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TV series

Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

20141 season6.4 / 10

Life is simple for Sasamoto Sawa, a young housewife, but when the adulteress Takigawa Rikako moves into her neighborhood, so too does a new world of sophistication and sex. After Takigawa is nearly caught in the act, Sasamoto covers for her during the ensuing aftermath, unwittingly involving herself with a handsome teacher named Kitano Yuichi — and discovering her own desires for extramarital passions.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

Life is simple for Sasamoto Sawa, a young housewife, but when the adulteress Takigawa Rikako moves into her neighborhood, so too does a new world of sophistication and sex. After Takigawa is nearly caught in the act, Sasamoto covers for her during the ensuing aftermath, unwittingly involving herself with a handsome teacher named Kitano Yuichi — and discovering her own desires for extramarital passions.

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

Cast

Aya UetoSawa Sasamoto
Michiko KichiseRikako Takikawa
Takumi SaitohYuichiro Kitano
Kazuki KitamuraOsamu Kato
Kosuke SuzukiShunsuke Sasamoto
Ayumi ItoNoriko Kitano
Haruka KinamiMisuzu Hasegawa
Houka KinoshitaToru Takigawa

Credits

Created by
Yumiko Inoue
Written by
Yumiko Inoue

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
11
Original language
Japanese
Original title
昼顔〜平日午後3時の恋人たち〜

Networks & production

  • Fuji TVJapan
  • Fuji TV Drama Production CenterJapan
  • Fuji Television NetworkJapan
  • KADOKAWA Daiei StudioJapan

Themes

extramarital affairjapanromance