The sixth episode of the TV drama series " Ubai Ai, Manatsu " (TV Asahi, Friday 11:15pm, excluding some areas), starring actress Marika Matsumoto , was broadcast on August 29th.
◇The following contains spoilers.
The drama is a new installment in the "Ubai Ai" series, written by Osamu Suzuki. It tells the story of Umino Manatsu (played by Matsumoto) who falls in forbidden love with Sorachi Taimu (played by Ken Yasuda Ken), a married company president who looks just like her ex-boyfriend.
Manatsu and Tokimu are drawn to each other despite their conflicts, but they finally go beyond a kiss. Manatsu gives herself to her beloved Tokimu and crosses the line. Manatsu and Tokimu are at the peak of happiness. However, someone is secretly filming the entire scene as the two lose themselves and melt into forbidden love.
The person who filmed it was Hikuma Motoya (Shirahama Alan), a former subordinate who has a crush on Manatsu. Motoya is in cahoots with his wife Mirai (Maryjun Takahashi), who loves Tokimu deeply, and he sends the video to Mirai while crying tears of shock at having Manatsu taken away from him.
At the end of the film, Mirai witnesses a video from Motoya that clearly shows the affair, and her heart is broken. She then "modifies" herself. She applies makeup to herself in the style of the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead festival, and breaks away from her role as the bright, kind, ideal wife. She then shows up at Manatsu and Tokimu's workplace and holds a solo exhibition titled "Ubai Ai, Manatsu," displaying vivid paintings of the two in the act of their affair.
In next week's episode 7 (airing September 5th), the out-of-control Mirai takes the outrageous step of handcuffing her beloved husband, Tokimu. Meanwhile, Manatsu has an unexpected reunion with her mother, Miko (Mizuno Miki), whom she thought was dead. Miko is working as a dancer at a run-down strip club under the name "Midnight Beniko"... and so on. It has also been announced that Sugita Kaoru will appear in episode 7 as the bar owner, and Kote Shinya will play Miko's boyfriend, Jin.
