The Cicada's Eighth Day

Name: The Cicada's Eighth Day
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Family
Released: 2010-03-30
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Rei Dan, Seiran Kobayashi, Kie Kitano, Yuka Itaya, Kanji Tsuda

7.5First aired 2010-03-30Last aired 2010-05-04Status: Ended

DramaMysteryFamily

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Networks: NHK G

Overview

Kiwako Nonomiya is devastated after Takehiro Akiyama, the married man she has been having an affair with, manipulates her into getting an abortion by promising to marry her and then refusing to divorce his wife. Kiwako then learns of Takehiro's wife's pregnancy. One morning, while Takehiro and his wife Etsuko are away, Kiwako sneaks into their home to get a look at their six-month-old child. Without a thought for the consequences, she carries the baby away. Kiwako then raises the child as her own, while being a fugitive from the law.