Shokuzai: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A young girl, Emili, is killed by a stranger in elementary school. Although her four friends saw the suspect, they say they don't remember it. 15 years have passed and the incident is still unsolved. Emili's mother, Asako (Kyoko Koizumi), makes them do penance for it. The series focuses on the psychological repercussions on each of the four girls, 15 years later.

Series details

• Title: Shokuzai
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2012-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-02-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 66 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10463
• IMDb ID: tt2043616
• TVDB ID: 256959

Cast and credited roles

• Kyoko Koizumi — Asako Adachi
• Chizuru Ikewaki — Yuka Ogawa
• Yu Aoi — Sae Kikuchi
• Eiko Koike — Maki Shinohara
• Sakura Ando — Akiko Takano

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-01-08; final listed air date 2012-02-05.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shokuzai 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.