Spring Has Come
# Spring Has Come

Spring Has Come (Japanese: 春が来た, Hepburn: Harugakita) is a Japanese television series starring Kai and Kana Kurashina. The series is based on a novel with the same name and is written by Kuniko Mukōda. It aired on WOWOW every Saturday at 10:00 (JST) starting from January 13, 2018.

## Plot

This tele about a Kishikawa Naoko, a 31 years old woman who works in an undergarment department shop. By coincidence, she meets Lee Ji-won, a South Korean photographer who changes her life after their meeting, and starts to uncover her family's secrets bit by bit.

## Cast

### Main

* Kai as Lee Ji-won

A Korean photographer who has been in Japan for 2 years. He meets Naoko at the shooting site and they become attracted to each other.

* Kana Kurashina as Kishikawa Naoko

A 31 years old salesperson at a women's underwear department and eldest daughter of the Kishikawa family. She lives with her parent and younger sister.

### Supporting

**People around Kishikawa Naoko**

* Seika Furuhata as Kishikawa Junko (sister)

A high school student who works a part-time job and keeping it as a secret from her family. She wishes to get out of their old house and live alone.

* Atsuko Takahata as Kishikawa Sue (mother)

After her husband's retirement, she took a part-time job and from the exhaustion, she neglect doing the household chores.

* Shirō Sano as Kishikawa Shuji (father)

Three years ago, he retired from his company. Because of his pride, he doesn't seem to find a regular job for himself. He works a part-time job at a security company. He has secrets that he cannot tell to his family and is giving him a daily stress.

### Others

* Kentaro
* Shoko Takada

## Production

The drama marks the first time a non-Japaneses actor taking the lead role in a drama produced by the broadcasting station WOWOW.

Filming began in Japan in March then moved to Jeju, South Korea on April 15. Filming ended in May, 2017.

## List of episodes

The first episode was aired four times for free for the watchers.

| Episode # | Date |
| - | - |
| 1 | January 13, 2018 |
| 2 | January 20, 2018 |
| 3 | January 27, 2018 |
| 4 | February 3, 2018 |
| 5 | February 10, 2018 |
