Kyoko is a nurse who is betrayed by her husband, Toyoki. She is so furious that she kidnaps Mayo, the baby born between Toyoki and his girlfriend Tokiko. Kyoko decides to call the baby Botan and starts raising her in secrecy. The couple is broken-hearted, but the following year, Tokiko gives birth to a baby girl whom they name Kayo. They devote themselves to loving the child and try hard to forget their sad past. Consequently, Mayo and Kayo grow up not knowing about each other.
Nanako Okochi
Mikami Botan
Maju Ozawa
Nojima Kayo
Maiko Kawakami
Uemura Kyoko
Satoshi Jinbo
Koresawa Toyoki
Sawako Kitahara
Nojima Fukiko
Nishimura Kazuhiko
Kiyohara Yukio
Emi Shindō
Uchida Miharu
Jinya Sato
Nojima Taizo
Hiroto Yoshimitsu
Mikami Tomoshige
Masayuki Yorozu
Mikami Kazuto
Love and Hatred is a drama series that first aired in 2004. Created by Takehiro Nakajima, it stars Nanako Okochi, Maju Ozawa, Maiko Kawakami. Kyoko is a nurse who is betrayed by her husband, Toyoki. She is so furious that she kidnaps Mayo, the baby born between Toyoki and his girlfriend Tokiko. Kyoko decides to call the baby Botan and starts raising her in secrecy. The couple is broken-hearted, but the following year, Tokiko gives birth to a baby girl whom they name Kayo. They devote themselves to loving the child and try hard to forget their sad past. Consequently, Mayo and Kayo grow up not knowing about each other.
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