Woman: My Life for My Children (2013) [E 01 – 11 END]

Profile

• Drama: Woman: My Life for My Children (English title)
• Romaji: Woman
• Japanese: ウーマン
• Director: Nobuo Mizuta, Jun Aizawa
• Writer: Yuji Sakamoto
• Network: NTV
• Episodes: 11
• Release Date: July 3 – September 11, 2013
• Runtime: Wednesday 22:00- 22:54
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Koharu (Hikari Mitsushima) lost her husband Shin (Shun Oguri) in an unexpected accident. Koharu must go on for her two children Nozomi (Rio Suzuki) and Riku (Rai Takahashi).

Koharu works hard to make a living, but her financial situation does not improve. She goes to the social welfare office to apply for assistance, but is refused due to not meeting certain requirements.

An employee at the welfare office asks Koharu if she has family that can support her, but she says no. Koharu’s father passed away and her mother Sachi (Yuko Tanaka) left her and her father for another man (Kaoru Kobayashi) twenty years ago. They have been estranged since then.

An employee at the welfare office then contacts Sachi. Her mother makes it known she will provide support for Koharu. Meanwhile, Koharu is stunned by her mother’s response. After twenty years, Koharu decides to meet her mother again.