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.
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014) is a drama and soap series that premiered on July 17, 2014, spanning 1 season and 11 episodes. It stars Aya Ueto, Michiko Kichise, Takumi Saitoh and Kazuki Kitamura. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 28 ratings.
Aya Ueto
as Sawa Sasamoto
Michiko Kichise
as Rikako Takikawa
Takumi Saitoh
as Yuichiro Kitano
Kazuki Kitamura
as Osamu Kato
Kosuke Suzuki
as Shunsuke Sasamoto
Ayumi Ito
as Noriko Kitano
Haruka Kinami
as Misuzu Hasegawa
Houka Kinoshita
as Toru Takigawa
Yasushi Fuchikami
as Tomoya Hagiwara
Atsuko Takahata
as Keiko Sasamoto
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 28 ratings.
You'd think there was room for this deep dive into human desires and the messiness of relationships, but the drama just stumbled into this predictable mess of melodrama and characters you could barely see through. The characters were supposedly torn apart by the whole moral dilemma of their sneaky affairs but they did the bare minimum in that regard. Even the romantic tension felt too forced, superficial and…
Reviewed on February 20, 2024
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Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014) is available to stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Kocowa Amazon Channel and Kocowa. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon has 1 season and 11 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on July 17, 2014.
No. Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on September 25, 2014.
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014) stars Aya Ueto, Michiko Kichise, Takumi Saitoh, Kazuki Kitamura and Kosuke Suzuki. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014) is rated 6.4 out of 10 from 28 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like drama and soap series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
