The Ordinary People (1993)

10/11/1993 (JP) • 1h

Drama

Overview

Upon entering college, Narumi forms the Asunaro Group along with four other boys and girls. In time, she starts to date Tamotsu, whom she felt attracted to when she first saw him at the entrance exam. Although the two are happy together at first, their very different backgrounds cause them gradually to fall out and ultimately break up. Immediately following the break up, a member of the group dies a terrible death, and this brings the group to an end. The members go their separate ways, but Narumi and Tamotsu do not forget each other. Four years later, when the group reunites on the anniversary of the death of their friend, Tamotsu proposes to Narumi. The story follows the Asunaro Group members’ growth into adulthood as they struggle with the boundary between friendship and love, deal with bitter experiences, and find love for the first time.

Top Billed Cast

Hikari Ishida

Narumi Sonoda

11 Episodes

Michitaka Tsutsui

Tamotsu Kakei

11 Episodes

Takuya Kimura

Osamu Toride

11 Episodes

Anju Suzuki

Seika Higashiyama

11 Episodes

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Junichiro Matsuoka

11 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1993 | 11 Episodes

Season 1 of The Ordinary People premiered on October 11, 1993.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

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