The Ghost Writer's Wife

About The Ghost Writer's Wife

In Meiji-era Matsue, a fallen samurai’s daughter and a lonely foreign teacher connect through ghost stories and an unlikely friendship.

The Ghost Writer's Wife is a drama and family series that ran on NHK BS and NHK BSP4K. The series is filed under married couple, based on real person, meiji period, and asadora.

Its one season of 125 episodes was broadcast from September 2025 to March 2026.

Akari Takaishi leads the cast as Matsuno Toki, Tommy Bastow as Lefcada Haven, Ryo Yoshizawa as Nishikoori Yuichi, and Takashi Okabe as Matsuno Tsukasanosuke.

Ranman, Hernán, and Mussolini: Son of the Century make useful companions to The Ghost Writer's Wife, all filed under historical drama.