Series synopsis
Breathless Summer, also known as 息もできない夏 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on July 10, 2012. It ended on September 18, 2012. It stars Emi Takei, Yosuke Eguchi, Fuka Koshiba and Jun Kaname.
A 19-year-old girl burdened by a cruel destiny, a 41-year-old man living in atonement, and a forbidden love that cannot be accepted by the people around them. Breathless Summer is as much a social drama as it is a love story. Takei plays said girl who learns that her mother never recorded her birth in their family register. While falling into despair after finding out the secret about her birth yet wholeheartedly trying to live to regain "herself", she happens to run into a former journal ...
Premise
A 19-year-old girl burdened by a cruel destiny, a 41-year-old man living in atonement, and a forbidden love that cannot be accepted by the people around them. Breathless Summer is as much a social drama as it is a love story. Takei plays said girl who learns that her mother never recorded her birth in their family register. While falling into despair after finding out the secret about her birth yet wholeheartedly trying to live to regain "herself", she happens to run into a former journalist who is suffering from a deep scar in his heart himself. Although they could be father and daughter, they start to develop much stronger feelings for each other, a love forbidden by society.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Emi Takei as 谷崎玲
- Yosuke Eguchi as 树山龙一郎
- Fuka Koshiba as 谷崎麻央
- Jun Kaname as 鲇川宏基
- Kinya Kitaoji as 夏目周作
- Yoshino Kimura as 谷崎叶子
- Miyoko Asada as 谷崎香绪里
- Aoi Nakamura as 草野广太
Supporting cast
- Mikie Hara as 井川五月
- Reika Hashimoto as 安倍川衣里
- Reika Kirishima as 片冈亚沙美
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | July 10, 2012 | September 18, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No Family Registry Rei works part-time at a patisserie with apple pies being her forte. Her love and zeal for her work gains the manager's respect and the latter recommends her for a promotion to a full-time employee. In the process of getting all the relevant documents ready for processing at the company's headquarters, she discovers to her shock, that her name is not on the family registry. |
July 10, 2012 |
| 2 |
Shocking Announcement Rei collapses under the shock of discovering that without her name in the family registry, she is technically a nonentity. She desperately asks the help of the staff at the City Office, especially Kiyama, who has taken a keen interest in her case and is thinking of ways to help her. Meanwhile, an elderly man comes to the patisserie where Rei works and seems to have taken an interest in her. Rei's mom, Yoko, finally agrees to meet Rei at the City Office to get her registered. |
July 17, 2012 |
| 3 |
Broken Relationship Rei and the staff at the City Office wait in vain for Rei's mom, Yoko, to arrive. Rei's numerous call to Yoko's phone goes unanswered. After returning home, a newscaster on the television announces the discovery of the body of a woman. This frightens Rei and she tries to phone Yoko again, which was answered by a police officer who informs her that Yoko's phone was left on a bus. However, Yoko herself is nowhere to be found. Later, Kiyama gets a call from Yoko. |
July 24, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 10, 2012 |
| Last aired | September 18, 2012 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | ended |