https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Woman_(NTV) - **Title:** Woman - **Format:** Renzoku - **Genre:** Family - **Episodes:** 11 - **Viewership rating:** 13.6% (Kanto) - **Broadcast network:** NTV - **Broadcast period:** 2013-Jul-03 to 2013-Sep-11 - **Air time:** Wednesday 22:00 - **Theme song:** *Voice* by androp   #### **Synopsis** Currently, there are over 1 million single mothers in Japan. Their average annual income is about 2 mil yen (1.8 mil if government subsidies are excluded), which is about a third of the nation's average annual income of 5.4 mil yen. We cannot begin to imagine the stress they are under to make ends meet. Shunned by society, they find it difficult to find a way out of their poverty. This drama showcases how a single mother gives her all in trying to provide for her beloved children. Koharu is a single mother of two, Nozomi and Riku. After the accidental death of her husband Shin, she tries to seek welfare but is deemed ineligible as she doesn't meet certain criteria. When asked if she has any relatives who will be able to provide her financial aid, Koharu says that she has no living relatives. Her mother, Sachi, had abandoned her and her father 20 years ago, for her current husband Kentaro. Since that day, Koharu has had no contact with her mother, and her father had also passed away. When the welfare department called up Sachi, to check if she is able to provide for Koharu, Sachi replies affirmative. Koharu doubts that will happen, since her mother had abandoned her all these years. Then, Koharu decides to meet Sachi... --*NTV*   #### **Cast** - **Mitsushima Hikari** ... *Aoyagi Koharu* - Tanaka Yuko ... *Uesugi Sachi* - Oguri Shun ... *Aoyagi Shin* - Tanimura Mitsuki ... *Sunagawa Aiko* - Nikaido Fumi ... *Uesugi Shiori* - Miura Takahiro ... *Sunagawa Ryosuke* - Usuda Asami ... *Kamata Yuki* - Takahashi Issei ... *Sawamura Yugo* - Suzuki Rio ... *Aoyagi Nozomi* - Suda Rio ... *4-year-old Nozomi* - Takahashi Rai ... *Aoyagi Riku* - Tanaka Rei ... *1-year-old Riku* - Kobayashi Kaoru ... *Uesugi Kentaro* - Kose Tatsuya ... *Kamata Naoto* - Takada Manato ... *Kamata Masato* - Ihara Shogo ... *Sunagawa Shunsuke* - Okayama Hajime ... *Nakano* - Yajima Koichi ... *Fujita* - Inoue Takashi ... *Matsutani Takao*   #### **Production Credits** - **Screenwriter:** Sakamoto Yuji - **Chief Producer:** Ohira Futoshi - **Producers:** Tsugiya Hisashi, Chiba Yukitoshi, Otsuka Eiji - **Directors:** Mizuta Nobuo, Aizawa Jun - **Music:** Miyake Kazunori    - [**English Subtitles**](https://www.d-addicts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137053)