Saigo no Koi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

One summer night, sixth-year medical student Natsume Toru is propositioned by Shinozaki Aki. He coldly brushes her off and tells her to look for someone with money. Several days later, while on duty at Keiyu University Hospital, Toru comes across Aki once more. It turns out that she is the sister of Shinozaki Jun, Toru's first official patient. Jun is waiting for a costly operation and in order to pay for it, Aki has been forced to sell herself on the streets. Toru falls in love with Aki, but will he be able to take her off the streets and more importantly, convince her that she deserves his love?

Series details

• Title: Saigo no Koi
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Romance
• Premiere date: 1997-07-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-09-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37490
• TVDB ID: 130361

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-07-11; final listed air date 1997-09-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Saigo no Koi 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.