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"Help me." A housewife, Teruko, receives a phone call from her best friend, the chanson singer Lui. "Help me."... Those words were also Teruko's own voice. Having reached her limit with her abusive husband who continues to treat her like a servant, Teruko is kicked out of the apartment she has lived in for many years, and with the at-a-glance Lui in the passenger seat, they begin their escape from Tokyo! In fact, both of them are hiding a "secret" in their hearts. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Teruko & Lui" (照子と瑠衣) by Inoue Areno (井上荒野)

Jun Fubuki
Teruko Otonashi

Mari Natsuki
Lui Morita

Shin'ya Ohwada
Toshiro Nishimura

Momoko Fukuchi
Yoriko Omisaki

Yuki Saori
Shizuko Udagawa

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
Joji Azusagawa

Yasuko Matsuyuki
Fuyuko

Sayu Kubota
Teruko (20 years old)

Kaoru Mitsumune
Lui (20 years old)

Yumia Fujisaki
Yuna
Teruko & Lui is a drama series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of based on novel or book, female friendship, life. Created by Akiko Ohku, it stars Jun Fubuki, Mari Natsuki, Shin'ya Ohwada. "Help me." A housewife, Teruko, receives a phone call from her best friend, the chanson singer Lui. "Help me."... Those words were also Teruko's own voice. Having reached her limit with her abusive husband who continues to treat her like a servant, Teruko is kicked out of the apartment she has lived in for many years, and with the at-a-glance Lui in the passenger seat, they begin their escape from Tokyo! In fact, both of them are hiding a "secret" in their hearts. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Teruko & Lui" (照子と瑠衣) by Inoue Areno (井上荒野)
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