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A Fading Summer

2015-01-18 · 60 min / episode · ★ 8.5

Crime · Mystery

A major newspaper has informally decided to employ a female university student. However, shock ripples within the newspaper because of a weekly magazine’s scoop that she is the daughter of the criminal in a serious case. This was the kidnapping of a newborn baby at a big hospital 20 years ago. The criminal demanded a ransom from the director of the hospital instead of the parents. But after the criminal had the large sum of money in hand, he died in an accident while being pursued by the police. The baby was never found. Kaji Hidekazu, a former hotshot journalist who has become deadwood in the wake of an incident, is ordered by the newspaper to re-investigate the kidnapping case. He finds out the shocking, tragic truth which had been kept under wraps.

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Production companies
WOWOW FILMS, Dreamax Television, WOWOW
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Atsuro WatabeAtsuro WatabeHidekazu Kaji
Saburo TokitoSaburo TokitoSeiichi Muto
Mugi KadowakiMugi KadowakiHiroko Asakura
Masaki SudaMasaki SudaToshiharu Muto
Ryo IwamatsuRyo IwamatsuShuhei Inoue
Kenichi TakitohKenichi TakitohJunji Horie
Wakana AoiWakana Aoi
Masuyo IwamotoMasuyo Iwamoto
Masahiro TodaMasahiro TodaSoichi Tezuka
Kyusaku ShimadaKyusaku ShimadaSadatoshi Otsuki
Atsuko MaedaAtsuko MaedaYu Kahara
Yōko MoriguchiYōko MoriguchiAsako Tezuka
Mayu TsurutaMayu Tsuruta
Katsumi KibaKatsumi Kiba
Yoshiko NakadaYoshiko Nakada
B-saku SatohB-saku Satoh
Yuka ItayaYuka ItayaAyuko Sukawa
Isao HashizumeIsao HashizumeShunichi Sugino
Toshihito KokuboToshihito KokuboKoizumi Kazuhiko

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