Bitter Sugar
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User Rating
Current user rating: 98/100 (4 votes)
Profile
- TV Show: Bitter Sugar
- Romaji: Bitaa Shugaa
- Japanese: ビタ-シュガ-
- Director: Shinichi Nishitani, Shohei Doi
- Writer: Oshima Masumi, Masako Imai
- Network: NHK
- Episodes: 10
- Release Date: October 18 - December 20, 2011
- Runtime: Tuesdays 22:55-23:24
- TV Ratings: 4.5%
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
"Bittersugar" tells the story of three women who are all nearing the age of 40. An incident then damages their friendship and leads them to open up about their true feelings ...
Notes
- Filming begins August 9, 2011.
- "Bittersugar" is the first drama series actress Ryo has held the leading actress role.
Cast
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| Ryo | Emi Wakui | Sawa Suzuki | Shugo Oshinari | Takanori Takeyama |
| Ichiko Ijima | Mari Hashimoto | Natsu Igarashi | Asahi Tobisawa | Kengo Igarashi |
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| Waka Inoue | Chika Arakawa | Yoshihiko Hakamada | Kosuke Toyohara | Hideki Togi |
| Fusae Tsuji | Mizuki Igarashi | Kotaro Iwamoto | Takumi Miyake | Shinji Naito |
Additional Cast Members:
- Karin Yamaguchi - Hiroko Ejima
- Johnny Yoshinaga - Hijikata
- Shizuka Nakamura - Koito
- Kisho Ichiyama - ep.2
- Takayuki Takuma - ep.5
- Yuki Furukawa - ep.7-8
- Yorie Yamashita - ep.7
- Masahiro Kobayashi - ep.7
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Date | Ratings (Kanto Region) |
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| 01 | 10/18/2011 | 3.8% |
| 02 | 10/25/2011 | 5.9% |
| 03 | 11/01/2011 | 4.7% |
| 04 | 11/08/2011 | 4.2% |
| 05 | 11/15/2011 | 4.5% |
| 06 | 11/22/2011 | 3.9% |
| 07 | 11/29/2011 | 4.3% |
| 08 | 12/06/2011 | 3.8% |
| 09 | 12/13/2011 | 5.6% |
| 10 | 12/20/2011 | 4.6% |
| Average | 4.5% | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
