Ru: Taiwan Express: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in 1999, the story centers on Haruka Tada, a Tokyo office worker sent to Taiwan just as a Japanese consortium wins the contract for the high-speed rail. The project triggers memories of her first solo trip to Taiwan as a university student, where she briefly met a local man named Eric. The narrative unfolds across multiple intertwining lives over the course of several years, highlighting the deep cultural and personal bonds between Japan and Taiwan.

Series details

• Title: Ru: Taiwan Express
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2020-05-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-05-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• TVMaze ID: 92890
• IMDb ID: tt11259980
• TVDB ID: 380832

Cast and credited roles

• Haru — Haruka Tada
• Arata Iura — Makoto Anzai
• Yasufumi Terawaki — Hajime Yamao
• Choei Takahashi — Katsuichiro Hayama
• Masuyo Iwamoto — Yoko Hayama
• Shunsuke Daitô — Shigeyuki Ikegami
• Mayuu Kusakari — Saki Ariyoshi
• Ivy Shao — Yuki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-05-16; final listed air date 2020-05-30; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ru: Taiwan Express 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.