''Switched'', known in Japan as ''Sora o Kakeru Yodaka'', is 2018 Japanese-language television series starring Miu Tomita,
Kaya Kiyohara
is a Japanese actress, model and singer. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for the film ''In The Wake''.
Biography
Born in Osaka, Kiyohara joined Amuse Inc. in 2014. She has since starred in a numbe ...
,
Daiki Shigeoka, and
Tomohiro Kamiyama. It is based on the 2014 manga series of same name by
Shiki Kawabata.
The series was directed by
Hiroaki Matsuyama
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Bhutan national team. His brother Yoshiyuki Matsuyama is also former footballer.
Playing career
Matsuyama was born in Kyoto Prefecture on August 31, 1967. After graduating from ...
.
It was ordered direct-to-series, and the first full season premiered on Netflix streaming on August 1, 2018.
Premise
High school student Ayumi Kohinata is blessed with a good life: childhood crush who confessed his love to her, a loyal friend, and a loving family. After her classmate Zenko Umine committed suicide in front of her, Ayumi finds herself and Zenko switched body. Ayumi has to live inside Zenko's body as she experiences the life that Zenko has been going through. The story follows the twists and turns of the character Umine and the reasons why she committed suicide, while social anxiety and depression are underlying themes throughout the series.
Cast
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Kaya Kiyohara
is a Japanese actress, model and singer. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for the film ''In The Wake''.
Biography
Born in Osaka, Kiyohara joined Amuse Inc. in 2014. She has since starred in a numbe ...
as Ayumi Kohinata / Zenko Umine
* Miu Tomita as Zenko Umine / Ayumi Kohinata
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Daiki Shigeoka as Shunpei Kaga
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Tomohiro Kamiyama as Koshiro Mizumoto
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Megumi Seki as Ukon
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Reika Kirishima
is a Japanese film and television actress active since 1997. Her first feature movie was '' Godzilla: Final Wars'' and first television show was ''Strawberry Night''.
Filmography Film
Television
References
External links
*Reika Kirishima A ...
as Ayumi's mother
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Shinji Rokkaku as Ayumi's father
* Miu Suzuki as Ritsu Inaki (Ayumi's friend)
* Riko Hisada as Maria Tsuchiya (Ayumi's friend)
* Shoko Nakajima as Zenko's mother
* Miyazaki Ayumu as young Zenko
* Nishizawa Aina as young Ayumi
Episodes
Release
The full first season of ''Switched'' consisting of 6 episodes premiered on Netflix streaming on August 1, 2018.
Note
References
External links
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes, tv/switched
Japanese-language television shows
Netflix television dramas