Several years ago, actress Shinobu Terashima won a Japan Academy Award and lots of overseas critical praise for her portrayal of a troubled young woman in the movie "Vibrator."
This summer she is starring in her first TV drama series, "Otona no Natsu Yasumi (Adult Summer Vacation)" (NTV, Wednesday, 10 p.m.), in which she plays housewife Miyuki who is also a part-time caregiver for an elderly woman. When the elderly woman dies, she leaves the license to her beachside food-stall to Miyuki, who decides to run it for the summer. Her husband isn't happy with her decision, but she talks two friends into helping her operate the business.
In the second episode, which airs this week, Miyuki's friend, Sumiko (Tomoko Nakajima), changes her mind about working at the stall for the summer. A career woman, Sumiko had been told she might have cancer and have to quit her job. Now, she finds out that she doesn't have cancer and wants to return to work, but doesn't know how to tell Miyuki. However, Miyuki has her own problems. Her 8-year-old son has been diagnosed with a form of depression.