Summer Nude: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Mikuriya Asahi works as a photographer for weddings and school events in a sea side town. Chiyohara Natsuki works at a famous Italian restaurant in Tokyo. On her wedding day, her husband-to-be jilts her, and as the photographer hired for the occasion, that is the first encounter between the two. A disillusioned Natsuki, decides to move to the same seaside town as Asahi, where she works as a cook. She befriends Taniyama Hanae, who has been secretly in love with Asahi for 10 long years. Unfortunately for Hanae, Asahi only sees her as an old friend, and nothing more. Having found out about Hanae's love for Asahi, Natsuki encourages Hanae and gives her emotional support in trying to capture Asahi's heart. However, Asahi cannot forget his girlfriend Kasumi, who had suddenly disappeared 3 years ago.

An unforgettable love that is held on fast in the heart. With the power of summer, the heart is stripped bare and starts afresh for all three of them.

Series details

• Title: Summer Nude
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2013-07-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-09-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15830
• IMDb ID: tt2949966
• TVDB ID: 271345

Cast and credited roles

• Tomohisa Yamashita — Mikuriya Asahi
• Karina — Chiyohara Natsuki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-07-08; final listed air date 2013-09-16; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Summer Nude 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.