Series synopsis
Himitsu Chouhouin Erika, also known as 秘密諜報員 エリカ is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Nippon TV on October 6, 2011. It ended on December 29, 2011. It stars Chiaki Kuriyama, Tetta Sugimoto, Toshihide Tonesaku and Nanoka Hara.
Sanada plays a salariman who just lost his job. Yonekura, his wife, is a dancer who gave up her career when they got married. In the middle of family crisis, Yonekura leaves to pursue her dream. Sanada is stuck with their only son. Suzuki, his old flame -turn jet set career woman- is forced to take care of them. Will the romance spark again, now that Sanada already has family, and Suzuki has a younger man, Makoto, beside her?
Premise
Sanada plays a salariman who just lost his job. Yonekura, his wife, is a dancer who gave up her career when they got married. In the middle of family crisis, Yonekura leaves to pursue her dream. Sanada is stuck with their only son. Suzuki, his old flame -turn jet set career woman- is forced to take care of them. Will the romance spark again, now that Sanada already has family, and Suzuki has a younger man, Makoto, beside her?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chiaki Kuriyama as Erika Takahashi
- Tetta Sugimoto as Souichi Tozuka
- Toshihide Tonesaku as Ryousuke Takahashi
- Nanoka Hara as Yui Hasegawa
- Junya Taniai as Koutarou Takahashi
- Takuya Ide as Jyunpei Sonoda
Guest cast
- Misato Tate as Hitomi Takeuchi
- Satoshi Matsuda as Shun Hayami
- Shunsuke Kubozuka as Shinya Kiryu
- Megumi Sato as Nanako Ozawa
- Megumi Ujiie as Fumie Miyakojima
- Shion Nakamaru as Yusuke Kumagi
- Yoshihiko Hakamada as Satoshi Higashino
- Yoko Mitsuya as Yuka Yoshikawa
- Kazuki Namioka as Kazuya Kasai
- Ayano Tachibana as Kaori
- Mari Hoshino as Shiori Fujimura
- Shige Uchida as Kojiro Fujimura
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | October 6, 2011 | December 29, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 6, 2011 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 13, 2011 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 20, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 6, 2011 |
| Last aired | December 29, 2011 |
| Runtime | 29 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 23:58:00 |