Don't Forget Me: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nao Kitazawa, 34, leads a busy but fulfilling life as a doctor at a women's clinic and as fiancee to an elite psychiatric physician, Yuchi Ihara. With their wedding day a month off, Nao is preparing to move into a new home when she meets Shinji Mamiya, a struggling writer who works part-time as a mover and falls inexorably in love with him. The fateful encounter compels Nao to follow her heart and experience true love.

Overwhelmed by Nao's passion, Shinji soon falls for her as well, but their budding romance is threatened by the tragic discovery that Nao has early onset Alzheimer's. What unfolds is a story of pure love. As Nao's symptoms worsen, Shinji spends the next ten years giving Nao mental and health support even as she begins to lose the precious memories they both shared.

Series details

• Title: Don't Forget Me
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Medical
• Premiere date: 2018-10-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-12-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 56 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39905
• IMDb ID: tt9439080

Cast and credited roles

• Erika Toda — Nao Kitazawa
• Tsuyoshi Muro — Shinji Mamiya
• Matsuoka Masahiro — Yuichi Ihara
• Tamiyo Kusakari — Kaoru Kitazawa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-10-12; final listed air date 2018-12-14.

Source and licence

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