Life in Smokey Blue (2026)
Writers: Hiraki Mari, 青木江梨花
Struggling salesman Sakutaro reunites with his sharp-tongued former rival Kuji, reigniting a buried one-night spark from eight years ago.
Cast
Kouhei Takeda
Sakutaro Azuma 
Kento Shibuya
Shizuka Kuji 
Takeshi Masu
Kuji Yoshiharu 
Mayumi Asaka
Azuma Yoshimi 
Ryuto Yamamoto
Morimoto Tamaki 
Mayu Sakuma
Morimoto Fumiko 
Kotaro Tanaka
Kuji Minoru 
Haruna Iikubo
Kuji Hazuki 
Kazuma Sano
Tajimi Yasuyuki 
Shun Aoi
Takeichi Maten 
YOUNG DAIS
Nukida Shinichiro 
Asuka Kurosawa
Hara Chika User Reviews (1)
This is about two guys who used to work together when they were about 30 years old. Right as one of them was leaving the company they hooked up and then went their separate ways. The story begins 8 years later when they have a chance encounter. Now with both of them on different career paths they begin a relationship. While I ultimately enjoyed the story, it was extremely slow paced. A lot of it dealing more with their personal lives than the relationship. Like most series from this country, the episodes are about 25 minutes long. For me most of these episodes seemed to drag and they seemed longer then that. You do end up with a good story and a happy ending, it just seems like it takes a while to get there.
