Strait of Roses

Overview

Kawashima Toshio (Utsui Ken), an assistant professor at a university medical school and an excellent surgeon, becomes mayor after his father-in-law falls ill. The evil hand of organized crime, cleverly disguised, has begun to take hold in the city. Toshio, who has risen up to protect the citizens, is beset with family problems, including the mysterious departure of his beloved wife Yukiko (Hama Mie) from home and the resulting delinquency of his beloved daughter Mayumi (Saito Tomoko). Carrying this heavy burden, Toshio fights with the help of Nagai Masayuki (Kanda Masateru), a young newspaper reporter with whom he has a deep connection. However, in the midst of this struggle, an eerie truth about his missing wife's scandalous past and the shadow of a certain man begin to appear like a mirage...

Series details

First air date

1978

Last air date

1978

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

26

Episode runtime

55 min

Genres

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Original language

JA

Origin country

JP

Networks

TBS

Production

Daiei TV-Film, TBS

Cast

Ken Utsui

Cast member

Mie Hama

Cast member

Tomoko Saitō

Cast member

Chieko Matsubara

Cast member

Masaki Kanda

Cast member

Takenori Murano

Cast member