Character Relationship Map: W's Tragedy

Characters

• Shizuka Mita (played by Hiroko Yakushimaru) — protagonist

  A young actress dreaming of fame and fortune. She is mentored by veteran performer Sho Hatori and eventually gets the chance to stand in for the lead role in a stage adaptation. As the play unfolds, s...

• Akio Moriguchi (played by Masanori Sera) — supporting
• Abe (played by Yukio Ninagawa) — supporting
• Ryozo Dohara (played by Noboru Nakaya) — supporting
• Hideo Minerta (played by Kōji Shimizu) — supporting
• Yoshikazu Kiuchi (played by Kōjirō Kusanagi) — supporting
• Cheiko Yasue (played by Yoshie Minami) — supporting
• Kimiko Miyashita (played by Akiko Shikata) — minor
• Kaori Kikuchi (played by Miho Takagi) — minor
• Toshiko Hayashi (played by Mariko Nonaka) — minor
• Jun Godai (played by Kunihiko Mitamura) — cameo
• Sho Hajima (played by Yoshiko Mita) — cameo
• Reporter C (played by Jin'ichiro Sudo) — cameo
• Reporter A (played by Masaru Nashimoto) — cameo
• Reporter B (played by Tsubasa Fukuoka) — cameo
• Reporter D (played by Keiko Fujita) — cameo

Story Analysis

A story within a story where an aspiring actress portrays a tragic heiress, blurring the lines between performance and reality.

Plot Progression

1. The Stage Awaits
2. Mentorship and Opportunity
3. Fiction Bleeds Into Reality
4. Tragedy Unfolds on Stage