Tightrope Woman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Yuri was born from a rich family. Yuri dreams of becoming a pianist, but after her mother passes away her father got remarried to a woman who worked as a hostess. Yuri then left home and lived by playing piano at hotel. One day, Yuri hears that her father died and only left behind a wire factory that is in debt. Yuri and her stepmother, who hated each other while their father was alive, attempts to restore the factory together.

Series details

• Title: Tightrope Woman
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Premiere date: 2012-01-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-02-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31143
• TVDB ID: 259220

Cast and credited roles

• Chizuru Ikewaki — Tokura Yuri
• Takaoka Saki — Tokura Kyoko

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-01-24; final listed air date 2012-02-28; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tightrope 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.