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三軒目の誘惑

三軒目の誘惑 poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

A housewife named Kyoko feels overwhelmed by household chores because her husband and two kids each live for themselves. She starts volunteering and finds a small sense of purpose, but an elderly man she cares for sends her a passionate love letter which starts to break apart the family.

understateddomesticmelancholicquietintrospectiveslow-burngroundedbittersweet

What happens

『三軒目の誘惑』(さんげんめのゆうわく)は、1994年4月14日から6月30日までの間、日本テレビ系列で毎週木曜21:00 - 21:54(JST)に放送されていた、上野瞭原作のテレビドラマ。 東京近郊の新興住宅地。夫・慶は仕事に追われ家庭を顧みず、息子・励や娘・千洋は自分たちの気の向くままに生活し、それぞれが自分のために時間を使っている中、妻・恭子だけが家事に追いまくられる毎日。友人の勧めでボランティア活動を始めた恭子はささやかな生きがいを見つけるが、世話をしている老人のひとりから熱烈なラブレターを受けとり、それをきっかけに家庭崩壊が始まる…。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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