Muddy Dining Table: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nejiki Mia is a supermarket clerk who has very low self-esteem. She believes she has nothing to offer because she was raised by a toxic parent. She suffered physical abuse at the hands of her father, and even after his death, she lived with her mother who has a strong suppressive personality. She affirms herself for the first time when she falls in love and has an affair with the store manager where she works, who is someone that treats her kindly. However, he decides to leave her after his wife's illness worsens, and Nejiki Mia falls into despair. In order to cheer up her beloved store manager, she begins to take extraordinary actions in order to cure his wife's illness. Her feelings gradually become parasitic, as she progressively gets close to not only the manager's wife, but also his son.

Series details

• Title: Muddy Dining Table
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2023-10-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72054

Cast and credited roles

• Kyoko Saito — Mia Nejiki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-10-21; final listed air date 2023-12-16; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Muddy Dining Table 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.