Diary

A quiet, heartfelt journey through family secrets and small-town memories, unfolding gently as a daughter pieces together her mother's hidden past.

Created by

Hitoshi Iwamoto

Genres

Drama, Family

Starring

Misako Renbutsu, Momoko Kikuchi, Aoi Nakamura

Overview

Miyata Ayaka (Renbutsu Misako), an office worker, sees her world collapse around her when her mother Miyata Harumi (Kikuchi Momoko) collapses due to illness and is left in a coma because of it. She then discovers that her mother kept a secret diary that she writes with her high school friends and that the lies she has told her have become evident, with nothing to lose. Ayaka will travel to Kaga, in Ishikawa Prefecture, her mother's hometown, to try to clarify the truth of the lie in her mother's secret diary.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, grief, identity, memory

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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