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Adult Choice (1992)

Adult Choice poster
Original title
おとなの選択
Directed by
Yamada Takamichi, Matsumoto Ken
Cast
Matsuda Seiko, Takuma Shin, Bessho Tetsuya, Takahashi Hitomi, Tokoshima Yoshiko, Otakara Tomoko, Tanaka Yoshitake, Achiwa Satomi
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 11 episodes

How it feels

Miki loses her parents in a ferry accident and is raised by an aunt. After college she becomes a banker and reconnects with Yoichiro who also lost his parents in the same tragedy. She accepts his proposal for practical reasons, abandoning her longtime boyfriend Koji, but her new married life becomes complicated when Yoichiro's sister returns home.

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What happens

『おとなの選択』(おとなのせんたく)は、1992年1月10日から同年3月20日まで、TBS系列『金曜ドラマ』枠で放送されたテレビドラマ。全11回。松田聖子の連続ドラマ初主演作。 フェリーの転覆事故で両親を失った未希と妹・彩は叔母に引き取られる。大学を卒業し銀行員になった未希は、事故の犠牲者の法要に出席し、同じく事故で両親を亡くした遙一郎と再会。遙一郎からプロポーズされた未希は、打算から学生時代からの恋人・光児を捨て条件の良い遙一郎との結婚を選ぶ。だが、遙一郎の姉・かおるが出戻ってきて、思い描いていた新婚生活とは違うものになっていく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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