Series synopsis
Mistress, also known as ミストレス～女たちの秘密～ is a Japanese mystery drama television series that premiered on NHK on April 19, 2019. It ended on June 21, 2019. It stars Kyoko Hasegawa, Miki Mizuno, Hyunri and Aya Omasa.
Shibasaki Kaori is a doctor. Her patient that she was having an affair with dies. Kaori is suspicious of the patient's son Kido Takashi about the death. Noguchi Tomomi is a single mother. She is excited in experiencing love for the first time in 7 years. Harada Saeko is in conflict with her husband Harada Satoshi about having a child. Mizushima Juri insists on having freewheeling romance. She feels excitement with meeting a woman.
These four women's lives connect and an unexpected story begins.
Premise
Shibasaki Kaori is a doctor. Her patient that she was having an affair with dies. Kaori is suspicious of the patient's son Kido Takashi about the death. Noguchi Tomomi is a single mother. She is excited in experiencing love for the first time in 7 years. Harada Saeko is in conflict with her husband Harada Satoshi about having a child. Mizushima Juri insists on having freewheeling romance. She feels excitement with meeting a woman.
These four women's lives connect and an unexpected story begins.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kyoko Hasegawa as Kaori Shibasaki
- Miki Mizuno as Tomomi Noguchi
- Hyunri as Saeko Harada
- Aya Omasa as Juri Mizushima
- Yosuke Sugino as Kido Takashi
- Yumi Aso as Kido Yoshie
- Satoshi Hashimoto as Kido Koichiro
- Ippei Kanie as Odagiri Ryota
Supporting cast
- Masahiro Komoto as Yasuoka Shuhei
- Hisashi Yoshizawa as Noguchi Toshiya
- Miwako Kakei as Miki
- Ryuta Sato as Harada Satoshi
- Yoshihiko Hosoda as Sakaguchi Arata
- Yukijiro Hotaru as Araki Taizo
- Mariko Shinoda as Sudo Rei
- Yusaku Mori as Sokabe Naoki
- Atsuko Anami as Kondo
- Yukimi Koyanagi as Misumi Yoshiko
- Tetsuya Makita as Murakami Goro
- Ena Koshino as Sakurai Mina
Guest cast
- Mai Watanabe
- Moe Edamoto
- Mio Kadoshima
- Noriyoshi Tsumura
- Midori Hagio
- Sou Kikuchi
- Justice Iwakura as [Chief trainer]
- Marika Kai
- Keisuke Horibe
- Takeko Kubota
- Kaori Yoshida
- Koichi Yamadera as [Voice - Juri's father]
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | April 19, 2019 | June 21, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 19, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 26, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 3, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 19, 2019 |
| Last aired | June 21, 2019 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |