Mayuko hitori(1971)

Mayuko Hitori is a Japanese drama series following Kano, a woman raised by her agriculturist father after her mother's unexplained disappearance in childhood. Haunted by questions about why her mother abandoned her, Kano struggles to understand how this loss has shaped her identity and life trajectory. The series explores themes of abandonment, family secrets, and self-discovery as Kano navigates her present while grappling with the absence that defined her past. Her journey becomes one of reconciliation—both with her circumstances and with herself—as she seeks answers about the woman who left and what that departure meant for her own future.