Last Friends

ラスト·フレンズ
Genre: Drama, Friendship
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: April 10, 2008 – June 19, 2008

Last Friends (ラスト·フレンズ Rasuto Furenzu?) is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV at 10:00 pm every Thursday from April 10, 2008 until June 17, 2008. The special, consisting of a recap and some new additional scenes aired on June 26, 2008.

Synopsis
Michiru Aida is a beauty parlour assistant who returns to Tokyo after four years of absence. She moves in with her boyfriend, Sousuke Oikawa, who works in the Child Welfare Division. She quickly becomes the victim of DV and is bullied at her workplace. Ruka Kishimoto is Michiru's best friend that works part-time at a mechanic shop and is a brilliant motocross racer. She has a problem which she cannot confide to anyone and her worry becomes evident throughout the series. Takeru Mizhushima is a professional hair makeup artist by day and a bartender by night who suffers from a traumatic past. The three meet by chance and a journey of friendship begins.
Plot
A pregnant Michiru is first seen walking in a fishing village area, wondering about her friends and a horrible death which occurred laments the fact that she did not have the ability to know what is in a person's heart, and therefore could not stop the death. However, she acknowledges that her friends are supporting her even though she betrayed Ruka.

Present day Tokyo, Michiru is working at a beauty parlour when she sees her boyfriend, Sousuke Oikawa waving at her and pointing out a place to meet him for dinner. When she does, Sousuke gives her a cup for her birthday present and invites her to live together. Michiru gets permission from her mother and tells Sousuke that she will move in soon, first buying pair furniture. At the department store, Michiru is seen by Ruka, who chases the bus Michiru has boarded. In her hurry, Ruka bumps into Takeru and drops her cup. She catches up, and the two meet each other for the first time in four years. Later that day, Ruka meets Takeru again after Eri drags her along to the night bar where Takeru works.

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Cast
Main characters
Michiru Aida
Japanese Live action actor: Masami Nagasawa

Ruka Kishimoto
Japanese Live action actor: Juri Ueno

Takeru Mizushima
Japanese Live action actor: Eita

Eri Takigawa
Japanese Live action actor: Asami Mizukawa

Sousuke Oikawa
Japanese Live action actor: Ryo Nishikido

Supporting characters
Tomohiko Ogura
Japanese Live action actor: Shigenori Yamazaki

Aki Nishihara as Reina Hiratsuka
Rea Ranka as Sayuri Mita
Sayaka Hirano as Mayumi Okabe
Mitsuko Baisho as Chinatsu Aida
Takeru Shibuya as Naoya Higuchi
Toshiyuki Kitami as Kenichiro Endo
Yuko Ito as Yuko Shirahata
Tetsushi Tanaka as Kazumi Hayashida
Mayumi Asaka as Yoko Kishimoto
Mitsuru Hirata as Shuji Kishimoto
Mitsuki Nagashima as Shogo Kishimoto

OST
Last Friends OST