The story tells of Ge Cheng Yongwu, the brother who became a criminal, and Guiwu, the brother who became a police officer in the police room to search for a lesson of criminal police. The younger brother was arrested because he was found to be identical to the suspect's DNA in the attempted murder.
Sawatari Natsuka is a television newscaster who anchors a program called “News Facts". But when she begins reading the day’s news about a tragic death, the television screen suddenly changes and another mysterious program that promises to tell the real reason why she is dead begins to air instead. Who could be behind these horrific deaths and how does it get reported through this mysterious program?
Kishi Minetaro is a skilled and serious-minded plastic surgeon. He looks down on doctors earning money through cosmetic surgeries as well as on women asking for such medical procedures. However, having to repay his father's debt, Minetaro chooses lucrative work at a clinic specializing in aesthetic plastic surgery. The clinic is full of beautiful women, including the director Yukawa Mari, who is well known for her skills in breast reconstruction, a highly-trusted doctor Ichii Mutsumi, and a cheerful nurse Kishitani Aoi. But most of them have already had some work done to their faces, and they strongly believe that “faces are for lives.” Various types of patients visit this clinic. As Minetaro needs to keep this job to continue paying off the debt, he has no choice but to respond to the patients' selfish requests, such as, “I need my previous face back because my husband suspects that I may cheat on him now that I have a surgically-altered, young-looking face,” or “I want to change my face and look different from my twin sister.” But their wishes makes him wonder...If they change their appearances, will their futures become brighter? Will their worries disappear? “Beauty” is the keyword set in this human drama, depicting the true feelings of women through the eyes of a surgeon who isn't attuned to reading a woman's mind.
The 82nd NHK Asadora is Gegege no Nyobo. The story is based on a 2008 autobiography by Mura Nunoe, the wife of Gegege no Kitaro mangaka Mizuki Shigeru. The story revolves around the life of the married couple, told from the perspective of Mura. --Tokyograph
Yumi Sugimoto is a Japanese model, actress and singer. She is affiliated with fauvism entertainment.