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Shooting Star

TV·2010–2010·1 season, 10 episodes·Fuji TV·Drama·47m

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Takenouchi plays an aquarium employee named Kengo, who seems ordinary at first glance but actually possesses a secret that he would sacrifice everything in order to protect. Meanwhile, Ueto plays Risa, a young woman working in the sex trade in order to pay off her brother's debt, though her situation has led her to contemplate suicide. These two characters, both full of despair, meet each other and end up entering a contract marriage purely for its benefits. However, as they overcome various troubles, their relationship begins turning into true love.

Castfull cast & details

Yutaka TakenouchiYutaka TakenouchiKengo OkadaAya UetoAya UetoRisa MakiharaShota MatsudaShota MatsudaRyo KamiyaKie KitanoKie KitanoMaria OkadaHaruna KawaguchiHaruna KawaguchiMizuki YasudaAkito KiriyamaAkito KiriyamaSawamura RyotaChisunChisunChizuru KawamotoHiromi KitagawaHiromi KitagawaRumi Nakajima

Episodes by season

Season0110Episodes2010Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Shooting Star S01E01The important person in my life has one year to live. The love that begins with the contract!!October 18, 2010—
  2. S01E02Shooting Star S01E02The life-staking emotionsOctober 25, 2010—
  3. S01E03Shooting Star S01E03The secret between the two...November 1, 2010—
  4. S01E04Shooting Star S01E04The shocking confessionNovember 8, 2010—
  5. S01E05Shooting Star S01E05Broken tiesNovember 15, 2010—
  6. S01E06Shooting Star S01E06Love and deathNovember 22, 2010—
  7. S01E07Shooting Star S01E07The night spent alone togetherNovember 29, 2010—
  8. S01E08Shooting Star S01E08The last nightDecember 6, 2010—
  9. S01E09Shooting Star S01E09Torn bondsDecember 13, 2010—
  10. S01E10Shooting Star S01E10The pair's decisionDecember 20, 2010—

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