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Paper Moon

TV·2014–2014·1 season, 5 episodes·NHK·Drama, Mystery·3h 59m

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Rinka Umezawa is a housewife who pursues things that will bring her small happiness in life. Her husband Masabumi holds a stern belief that he will support his wife Rinka. The couple do not have children. Rinka begins to work part-time at a bank. She visits her clients’ homes. Sometimes, she even helps her elderly clients’ with their house chores. This builds a strong level of trust with her clients. One day, she visits client Kojo Hirabayashi’s. At his home, she meets his grandchild Kota who came to ask for money. Her encounter with Kota changes her. Soon, Rinka embezzles one hundred million yen from her bank and runs away. Two years later, Rinka’s former high school friends Yuko Okazaki and Aki Nakaji trace her embezzlement case and face their own darkness.

Cast

Tomoyo HaradaTomoyo Harada梅泽梨花Maki MizunoMaki Mizuno冈崎木绵子Naomi NishidaNaomi Nishida中条亚纪Shinnosuke MitsushimaShinnosuke Mitsushima平林光太Mickey CurtisMickey Curtis平林孝三Manami FujiManami Fuji名护玉江Ken MitsuishiKen Mitsuishi梅泽正文

Episodes by season

Season015Episodes2014Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Paper Moon S01E01Money with no nameJanuary 7, 2014—
  2. S01E02Paper Moon S01E02Quenched thirstJanuary 14, 2014—
  3. S01E03Paper Moon S01E03A chaste crimeJanuary 21, 2014—
  4. S01E04Paper Moon S01E04The end of ParadiseJanuary 28, 2014—
  5. S01E05Paper Moon S01E05Love for anyoneFebruary 4, 2014—

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