Season 1
Overview
After a chance encounter, four musicians decide to form a quartet and spend the winter sharing a cozy villa in Karuizawa — but a secret hangs over them.
Episodes
1. Episode 1
2017-01-17
After a fateful meeting at a Tokyo karaoke venue, four musicians head to quiet Karuizawa to start a new chapter performing as a string quartet.
2. Episode 2
2017-01-24
A skeptical Suzume wonders why Beppu and Iemori were at karaoke on the same night as Maki. Beppu’s coworker asks him to perform at her wedding.
3. Episode 3
2017-01-31
A teenage boy suddenly shows up outside Nocturne and tells Suzume that her gravely ill father has little time remaining and wants to see her.
4. Episode 4
2017-02-07
Two rugged men come to the villa and ask Iemori about a woman in a photo, but he denies knowing her location. After they leave, he shares a secret.
5. Episode 5
2017-02-14
When a music producer invites the quartet to perform at an upcoming classical music festival, Maki panics and flatly refuses the man’s offer.
6. Episode 6
2017-02-21
Suzume unwittingly brings a thief back to the villa. Meanwhile, Maki’s mother-in-law Kyoko interrogates her, demanding to know if she killed Mikio.
7. Episode 7
2017-02-28
Maki makes a spontaneous, romantic gesture after finally reuniting with Mikio at the villa. Suzume rushes to free herself and alert Kyoko.
8. Episode 8
2017-03-07
Life at the villa is peaceful after Maki’s divorce. Setting aside her own feelings, Suzume enlists Iemori’s help in bringing Maki and Beppu together.
9. Episode 9
2017-03-14
Seeing his housemates’ regret over losing the villa, Beppu asks for time to find a solution. Uninvited guests visit Karuizawa to speak with Maki.
10. Episode 10
2017-03-21
One year after Maki’s departure, Beppu becomes despondent upon seeing her in a magazine article and tells the others to give up on seeing her again.