Japanese Drama - Koritsuku Natsu

* Title: 凍りつく夏
* Title (romaji): Koritsuku Natsu
* Also known as: Frozen Summer
* Genre: Renzoku drama
* Episodes: 11
* Broadcast network: NTV
* Broadcast period: 1998-07-06 to 1998-09-14
* Theme song:
o Tashikamete Ite yo, by Suzuki Sachiko
o Ano sora e, by Muroi Shigeru

Synopsis

The Oikawa children are still coming to terms with the death of their mother and the addition of a stepmother. The head of the family takes out his frustration on the children, inflicting mental and physical wounds, while the children's lives outside the home reflect their abuse as they get into everything from street violence to teenage companion services. A sharp lawyer and new stepmother to the children attempts to forge a stable family, but as she does so the mystery behind her predecessor's death slowly becomes chillingly clear to her... --- NTV

Cast

* Muroi Shigeru
* Sano Shiro
* Nogiwa Yoko
* Takagi Saya
* Yamaguchi Sayaka
* Kashiwabara Shuji
* Komine Rena
* Fujiwara Tatsuya
* Hosokawa Shigeki
* Hasegawa Rie

Production Credits

* Screenwriters: Egashira Michiru, Yokota Rie
* Producers: Kimura Motoko (木村元子), Sato Jo (佐藤丈)
* Directors: Kunimoto Masahiro, Tanaka Toshikazu (田中壽一), Shirakawa Tsukasa (白川士)
* Music: