Series synopsis
Saintly Woman is a Japanese drama mystery television series that premiered on NHK BS1 on August 19, 2014. It ended on October 7, 2014. It stars Hirosue Ryoko, Kento Nagayama, Misako Renbutsu and Yutaka Morioka.
When I was 17-years-old, Maria was a college student and worked as a private tutor. Her student was me. She left a last message to me, "when you graduate from college and become an adult, can you become my lover?," and then she disappeared. 10 years later, I meet her again. She is now a suspect in a serial murder case and I am a lawyer.
Premise
When I was 17-years-old, Maria was a college student and worked as a private tutor. Her student was me. She left a last message to me, "when you graduate from college and become an adult, can you become my lover?," and then she disappeared. 10 years later, I meet her again. She is now a suspect in a serial murder case and I am a lawyer.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hirosue Ryoko as Motoko Hijii / Maria Ozawa
- Kento Nagayama as Haruki Nakamura
- Misako Renbutsu as Izumi Motomiya
- Yutaka Morioka as Bandō Yukio
- Sho Aoyagi as Nakamura Katsuki
- Yoji Tanaka as Koike Kenji
- Tomoko Tabata as Kurosaks Kyoko
- Yoshiko Nakada as Chikura Fumie
Supporting cast
- Ittoku Kishibe as Maehara Mitsuo
- Ryosuke Otani as Chikura Taizo
- Mariko Tsutsui as Nakamura Yuriko
- Kenta Hamano as Agawa Hiroyuki
- Yoshiko Sengen
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | August 19, 2014 | October 7, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reunion of Fate | August 19, 2014 |
| 2 | The Woman Who Asks for Love | August 26, 2014 |
| 3 | Pride | September 2, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK BS1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 19, 2014 |
| Last aired | October 7, 2014 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |