Last Friends

Last Friends starring Nagasawa Masami, Ueno Juri, Eita, Nishikido Ryo, Mizukawa Asami, Yamazaki Shigenori. Who in this drama are connected by the red string of fate.*

Aida Michiru has been asked by her boyfriend Oikawa Sosuke, who works for the Child Welfare Department, to move in. Innocent Michiru accepts but only if her mother approves. After assuring her mother that she will still continue to pay for the apartment her mother is living, Michiru's mother grants her permission to move in with her boyfriend Sosuke.


While out shopping for the apartment she and Sosuke will be sharing together, Michiru is reunited with her childhood best friend, Kishimoto Ruka. They spend a little time catching up on old memories then exchange cellphone numbers so they can call and email each other.

Michiru goes home to Sosuke and so far things are looking up for Michiru. She has finally found happiness with Sosuke. Things make a turn for the worse when Michiru wakes suddenly and sees Sosuke going through her cellphone. She asks if he's found anything weird and he starts accusing her of cheating on him with a man name Ruka. Michiru insist that Ruka, though her name is strange, is indeed a woman that she used to go to school with. Sosuke not believing Michiru becomes violent with her. Thus begins this story of secrets, lies, violence, love, betrayal, pain, heartache and life in general.

This show has a number of issues being dealt with. If you're sensitive to domestic violence, gay/lesbian lifestyle or suicide then you probably shouldn't watch this show. It does have a good message that goes with it and it shows you what some people have to deal with on a daily basis in their lives. There's lessons that can be learned watching this drama. If you can handle it, you should give it a try.

This is a fan made video with clips from Last Friends. The song is called Prisoner of Love by Utada Hikaru and it is the dramas opening song and insert song.




* The red string of fate (as shown in the above picture) is "an invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break" - also referred to as the red thread of destiny, red thread of fate (and by other variants) is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese legend and is also used in Japanese legend. (This information can be found on Wikipedia if you would like to read more.)