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Sometimes Love is a Lie

19981 seasonTV SeriesDrama

A female surgeon desperately wants to have children but is unable to. Her pediatrician husband, meanwhile, threatens divorce in frustration. Complicating matters is the fact that his own step-brother has feelings for his wife. An operation of deceit and jealousy results in an unlikely happy ending

DirectorsHiroshi Yoshino·Michiaki Koga
WriterYukari Tatsui

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Episode 1
Apr 8, 1998
E2
Episode 2
Apr 8, 1998
E3
Episode 3
Apr 8, 1998
E4
Episode 4
Apr 8, 1998
E5
Episode 5
Apr 8, 1998
E6
Episode 6
Apr 8, 1998
E7
Episode 7
Apr 8, 1998
E8
Episode 8
Apr 8, 1998
E9
Episode 9
Apr 8, 1998
E10
Episode 10
Apr 8, 1998
E11
Episode 11
Apr 8, 1998

Cast · Directed by Hiroshi Yoshino

YMYasuko Matsuyuki
Yasuko Matsuyuki
Shiraishi Ayuko
MHMasato Hagiwara
Masato Hagiwara
Kawano Ryosuke
HAHiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Terui Osamu
HIHideaki Ito
Hideaki Ito
Nakajima Chisato
MOManabu Oshio
Manabu Oshio
Niwa Takeo
HNHikaru Nishida
Hikaru Nishida
Suzue Miyako
HIHarumi Inoue
Harumi Inoue
Sonoda Ikumi
CAChizuru Azuma
Chizuru Azuma
Nakajima Yoko
JYJundai Yamada
Jundai Yamada
Watanabe Kazuhiko
HMHaruko Mabuchi
Haruko Mabuchi
Kawano Takako

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How many seasons are in Sometimes Love is a Lie?

Sometimes Love is a Lie has 1 season in total (11 episodes). The series concluded in 1998.

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Yes — all 11 episodes across 1 season of Sometimes Love is a Lie are out and available to stream.

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No — Sometimes Love is a Lie ended after 1 season, so there is no Season 2.