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The Ghost Writer's Wife
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The Ghost Writer's Wife

2025-09-29 · 15 min / episode · ★ 9.1

Drama · Family

In Meiji-era Matsue, a fallen samurai’s daughter and a lonely foreign teacher connect through ghost stories and an unlikely friendship.

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NHK
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Japan
Status
Ended

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Akari TakaishiAkari TakaishiMatsuno Toki
Tommy BastowTommy BastowLefcada Haven
Ryo YoshizawaRyo YoshizawaNishikoori Yuichi
Takashi OkabeTakashi OkabeMatsuno Tsukasanosuke
Chizuru IkewakiChizuru IkewakiMatsuno Fumi
Fumiyo KohinataFumiyo KohinataMatsuno Kanemon
Shinichi TsutsumiShinichi TsutsumiUshimizu Den
Keiko KitagawaKeiko KitagawaUshimizu Tae
Rihito ItagakiRihito ItagakiUshimizu Sannojo
KanichiroKanichiroYamane Ginjiro
Honami SatoHonami SatoNami
Wan MaruiWan MaruiNozu Sawa
Shiro SanoShiro SanoEto Yasumune

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