Like a Girl Playing House

Original title: ママゴト

• 2016
• •
• Ended

• Drama
• Family

Onchi Eiko, the proprietress of a bar, is trapped in a sad, hidden past. One day, an old friend Shigeko shows up with her 5-year-old son Daiji in tow. Shigeko entrusts him to Eiko and disappears after she leaves a farewell letter. As Eiko looks at the innocent Daiji, she is reminded of her own past. The two of them who have no one to turn to, begin a life together as fake mother and son in this peculiar and yet heartrending story.

Seasons

1

Episodes

8

Episode length

~30m

First aired

Aug 30, 2016

Networks

NHK BS Premium

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan