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The Swallows Don't Come Back
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The Swallows Don't Come Back

2024-04-30 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.0

Drama

Riki, who works as a temp, is distressed when her colleague invites her to earn money by donating her eggs. However, after taking the interview, she realizes it’s not for egg donation but for surrogacy. A former ballet dancer, Kusaoke Motoi, and his wife, Yuko, are looking for a surrogate mother to bear their child in exchange for high rewards.

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Creators
Osada Ikue
Production companies
NHK
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Shizuka IshibashiShizuka Ishibashi
Goro InagakiGoro Inagaki
Yuki UchidaYuki Uchida
Hitomi KurokiHitomi Kuroki
Win MorisakiWin Morisaki
Marika ItoMarika Ito
Romi ParkRomi Park
Yasuko TomitaYasuko Tomita
Shigeyuki TotsugiShigeyuki Totsugi
Yuko NakamuraYuko Nakamura
Yoshi SakōYoshi Sakō
Michiko AmekuMichiko Ameku
Mitsuru FukikoshiMitsuru Fukikoshi
Seikō ItōSeikō Itō

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