Angels with Broken Wings (2006)
A miniseries starring famous actresses, based on the short story collection "Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi" by the author Yoshi. This dark drama has a different story for each episode, as the name of the series "Angels With Broken Wings" hints, the common theme is women who have lost their way in life. The series touches subjects like prostitution, peer pressure, gambling, theft and isolation.
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Episode 1 - Impulse
Release Date: 2007-02-26Yoshimura Yuri works on the night shift at a convenience store. Depressed, she has given up on life, and numerous times, she attempts to commit suicide. Yuri is haunted by her past; back in school, she cut herself, but her mother, instead of caring, accused her of doing so just to attract attention. Now, she is required to visit the doctor for monthly check-ups. At the convenience store she works at, she meets Nagasaka Hiroki, an optimistic university student, who is curious about why she acts so negatively towards life.
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Episode 2 - Sakura
Release Date: 2007-03-05Saitou Haruka's alias is Sayuri, a naive girl who attends Internet chat cafés. In reality, she is a "Sakura", a girl who attends these Internet cafés, cheating off of ignorant men and their affections towards her by re-selling the jewelry and clothes they give to her for money. She wasn't like this a few years ago, and she blames her shameful father for it. She swore that she would never become like him, pathetic, helpless, poor and always begging for forgiveness whenever he makes a mistake. Suddenly, one day, while planning for her next date as Sayuri, she bumps into Kouki, who she finds has everything she wants in a man: Wealth, ambition and good looks.
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Episode 3 - Time Travel
Release Date: 2007-03-12Nakagawa Kana has worked hard all her life to become a successful competitive swimmer. Under her father's pressure, she is aiming to become a representative at the next big swimming competition for her school. Life is much like a swimming race, every second counts, and to Kana doing anything else other than being the best is pointless. One day, she gets caught in one of her shoplifting acts – something she does only for the thrill rather than for the product – by her childhood friend, Daisuke. Without much consideration, she pulls him to a nearby hotel where they spend the night together. However, Kana does not expect what happens afterwards would affect everything she has worked for.
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Episode 4 - Merchandise
Release Date: 2007-03-19Four years ago, Satou Yoshimi underwent plastic surgery, throwing her past away in the process. Now, she is the top girl at an extravagant hostess bar and with the support from a wealthy client, she has everything she has ever wanted, from apartments to necklaces. Yet even though she has never been more satisfied, she feels that something is missing in her life. Suddenly one day, she comes across a pet store, where she quickly develops an admiration for a stray puppy. Slowly, with the help of the pet store employee, she discovers what was truly lost.