The End of the World (1994)
The End of the World is a 1994 Japanese-language drama series created by Isamu Nakae and Shinji Nojima. It stars Honami Suzuki, Hiroshi Mikami and Sachiko Sakurai.
Maria is in need of money. Because her day-time job doesn't pay enough, she works at night at a cabaret. She needs the money so that she can pay for her sister, Nana's eyes operation. When both Maria and Nana were younger, Maria burned down the home, causing her sister's blindness and killing their father (mother survived.) Shiro is a famous concert pianist. However, he isn't happy with his marriage or his life in general. Maria and Shiro are united through a traffic accident, causing Shiro to be hospitalized. Faking amnesia and his identity, he stays at Maria's place and eventually starts to work at the cabaret as a piano player. As you will find out later on, life was not meant for Maria and Shiro to find one another.
Quick answers
What is The End of the World about?
Maria is in need of money. Because her day-time job doesn't pay enough, she works at night at a cabaret. She needs the money so that she can pay for her sister, Nana's eyes operation. When both Maria and Nana were younger, Maria burned down the home, causing her sister's blindness and killing their father (mother survived.) Shiro is a famous concert pianist. However, he isn't happy with his marriage or his life in general. Maria and Shiro are united through a traffic accident, causing Shiro to be hospitalized. Faking amnesia and his identity, he stays at Maria's place and eventually starts to work at the cabaret as a piano player. As you will find out later on, life was not meant for Maria and Shiro to find one another.
When was The End of the World released?
The End of the World was released on 10 January 1994.
How many episodes does The End of the World have?
The End of the World has 12 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made The End of the World?
The End of the World was created by Isamu Nakae, Shinji Nojima and Toru Hayashi.
Cast
- Honami Suzuki as Sunada Maria
- Hiroshi Mikami as Takamura Shiro
- Sachiko Sakurai as Sunada Nana
- Etsushi Toyokawa as Kamiya Seiji
- Ryuichi Ohura as Mishima Jun
- Megumi Yokoyama as Kagami Rumi
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Sunada Yuko
- Koujiro Shimizu as Yoshida Kiyoshi
- Shigemitsu Ogi as Sasaki Minoru
- Mio Takaki as Takamura Yuriko
- Yoshihiro Katō as Nimura Koichi
- Naomi Akimoto as Tanabe Kyoko