The Stranger Within a Woman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tanuma Yuriko is a housewife who lives with her husband Kazuo, their two children and mother-in-law Hatsue. One day, Saori, the wife of Kazuo's friend Kusumoto Masafumi is strangled to death and Kazuo confesses that he had been having an affair with her. Yuriko suspects that he murdered Saori. Realizing that he cannot get away, Kazuo acknowledges that he killed her and tries to give himself up to the police. However, Yuriko desperately holds him back. She decides to cover up his crime to protect their peaceful family life. Before Yuriko realizes it, a stranger within her starts to take action for the sake of protecting her beloved family. ~~ Based on the same-titled 1966 suspense movie directed by Naruse Mikio.

Series details

• Title: The Stranger Within a Woman
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2017-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-02-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK BS Premium
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24402
• TVDB ID: 321353

Cast and credited roles

• Asaka Seto — Tanuma Yuriko
• Toshinori Omi — Tanuma Kazuo

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-01-08; final listed air date 2017-02-19; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Stranger Within a Woman 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.