A Fleeing Woman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Rieko is cleared of a false charge and released from a prison at the age of 40. She was accused of murdering a child at the orphanage where she worked and served eight years in prison. Her good friend Azumi, who was her only alibi, betrayed her. Rieko sets out to find Azumi and Sakuma, the detective in charge of the case, goes after her. He regrets sending the innocent Rieko to prison, but fears that she will take her anger and hatred out on Azumi. Rieko soon meets a young lady Mio. Mio instantly sees through Rieko's dark and strong emotions, but does not attempt to leave her for some reason. Although Rieko finds Mio creepy, she continues her journey to search for Azumi. She does not know about Mio's past.

Series details

• Title: A Fleeing Woman
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2016-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-02-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12413
• TVDB ID: 305622

Cast and credited roles

• Miki Mizuno — Rieko Nishiwaki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-09; final listed air date 2016-02-13; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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