Woman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Koharu is a single mother of two, Nozomi and Riku. After the accidental death of her husband Shin, she tries to seek welfare but is deemed ineligible as she doesn't meet certain criteria. When asked if she has any relatives who will be able to provide her financial aid, Koharu says that she has no living relatives. Her mother, Sachi, had abandoned her and her father 20 years ago, for her current husband Kentaro. Since that day, Koharu has had no contact with her mother, and her father had also passed away.

Series details

• Title: Woman
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2013-07-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-09-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6380
• IMDb ID: tt2976664
• TVDB ID: 271473

Cast and credited roles

• Hikari Mitsushima — Aoyagi Koharu
• Rio Suzuki — Aoyagi Nozomi
• Rai Takahashi — Aoyagi Riku
• Issey Takahashi — Sawamura Yugo
• Fumi Nikaido — Uesugi Shiori
• Shun Oguri — Aoyagi Shin
• Tanaka Yuko — Uesugi Sachi
• Kaoru Kobayashi — Uesugi Kentaro
• Miura Takahiro — Sunagawa Ryosuke
• Mitsuki Tanimura — Sunagawa Aiko

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-07-03; final listed air date 2013-09-11; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from 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.