is a Japanese television drama series. It premiered on TBS on January 12, 2012. The drama revolves around the members of the Ihara family who operate a funeral parlor in Tokyo.
Show Synopsis The funeral parlor has been run by Ihara Masato’s (Tomohisa Yamashita) family for generations. Masato grows to hate the family business due to the teasing he has for being "the undertaker's kid", and he leaves home early in life. The sudden death of his estranged father and the disappearance of his older brother Kento (Takashi Sorimachi) leave the Ihara-ya in Masato's reluctant hands.
The Ihara-ya has close ties with the police and mostly handles the bodies of people who have died under mysterious or unexplained circumstances. On occasions, when the police simply classify the deaths as accidental, Masato tries to find out the truth for the sake of the surviving family, even though he knows that he is being meddlesome.
Masato ends up dealing with these silent bodies, the painful reasons behind their deaths, and the harsh realities of the world together with rookie detective Sakamaki Yuki (Nana Eikura). As he does so, he starts to face up to his own life and family.
Cast Actor Character Notes Tomohisa Yamashita Second son of the Ihara family; takes over Ihara-ya after his father's death; formerly a high-level employee in an izakaya chain Nana Eikura Rookie detective; former acquaintance of Masato Takashi Sorimachi Eldest son of the Ihara family; Masato's half-brother; worked at the Ihara-ya since graduating from high school; mysteriously disappeared two months before his father's death Atsuko Maeda Middle child and eldest daughter of the Ihara family; looks after the accounts of Ihara-ya; has a minor physical disability Yuri Chinen Youngest son of the Ihara family; university student; left home early in life like Masato Ito Ono Youngest child of the Ihara family Kohei Otomo Ihara-ya employee Tsutomu Yamazaki Former police chief; Ihara family friend Keizo Kanie Ihara patriarch; Masato's father Kensei Mikami TBA Sansei Shiomi TBA Isono Kiroko TBA Rei Okamoto TBA Mami Hashimoto TBA Masaya Kikawada TBA
Crew Screenwriter: Chiho Watanabe Directors: Yasuharu Ishii, Ryutaro Kawashima, Yamamuro Daisuke Producer: Hidenori Iyoda
Episodes EpisodeAir dateTitleOutlineRating1TBATBA15.3
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