Ghost Writer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Risa Tono is a bestselling author in her thirties who is regarded as extremely gifted in her creativity and ability to write. Although she has already achieved the fame and status in her career, the overwhelming feeling of being stuck resides deep down inside her and she feels surrounded by fear. On the other hand, Yuki Kawahara, a girl in her twenties, has left her hometown and moved to Tokyo to pursue her dream of becoming a writer someday. Although Yuki has amazing talent with limitless potential, she hasn't been able to make her writing debut just yet. She was about to finally give up on her dream and get married to her boyfriend back home. By chance, one day Yuki gets offered a position as an assistant to Risa. After wavering, Yuki accepts the job offer. This decision brings about a major turning point in the lives of these two female writers.

Series details

• Title: Ghost Writer
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2015-01-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-03-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37272
• IMDb ID: tt4241016
• TVDB ID: 288856

Cast and credited roles

• Miki Nakatani — Risa Tono
• Asami Mizukawa — Yuki Kawahara

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-01-13; final listed air date 2015-03-17; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ghost Writer 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.