Shiroi Haru: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Former yakuza Haruo is finally released from prison after completing his sentence. With nine years worth of prison gratuities in hand, he stops at a restaurant to enjoy a good meal, but all of his money ends up being stolen. With nothing left, he spends the night at a net cafe, and he manages to look up his old friend from his yakuza days. When Haruo visits the next day, he learns that his old girlfriend Mariko was living with another man, but later died of illness. Haruo, who had committed murder 9 years earlier to earn the money for Mariko's medical treatment, is shocked and angered. He decides to track down that other man, who runs a bakery with his wife and daughter Sachi. Haruo later runs into Sachi at the park, but he has yet to find out the truth about her.

Series details

• Title: Shiroi Haru
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Premiere date: 2009-04-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-06-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37514
• TVDB ID: 93831

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-04-14; final listed air date 2009-06-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shiroi Haru 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.