

A Fading Summer
2015-01-18 · 60 min / episode · ★ 8.5
A major newspaper has informally decided to employ a female university student. However, shock ripples within the newspaper because of a weekly magazine’s scoop that she is the daughter of the criminal in a serious case. This was the kidnapping of a newborn baby at a big hospital 20 years ago. The criminal demanded a ransom from the director of the hospital instead of the parents. But after the criminal had the large sum of money in hand, he died in an accident while being pursued by the police. The baby was never found. Kaji Hidekazu, a former hotshot journalist who has become deadwood in the wake of an incident, is ordered by the newspaper to re-investigate the kidnapping case. He finds out the shocking, tragic truth which had been kept under wraps.
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- WOWOW FILMS, Dreamax Television, WOWOW
- Countries
- Japan
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- Ended
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Atsuro WatabeHidekazu Kaji
Saburo TokitoSeiichi Muto
Mugi KadowakiHiroko Asakura
Masaki SudaToshiharu Muto
Ryo IwamatsuShuhei Inoue
Kenichi TakitohJunji Horie
Wakana Aoi
Masuyo Iwamoto
Masahiro TodaSoichi Tezuka
Kyusaku ShimadaSadatoshi Otsuki
Atsuko MaedaYu Kahara
Yōko MoriguchiAsako Tezuka
Mayu Tsuruta
Katsumi Kiba
Yoshiko Nakada
B-saku Satoh
Yuka ItayaAyuko Sukawa
Isao HashizumeShunichi Sugino
Toshihito KokuboKoizumi KazuhikoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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