MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

TV series
Poster for Teruko & Lui

Teruko & Lui

2025 · 1 season

A quiet, tender escape story about two older women quietly breaking free, carried by warmth and unspoken sorrow.

Created by
Akiko Ohku
Genres
Drama
Overview
"Help me." A housewife, Teruko, receives a phone call from her best friend, the chanson singer Lui. "Help me."... Those words were also Teruko's own voice. Having reached her limit with her abusive husband who continues to treat her like a servant, Teruko is kicked out of the apartment she has lived in for many years, and with the at-a-glance Lui in the passenger seat, they begin their escape from Tokyo! In fact, both of them are hiding a "secret" in their hearts. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Teruko & Lui" (照子と瑠衣) by Inoue Areno (井上荒野)
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, isolation, freedom, identity
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer (opens in a new tab)

Add to a list: Teruko & Lui

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Akiko Ohku
Genres
Drama
In your watch list

More like this

Like Teruko & Lui, but
That did not load.Show titles like this

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

    Where to watch in the US

    Change country

    No streaming, rental or purchase options are known in the US.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Akiko Ohku
    Written by
    Akiko Ohku
    Starring
    Jun Fubuki, Mari Natsuki, Shin'ya Ohwada, Momoko Fukuchi, Saori Yuki, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Sayu Kubota
    Length
    1 seasons, 8 episodes
    Network
    NHK BS, NHK BSP4K
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

    TMDBIMDb