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Forbidden Love
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Forbidden Love

1999-04-08 · 60 min / episode · ★ 7.5

Drama

Michi, a 26 year old high school math teacher, tentatively accepts her boyfriend’s proposal of marriage, uncertain of her love for him but feeling pressure from her father and society to do what is expected of her. Hikaru, a 17 year old boy frustrated by his home life with his single mother and having been expelled from many high schools for bad behavior, enters Michi’s class as a new transfer student. As their relationship grows they realize that they both feel that they have lost themselves to the pressures of those around them, and it is this common bond that draws them dangerously close. What follows is a heart-wrenching story of forbidden love where Michi must face society’s judgement for corrupting a minor, abandoning her fiance, and disappointing her parents and co-workers.

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Production companies
TBS
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Nanako MatsushimaNanako MatsushimaMichi Hirose
Hideaki TakizawaHideaki TakizawaHikaru Kurosawa
Naomi NishidaNaomi NishidaKiriko Uda
Hitomi KurokiHitomi KurokiKyoko Kurosawa (Hikaru's mother)
Kenichi YajimaKenichi Yajima
Yoichi NukumizuYoichi NukumizuMatsuoka Sensei / History Teacher
Yumi ShirakawaYumi ShirakawaMotoko Hirose
Ryosei TayamaRyosei TayamaOkajima / High School Director
Tetsuya BesshoTetsuya BesshoMasaru Kitai
Yuichiro YamaguchiYuichiro YamaguchiYu Godai
Maiko YamadaJun Kinoshita
Mitsuru YamazakiPrincipal
Miyuki MatsudaMiyuki MatsudaDr. Shindo

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