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Dearest

Dearest

The truth disappears with love

20217.01 Season10 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

Rio Sanada is the president of "Sanada Wellness" and an up-and-coming businesswoman who is selected as one of the "100 people in their 30s who will change the world". She is reunited with her former love interest Daiki Miyazaki, who is now a detective, after 15 years as an important witness to a murder case. In Gifu Prefecture in 2006, Rio is a third-year high-school student who wants to go to the University of Tokyo. She took good care of her younger brother in lieu of their busy father. Before Daiki could confess to her, an incident occurs at the dormitory.

Created by Yukako Shimizu
Written by Yukako Shimizu, Satoko Okudera
Produced by Junko Arai
NetworksTBSMBS

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Top Cast

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Rio Sanada

Kouhei Matsushita

Kouhei Matsushita

Daiki Miyazaki

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Kenichiro Kase

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Shinsuke Goto

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Azusa Sanada

Minami Tanaka

Minami Tanaka

Shiori Tachibana

Yui Sakuma

Yui Sakuma

Hitomi Kuwata

Fumiya Takahashi

Fumiya Takahashi

Yu Asamiya

Eita Okuno

Eita Okuno

Masanobu Sanada

Kanako Miyashita

Kanako Miyashita

Ayaka Kojima

About Dearest

Dearest is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2021. Created by Yukako Shimizu, it stars Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kouhei Matsushita, Arata Iura. Rio Sanada is the president of "Sanada Wellness" and an up-and-coming businesswoman who is selected as one of the "100 people in their 30s who will change the world". She is reunited with her former love interest Daiki Miyazaki, who is now a detective, after 15 years as an important witness to a murder case. In Gifu Prefecture in 2006, Rio is a third-year high-school student who wants to go to the University of Tokyo. She took good care of her younger brother in lieu of their busy father. Before Daiki could confess to her, an incident occurs at the dormitory.

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