A pet groomer at a salon in Shirogane, Nogami Meiko has a lot of celebrity dog-lovers as customers. She cheerfully serves customers with care, and her skills are tried and tested. The salon's owner, Kotomi, has a strong faith in her, and she is admired by her colleagues. Meiko leads a quiet and fulfilling life... however, there is another side to her. She has a plan for revenge that she must accomplish. In truth, when she was 19, she was imprisoned for murder but there was also another side to this case. And just as she's about to execute her plan, she meets a man named Mashima Takuro. She acts mysteriously around him and for some reason, he makes her feel better. Is he the only miscalculation to her? Or a reckoning?

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  Tamaki Hiroshi (Mashima Takuro)

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  Kanno Miho (Nogami Meiko)

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  Kichise Michiko (Enomoto Mari)

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  Mikami Kensei (Tsurumi Masato)

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  Moro Morooka (Miwa Shuhei)

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  Yokoyama Megumi (Osanai Kotomi)

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• Jun 9, 2011 11 of 11 episodes seen

  kdramafan89
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  9
  • Acting/Cast  10
  • Music  8
  • Rewatch Value  7

  Story- filled with mystery and suspense with a little romance thrown in. pretty much each episode unfolds the female leads past and she carries out her plot for revenge on those who framed her. There\''\''s a twist thrown in last minute which was kind of odd. The end is beautiful but tragic. I like that the drama plays out like an extended movie.
  
  Acting/Cast- The leads are terrific and have amazing chemistry. Tamaki Hiroshi was super believable in his tortured soul role. Such a change from Nodame Cantabile. this was my first time seeing Kanno Miho. She really played her role perfectly. She was sweet at times and scary at the same time. The supporting cast really acted thier parts well also.
  
  Music- Had a really great OST that added to the scenes.
  
  REwatch- Because there is a lot of suspense involved it would be hard to rewatch it again cause most of the magic is gone since you know how things turn out.
  
  Overall- Brilliant suspense romance that keeps you on your toes and it really is an addicting drama that you have to watch! read more

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• Apr 7, 2011 11 of 11 episodes seen

  Chukuma
  4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  9
  • Acting/Cast  10
  • Music  10
  • Rewatch Value  8

  Guilty is definitely one of my favorites Japanese dramas from 2010. The acting was superb especially Kanno Miho's performance. The soundtrack was amazing with tracks by The New Classics and JUJU! The show is layered with suspense and mystery that continue to pile upon each other until the last episode. The plot is intriguing; leaving the viewers wondering what will happen next. Unfortunately, the screenwriter failed to have enough foreshadowing for viewers to see who caused the false charge to fall upon Meiko and there were spots of plot holes here and there. For romance fanatics like myself, there is a side dish of it. Overall, this is a must watch for mystery and suspense lovers and fans of Kanno Miho.

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  Maou

  The story concept is practically identical and the characters in both are amazing.

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  IRIS

  Both dramas have leads who seek revenge for being framed. There's also romance thrown in. Also, lots of people die. The endings of both are sweet but tragic.

  reportRecommended by kdramafan89