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恋路海岸

恋路海岸 poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

A woman with a dark past arrives in a coastal town in Japan after leaving her family. She is mistaken for a stowaway but is saved by a man who also carries painful memories. The two gradually learn about each other's burdens while living resiliently.

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What happens

『恋路海岸』(こいじかいがん)は、TBS系列で1979年7月27日 - 10月12日に放送された日本のテレビドラマ。 石川県小松市を舞台に、離婚届を出して水沢家を飛び出して来たなどという暗い過去を背負った女性・杏子(真野響子)が、密航者と間違われそうになるが、つらい思い出を持つ男・太郎(林隆三)に救われる。杏子は花子と名乗り町に居つく。その中で、互いの重荷を少しずつ知り始める。テーマは深刻だが、二人とも重荷を背負いつつも、考え込まず、たくましく生きるという設定である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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