Angels with Broken Wings
Season 1
A miniseries starring famous actresses, based on the short story collection "Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi" by the author Yoshi. This dark drama has a different story for each episode, as the name of the series "Angels With Broken Wings" hints, the common theme is women who have lost their way in life. The series touches subjects like prostitution, peer pressure, gambling, theft and isolation.
Where to Watch Season 1
4 Episodes
- Celeb
E1Episode 1CelebKomine Nanako is working in a courier. When she was a child, her parents had no money, so now she wants some. Every week she sleeps with men to get some money. Every week she becomes a celebrity (using that money), she is a special customer of a select shop, and this is the most important thing to her. For the sake of this weekly visit, she can do anything. One day she meets a girl and her views about money changes. - Live Chat
E2Episode 2Live ChatLive chat is a way of connecting with people -- there she's called "Yuna" (Horikita Maki). Exchanging words with people is her job. Two years ago, there was an incident. Now she's lonely, doesn't leave her apartment, and works at home. She can't normally talk to people. Live chat is the only way to interact with others. This virtual world is her everything. And then her life changes... - Actress
E3Episode 3ActressNao's father is a doll maker and wants her to inherit his business. However, Nao doesn't want to be making dolls for the rest of her life and ends up getting kicked out of the house and fleeing to Tokyo. This was two years ago. In Tokyo, Nao gets swindled by someone calling himself a talent scout and keeps failing at auditions. She soon falls into debt and tries to survive by working part time at a night club and holding other extra jobs. Nao wants to be an actress, but becomes very impatient and makes a big error. It is something that even her boyfriend Riku must never know. Then one day, the one person in her whole family who approves of Nao's goal of becoming an actress suddenly appears in Tokyo: her grandfather. But, her old senile grandfather even recognizing her is another story... - Slot
E4Episode 4SlotShimojou Ryoko makes her living by playing slot machines. Abandoned by her parents when she was very young, Ryoko moved from one relationship to another, always seeking permanency and always disappointed. One day she woke up to find a small boy, Kentai, sitting in her room with a note from her boyfriend Kenji. Kenji, a host, asked Ryoko to take care of the boy for a few days. Ryoko, the person who has always wanted to be loved, is about to find out what loving someone is about...