Kouhei Takeda
Sakutaro Azuma
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2026
Life in Smokey Blue
Season 1
Struggling salesman Sakutaro reunites with his sharp-tongued former rival Kuji, reigniting a buried one-night spark from eight years ago.
Episodes
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Episode 125 min2026-04-07
Episode 1
Unemployed Sakutaro is saved from a hotel scam by Kuji, his rival and ex-lover, in their first reunion in eight years.
Episode 225 min2026-04-14
Episode 2
Working as a translator, Sakutaro uncovers the touching, hidden memories shared between Kuji and his late father.
Episode 325 min2026-04-21
Episode 3
Tamaki’s surprise visit and initial distrust of Kuji melt away as he begins to share Sakutaro’s deeper story.
Episode 423 min2026-04-28
Episode 4
Kuji feels uneasy as his brother Minoru returns from the U.S. to take over the family home, stirring old complexes.
Episode 523 min2026-05-05
Episode 5
Sakutaro faces a crossroads as a new job offer and family changes force him to decide if he will leave Kuji's side.
Episode 623 min2026-05-12
Episode 6
Kuji faces the heartbreaking end of his childhood home as it's cleared out and prepared for demolition by his brother.
Episode 723 min2026-05-19
Episode 7
Kuji heads abroad, leaving Sakutaro to balance work and school until he receives a shock: Tajimi has collapsed.
Episode 824 min2026-05-26
Episode 8
While grieving Tajimi, Sakutaro faces his work, while Kuga receives a proposal to write an essay about his father.
Episode 925 min2026-06-02
Episode 9
Sakutaro enters a translation contest while Kuji struggles to write, causing a rift to form between them.
Episode 102026-06-09
Episode 10
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