to get information about the past from an old member of the track and field team. Faced with a difficult truth, Rio must take bold action.

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Daiki tries to get information about the past from an old member of the track and field team. Faced with a difficult truth, Rio must take bold action.

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Episode 4
Air date: 05/Nov/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Daiki asks Rio about a suspicious man and hears Kase's alibi. A slanderous article appears online and causes problems for Rio at Sanada Wellness.

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Daiki asks Rio about a suspicious man and hears Kase's alibi. A slanderous article appears online and causes problems for Rio at Sanada Wellness.

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S1E3
Episode 3
Air date: 29/Oct/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Rio tells Daiki about the night of Akira's murder. When Sanada Wellness receives a menacing threat, Rio refuses to let it get in the way of work.

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Rio tells Daiki about the night of Akira's murder. When Sanada Wellness receives a menacing threat, Rio refuses to let it get in the way of work.

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Episode 2
Air date: 22/Oct/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Daiki questions Rio about her connection to the deceased Akira. Fourteen years earlier, Rio has difficulty fitting into her new family situation.

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Daiki questions Rio about her connection to the deceased Akira. Fourteen years earlier, Rio has difficulty fitting into her new family situation.

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S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 15/Oct/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 59 min
Summary

Track and field hopeful Daiki grows close with Rio, a student aiming to attend university in Tokyo, until a fateful event pulls them apart.

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Track and field hopeful Daiki grows close with Rio, a student aiming to attend university in Tokyo, until a fateful event pulls them apart.

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Yuriko Yoshitaka
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Rio Sanada
Kouhei Matsushita
Kouhei Matsushita
Daiki Miyazaki
Arata Iura
Arata Iura
Kenichiro Kase
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Shinsuke Goto
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Azusa Sanada
Minami Tanaka
Minami Tanaka
Shiori Tachibana
Yui Sakuma
Yui Sakuma
Hitomi Kuwata
Fumiya Takahashi
Fumiya Takahashi
Yu Asamiya
Eita Okuno
Eita Okuno
Masanobu Sanada
Kanako Miyashita
Kanako Miyashita
Ayaka Kojima
Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi
Tatsuo Asamiya
Kenjiro Tsuda
Kenjiro Tsuda
Atsushi Yamao
Amane Okayama
Amane Okayama
Hayato Fujii
Ayame Misaki
Ayame Misaki
Nana Aoki
Yoshi Sakō
Yoshi Sakō
Akira Watanabe
Rie Minemura
Rie Minemura
Kozue Umino
Ryo Sato
Ryo Sato
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Yang In-young
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Ayuko Tsukahara
Ayuko Tsukahara
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Takeyoshi Yamamoto
Takeyoshi Yamamoto
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Yoshiaki Murao
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門田湧也
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Kazuyuki Kawasato
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Junko Arai
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鷲山伸人
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Masafumi Watanabe
Masafumi Watanabe
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Aya Sasahara
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