Bonds of Love

Overview

Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into Ryohei's life, and he and Yukiko fall deeply in love. Yukiko, however, reveals that she has a violent husband in prison - with only a week left until his release. Ryohei, desperate to maintain his social standing, brings Yukiko to the mountains in Nagano and sets in motion an unthinkable, tragic chain of events.

Cast

Mari Sono

Yukiko Hirai

Makoto Fujita

Ryohei Suzuki

Chisako Hara

Sanae Suzuki

Yuka Yoshida

Mina Suzuki

Makoto Satō

Kenji Hirai

Kyū Sazanka

Hamuro

Kazuya Oguri

General Affairs Section Chief

Sachio Sakai

Miyata

Yoshio Katsube

Kaizuka

Wataru Ōmae

Horikawa