Series synopsis
Dearest is a Japanese drama mystery television series that premiered on TBS on October 15, 2021. It ended on December 17, 2021. It was created by Ayuko Tsukahara. It stars Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kouhei Matsushita, Arata Iura and Mitsuhiro Oikawa.
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. Befor ...
Premise
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.
Premise: The truth disappears with love
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuriko Yoshitaka as Rio Sanada
- Kouhei Matsushita as Daiki Miyazaki
- Arata Iura as Kenichiro Kase
- Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Shinsuke Goto
- Hiroko Yakushimaru as Azusa Sanada
- Minami Tanaka as Shiori Tachibana
- Yui Sakuma as Hitomi Kuwata
- Fumiya Takahashi as Yu Asamiya
Supporting cast
- Eita Okuno as Masanobu Sanada
- Kanako Miyashita as Ayaka Kojima
- Ken Mitsuishi as Tatsuo Asamiya
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Atsushi Yamao
- Amane Okayama as Hayato Fujii
- Ayame Misaki as Nana Aoki
- Yoshi Sakō as Akira Watanabe
- Rie Minemura as Kozue Umino
Guest cast
- Ryo Sato as [Rio's friend]
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | October 15, 2021 | December 17, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Track and field hopeful Daiki grows close with Rio, a student aiming to attend university in Tokyo, until a fateful event pulls them apart. |
October 15, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Daiki questions Rio about her connection to the deceased Akira. Fourteen years earlier, Rio has difficulty fitting into her new family situation. |
October 22, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
October 29, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 15, 2021 |
| Last aired | December 17, 2021 |
| Runtime | 59 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |