Vessel of Sand

1h

Drama

Eiryo Waga is well-known musician who has begun a rapid climb to stardom, but he must keep his terrible past a secret. One day someone who knows all about his past confronts him, and Waga kills him in order to protect the fame he has obtained. Unfortunately, as Waga is leaving the scene, he runs into Asami, a budding stage actress. An investigation team is established led by two detectives, but they have difficulty making any headway. Meanwhile, by coincidence Waga bumps into Asami again. She also has her own dark past, and soon they fall in love. But Waga is already engaged to Ayaka whose father is responsible for his rapid ascent to the top of the music world. It looks like Waga’s ambitions are about to confront reality. Based on Seicho Matsumoto’s famous work that was released in 1960-61, this drama illustrates the life of a man burdened with a heavy fate in a contemporary setting.

Episodes

Cast

Fate, Begins to Hurt

1. Fate, Begins to Hurt

1h 2min

18th Jan 2004

Witness

2. Witness

52min

25th Jan 2004

Sadness of No Return

3. Sadness of No Return

43min

1st Feb 2004

The Mystery of Kamedake

4. The Mystery of Kamedake

50min

8th Feb 2004

A Life of Lie That Has Begun to Crumble

5. A Life of Lie That Has Begun to Crumble

50min

15th Feb 2004

The Shadow of an Approaching Detective

6. The Shadow of an Approaching Detective

46min

22nd Feb 2004

Secret Absolutely Want to Hide

7. Secret Absolutely Want to Hide

46min

29th Feb 2004

I Heard My Father's Voice

8. I Heard My Father's Voice

42min

7th Mar 2004

Flee

9. Flee

47min

14th Mar 2004

Fate, Second Last Movement

10. Fate, Second Last Movement

50min

21st Mar 2004

Final Chapter, The Reunion of Fate

11. Final Chapter, The Reunion of Fate

1h

28th Mar 2004

First air date

18th Jan 2004

Last air date

28th Mar 2004

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks