Life in Smokey Blue

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  E1

  Reunion

  Unemployed Sakutaro is saved from a hotel scam by Kuji, his rival and ex-lover, in their first reunion in eight years.

  2026-04-07 · 25m
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  E2

  Recollection

  Working as a translator, Sakutaro uncovers the touching, hidden memories shared between Kuji and his late father.

  2026-04-14 · 25m
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  E3

  Beginning

  Tamaki’s surprise visit and initial distrust of Kuji melt away as he begins to share Sakutaro’s deeper story.

  2026-04-21 · 25m
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  E4

  Self-Awareness

  Kuji feels uneasy as his brother Minoru returns from the U.S. to take over the family home, stirring old complexes.

  2026-04-28 · 23m
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  E5

  A New Step

  Sakutaro faces a crossroads as a new job offer and family changes force him to decide if he will leave Kuji's side.

  2026-05-05 · 23m
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  E6

  Letting Go

  Kuji faces the heartbreaking end of his childhood home as it's cleared out and prepared for demolition by his brother.

  2026-05-12 · 23m
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  E7

  Episode 7

  Kuji heads abroad, leaving Sakutaro to balance work and school until he receives a shock: Tajimi has collapsed.

  2026-05-19 · 23m
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  E8

  Episode 8

  While grieving Tajimi, Sakutaro faces his work, while Kuga receives a proposal to write an essay about his father.

  2026-05-26 · 24m
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  E9

  Episode 9

  Sakutaro enters a translation contest while Kuji struggles to write, causing a rift to form between them.

  2026-06-02 · 25m
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  E10

  Episode 10

  Kuji hands Sakutaro a spare key and prepares to reveal their relationship to Tamaki as both take a new step forward.

  2026-06-09 · 24m
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Top cast

Kouhei Takeda

Sakutaro Azuma

Kento Shibuya

Shizuka Kuji

Takeshi Masu

Kuji Yoshiharu

Mayumi Asaka

Azuma Yoshimi

Ryuto Yamamoto

Morimoto Tamaki

Mayu Sakuma

Morimoto Fumiko

Kotaro Tanaka

Kuji Minoru

Haruna Iikubo

Kuji Hazuki

Kazuma Sano

Tajimi Yasuyuki

Shun Aoi

Takeichi Maten

YOUNG DAIS

Nukida Shinichiro

Asuka Kurosawa

Hara Chika