Television Drama

Shadow Work (2025 TV Series)

Shadow Work is a Japanese television drama series that aired on the WOWOW network. The series consists of five episodes and was broadcast from November 23 to December 21, 2025, in the Sunday 22:00 time slot. The production is based on the novel of the same name written by Hiromi Sano, which was published by Kodansha on September 28, 2022.

Shadow Work promotional poster — Promotional visual for the 2025 series Shadow Work.

Production

The series was directed by Atsuhiro Yamada, with the screenplay written by Hisayo Seki. It is adapted from the literary work by Hiromi Sano.

Cast

The series features an ensemble cast, including:

Mikako Tabe as Noriko
Yuki Sakurai as Kaoru Kitagawa
Shinobu Terajima as Akie
Hikari Ishida as Michiko
Takumi Kawanishi as Yuma Araki
Terunosuke Takezai as Shinichi Kitagawa
Reina Triendl as Nami
Miku Uehara as Yoko
Risa Sudo as Masayo
Shion Machida as Chieko Nishiyama
Ryu Morioka as Seimei
Tomu Miyazaki as Yoshihisa Saito

Mikako Tabe — Mikako Tabe, who plays the role of Noriko.

Yuki Sakurai — Yuki Sakurai, who plays the role of Kaoru Kitagawa.

Shinobu Terajima — Shinobu Terajima, who plays the role of Akie.

Hikari Ishida — Hikari Ishida, who plays the role of Michiko.

Takumi Kawanishi — Takumi Kawanishi, who plays the role of Yuma Araki.

Terunosuke Takezai — Terunosuke Takezai, who plays the role of Shinichi Kitagawa.

Reina Triendl — Reina Triendl, who plays the role of Nami.

Miku Uehara — Miku Uehara, who plays the role of Yoko.

Risa Sudo — Risa Sudo, who plays the role of Masayo.

Shion Machida — Shion Machida, who plays the role of Chieko Nishiyama.

Ryu Morioka — Ryu Morioka, who plays the role of Seimei.

Tomu Miyazaki — Tomu Miyazaki, who plays the role of Yoshihisa Saito.

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