Deep Love: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ayu, a young prostitute has lived a meaningless life until she met a young boy named Yoshiyuki. They met when an old lady who taught her the meaning of life passed away, only briefly telling her of her grandson, Yoshiyuki. Knowing that the old lady wished only to see her grandson but is unable to grant the old lady her wish, Ayu then thought that she could take care of Yoshiyuki for her. Ayu and Yoshiyuki, despite his heart problems and her dark past love each other to the fullest. However, life wasn't easy for the both of them. Yoshiyuki's father forbids their relationship and kept them away from each other. But Ayu sacrificed herself by becoming a prostitute once again to earn money for Yoshiyuki's operation and to keep her promise to the old woman who changed her life. Can Yoshiyuki's life be saved? Will Ayu finally be free from all her burdens?

Series details

• Title: Deep Love
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2004-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37246
• TVDB ID: 143771

Cast and credited roles

• Mayuko Iwasa — Ayu
• Keita Furuya — Yoshiyuki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-10-01; final listed air date 2004-12-25; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2005-01-08; final listed air date 2005-03-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Deep Love on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.