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Release Year2012
Runtime1 Season
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
Director—
WritersChiho Watanabe
TypeWeb Series
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBreathless Summer
About Breathless Summer
A 19-year-old girl burdened by a cruel destiny, a 41-year-old man living in atonement, and a forbidden love that cannot be accepted by the people around them. Breathless Summer is as much a social drama as it is a love story. Takei plays said girl who learns that her mother never recorded her birth in their family register. While falling into despair after finding out the secret about her birth yet wholeheartedly trying to live to regain "herself", she happens to run into a former journalist who is suffering from a deep scar in his heart himself. Although they could be father and daughter, they start to develop much stronger feelings for each other, a love forbidden by society.
Directed by —, Breathless Summer leans on a strong ensemble — Emi Takei, Yosuke Eguchi, Fuka Koshiba — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2012.
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