Last Friends: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Michiru, a naive and goodnatured individual, finds herself a victim of Domestic Violence (DV). Unable to suppress her desire to find the good in her violent boyfriend, Sosuke, she attracts the attention and loyalty of her childhood friend, Ruka. Ruka, who has always been in love with Michiru, finds herself torn between the person she pretends to be, and the one who harbours her feelings. Together with Takeru, a hairdresser and kind soul, and Eri and Ogura, residents of the Sharehouse they all reside in, Michiru learns to defend herself, gain control of her life, and rely on her pillar of strength - her last friends.

Series details

• Title: Last Friends
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Premiere date: 2008-04-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-06-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6411
• IMDb ID: tt1200618
• TVDB ID: 83385

Cast and credited roles

• Masami Nagasawa — Aida Michiru
• Eita — Mizushima Takeru
• Ryo Nishikido — Oikawa Sosuke
• Asami Mizukawa — Takigawa Eri
• Juri Ueno — Kishimoto Ruka

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-04-10; final listed air date 2008-06-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Last Friends 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.