Details
Title: 真昼の月
Title (romaji): Mahiru no Tsuki
Also known as: Mid-day Moon
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 12 + 5 SP
Viewership ratings: 20.7%
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 1996-Jul-04 to 1996-Sep-19
Air time: Thursday 22:00 to 22:54
Theme song: Now You're Not Here, by Swing Out Sister
BGMs:
- Breakout, by Swing Out Sister
- Stop and Think It Over, by Swing Out Sister
- The Longest Time, by Billy Joel
When a woman is viciously raped, the traumatic event robs her of her self-confidence and ability to love as she had loved before. With special attention to her story of personal triumph over adversity, this touching drama recounts the tale of two lovers attempting to regain the happiness and level of affection that was theirs before her attack. --TBS
Cast
Oda Yuji as Togashi Naoki
Tokiwa Takako as Yamashita Mae
Naito Takashi as Hirose Goro
Iijima Naoko as Sakaguchi Mari
Sato Aiko as Togashi Chika
Shirakawa Yumi as Togashi Yuko
Watanabe Kei (光屋健) as Hikari Yaken
Igawa Hisashi as Mae's father
Akaza Miyoko as Yamashita Shinobu (Mae's mother)
Saito Satoru
Yamagishi Risa (山岸里紗)
Miyaji Masako (guest, ep1)
Kumagai Yuko
Production Credits
Producer: Yagi Yasuo
Directors: Doi Nobuhiro, Kato Hirotake
Screenwriter: Yukawa Kazuhiko
Specials
Between December 23 and 27, 1996 TBS aired five feature-length TV specials under the title Mahiru to Tsuki Complete Version: Wish You Were Here.
Notes
In episode 2, Mae is identified as Mimoto Fumeko (身元不明子), a name used in Japan when a woman's identity is unknown. Equivalent of the name Jane Doe used in the West.
