
Grapes Sting My Eyes
Drama
Overview
Set in Katsunuma, Yamanashi Prefecture, heartland of grape cultivation, Okazaki Noriko, a high school senior and daughter of a grape farmer, reflects on her first encounter with Iwanaga Takeo, a star rugby player, three years ago in her family’s vineyard. Now, with her last summer vacation approaching, Noriko and her friends Kikuyo and Yuuko embark on a mission to confess their feelings to their crushes. Noriko, smitten with Iwanaga, who appears to be dating the school’s most beautiful girl, Nakayama Kyoko, gathers the courage to write him a love letter. In a twist of fate, she loses the letter, only to hear Iwanaga recite its exact words over the school announcement, revealing that their destinies are more intertwined than she ever imagined.
Top Cast


Naho Toda
Naho Toda
Okazaki Noriko
Naho Toda
Okazaki Noriko


Masato Hagiwara
Masato Hagiwara
Iwanaga Takeo
Masato Hagiwara
Iwanaga Takeo


Tomoko Otakara
Tomoko Otakara
Tomoko Otakara


Atsuko Sakurai
Atsuko Sakurai
Atsuko Sakurai


Sachiko Sakurai
Sachiko Sakurai
Sachiko Sakurai


Reiko Tajima
Reiko Tajima
Reiko Tajima
Kanie Keizou
Kanie Keizou
Kanie Keizou
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