The Sun Never Sets (TV series)
The Sun Never Sets (Japanese: 太陽は沈まない, Hepburn: Taiyou wa Shizumanai) is a 2000 Japanese television series. Starring Hideaki Takizawa, Yasuko Matsuyuki and Yūka, it aired from 13 April to 22 June 2000 on Fuji TV.
| The Sun Never Sets | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Fumie Mizuhashi |
| Directed by | Isamu Nakae Naruhide Mizuta Shinichi Sakuraba |
| Starring | Hideaki Takizawa Yasuko Matsuyuki Yūka |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
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Plot
Nao Masaki (Hideaki Takizawa) is a 17-year-old high school student whose family runs an Okonomiyaki shop. One day, his mother Teruko Masaki (Keiko Takeshita) goes for a walk with her dog but never return. Next morning, when the family hears news of an unidentified woman being taken to the hospital, they rush there only to find that his mother has died due to "death from overwork". With deep remorse, Nao presides over the cremation only to discover a surgeon's scalpel in her ashes that could only have come from her body. Suspecting medical malpractice, he decides to find out the truth of her death. With the help of a neighbourhood lawyer Setsu Kirino (Yasuko Matsuyuki), will he succeed in finding the truth of her death when the hospital is determined to hide it until the end?[1][2][3]
Cast
- Hideaki Takizawa as Nao Masaki
- Yasuko Matsuyuki as Setsu Kirino
- Yūka as Ami Isetani
- Keiko Takeshita as Teruko Masaki
- Ran Ito as Akiko Isetani
- Isao Bito as Shiro Masaki
- Ren Osugi as Keizo Isetani
- Hitomi Satō as Yuko Masaki
- Masaki Kyomoto as Etsushi Minami
References
- "THE SUN SHINES FOREVER". Fuji Creative Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "太阳不西沉 太陽は沈まない (2000)". Douban. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "太阳不西沉 Ep. 1-11 (with English subtitle)". 15 August 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019 – via YouTube.