The Sun Never Sets (TV series)


The Sun Never Sets is a 2000 Japanese television series. Starring Hideaki Takizawa, Yasuko Matsuyuki and Yūka, it aired from 13 April to 22 June 2000 on Fuji TV.

Plot

Nao Masaki is a 17-year-old high school student whose family runs an Okonomiyaki shop. One day, his mother Teruko Masaki goes for a walk with her dog but never return. Next morning, when the family hears news of an unidentified woman being taken to the hospital, they rush there only to find that his mother has died due to "death from overwork". With deep remorse, Nao presides over the cremation only to discover a surgeon's scalpel in her ashes that could only have come from her body. Suspecting medical malpractice, he decides to find out the truth of her death. With the help of a neighbourhood lawyer Setsu Kirino, will he succeed in finding the truth of her death when the hospital is determined to hide it until the end?

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