Yaneura no Koibito

Housewife Saijo Kinuka (Ishida Hikari) moved to a Western-style house in Kamakura with her husband Makoto (Katsumura Masanobu), daughter Honoka (Otomo Karen) and son following the death of her father-in-law. This was strongly encouraged by her father-in-law’s second wife Chizuko (Takahata Atsuko). Despite her reservations about living on the same property as her mother-in-law, Kinuka decides to shift. It is a house she has wanted to fulfil her longtime dream of holding flower arrangement classes in her own salon and for her family of four to live spaciously. On the day of the housewarming party, Kinuka’s ex-boyfriend Seno Itsuki (Imai Tsubasa) suddenly shows up even though they parted ways 18 years ago. He says he is being pursued by debt collectors and wants her to conceal him. She instinctively feels fear and tries to turn him away but he disappears. Strange things start happening in the household. The food in the fridge goes down, her husband’s laundry goes missing, and then she hears the sounds of a violin on her wedding anniversary. When Kinuka climbs up to the attic guided by the music, she finds Seno playing the violin. He had settled there in secret and started observing the family’s real self. Kinuka begins to learn the secrets that her family and even her good friend Suganuma Kyoko (Miura Rieko) have kept mum about. She is driven into a corner mentally and her feelings for Seno waver. Then a murder sets the wheels of destiny in motion.

Synopsis: JDrama Weblog