The Dream of Nepenthes (2017)
Original title: ウツボカズラの夢
The Dream of Nepenthes is a 2017 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Mirai Shida, Nene Otsuka and Sayuri Kokusho.
Mifuyu is a high school student. Her mom suffers from a severe illness, which causes Mifuyu to spend most of her time taking care of her and doing housework. She doesn't think about her future after high school. Mifuyu's mom dies, her dad brings his girlfriend to their house and kicks Mifuyu out. Mifuyu goes to the home where her mom's cousin lives, in a high-class residential area in Tokyo.
Cast
- Mirai Shida as Mifuyu Saito
- Nene Otsuka as Naoko Kashimada
- Sayuri Kokusho as Hitomi Fukumoto
- Matsu as Keisuke Yoshioka
- Hyunri as Haruka Saito
- Junichi Haruta as Koji Saito
- Shuhei Uesugi as Ryuhei Kajimada
- Emi Maki as Kyoko Tsuruoka
- Ririka Kawashima as Mio Kashimada
- Oshirō Maeda
- Miyoko Yoshimoto as Yukie Saito
- Yuichi Haba as Yutaro Kashimada