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Like a Girl Playing House (2016)
Onchi Eiko, the proprietress of a bar, is trapped in a sad, hidden past. One day, an old friend Shigeko shows up with her 5-year-old son Daiji in tow. Shigeko entrusts him to Eiko and disappears after she leaves a farewell letter. As Eiko looks at the innocent Daiji, she is reminded of her own past. The two of them who have no one to turn to, begin a life together as fake mother and son in this peculiar and yet heartrending story.
Keywords: tmdb.based-on-manga,
tmdb.tragic-past,
tmdb.pretend-relationship,
tmdb.mother-son-relationship,
mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series,
imdb.tv-mini-series,
tmdb.child-abandonment
Production companies: NHK
Network: NHK BS Premium
Runtime: 240 min.
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Aug. 29, 2016
Last Air Date: Oct. 18, 2016, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
