A2Z
TV Show · Romance · Drama

Natsumi is a literary editor married to a man who works at a rival publishing company. The childless couple spends their days working hard until he confesses that he’s having an affair. Though heart-broken, Natsumi meets a young post office worker and falls in love. This stylish love tale uses the alphabet to explore romance, marital stress, and the career woes of a woman in her 30s – from A2Z.

2023 · 35m
Starring Kyoko Fukada, Kenta Nishimoto, Haruka Kinami
Director Hidenori Joho, Michio Mitsuno

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Chapter 1
    Natsumi and Kazuhiro spend almost a decade as a childless married couple working for rival firms. Their relationship falls apart like a house of cards when adultery comes into play.
    35m
  • EPISODE 2
    Chapter 2
    Natsumi and Kazuhiro cross paths as a separated couple at a funeral, and end up making a drunken mistake that can affect the course of their relationship.
    37m
  • EPISODE 3
    Chapter 3
    Kazuhiro has many questions on his mind after he answers an ill-timed call on Natsumi's phone; Shohei, a promising writer, shows up with Kazuhiro while Natsumi is hanging out with her workmates.
    31m
  • EPISODE 4
    Chapter 4
    Naruo's presence becomes a breath of fresh air in Natsumi's otherwise hectic life; Fujii wants a publishing contract with Shohei at any cost; Kazuhiro unwinds at home.
    36m
  • EPISODE 5
    Chapter 5
    Kazuhiro's badly timed call to Natsumi remains unanswered, but fractures Naruo's trust; Natsumi is willing to do whatever it takes to win a publishing contract with Shohei; Kazuhiro fuels Natsumi's displeasure.
    32m
  • EPISODE 6
    Chapter 6
    Natsumi barely reacts to the crucial developments in Fuyuko and Kazuhiro's love life; Fujii runs out of patience and turns up the heat on Natsumi.
    31m

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Cast & Crew

  • Kyoko Fukada
    Natsumi Sawano
  • Kenta Nishimoto
    Shigeo Sakagami
  • Haruka Kinami
    Kyoko Tachibana
  • K‌Y
    Kaito Yoshimura
    Shohei Nagayama
  • M‌H
    Miona Hori
    Fuyuko Motomiya
  • Nene Ohtsuka
    Jinko Tokita
  • Kei Tanaka
    Kazuhiro Morishita
  • H‌J
    Hidenori Joho
    Director
  • M‌M
    Michio Mitsuno
    Director
  • Y‌M
    Yuko Matsuda
    Writer

About

A2Z

Romance

Natsumi is a literary editor married to a man who works at a rival publishing company. The childless couple spends their days working hard until he confesses that he’s having an affair. Though heart-broken, Natsumi meets a young post office worker and falls in love. This stylish love tale uses the alphabet to explore romance, marital stress, and the career woes of a woman in her 30s – from A2Z.

Information

Studio
KyodoTV
Released
2023

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English (United States) , Chinese, Simplified , Indonesian (Indonesia) , Japanese (Japan) (SDH), Korean (South Korea) , Thai (Thailand)

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Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.
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  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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