The Forbidden Mariko
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The Forbidden Mariko

1985
1 season
12 episodes
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Mariko, a girl possessing psychic and psychokinesis powers, is struggling against various personal challenges and setbacks while attempting to deal with her birth father's criminal past.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Terrifying Girl

    05-11-198543m

    The story begins in 1971 in Los Angeles. A young Japanese girl looks around her room, and a Christmas tree and a toy rocking horse begin to float and fly around. The little girl cl...

  • Ep 2

    2.I'm 17, so I'll Fight

    12-11-198537m

    Mariko, a girl with the terrifying power of poltergeist phenomena, grew into a beautiful 17-year-old without realizing her abilities, and returned to Japan from America due to her...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Day the Destruction of Personality Begins!

    19-11-198546m

    Carrying the burden of a terrifying poltergeist phenomenon, Mariko Sugiura returns to Japan after 14 years and meets her older brother, Ryuichi Takagi. She learns about the inciden...

  • Ep 4

    4.Can I Stay Alive?

    26-11-198546m

    Despite being warned of this by Mitsui, Mariko refused to give up fighting to prove the innocence of her real father, Masahiko Takagi. Mariko was then struck by symptoms that could...

  • Ep 5

    5.Being Called a Traitor...

    03-12-198539m

    Mariko laughed. Mariko cried. She might die if she continued to experience poltergeist phenomena. Or, it might cause personality disintegration. Amidst such sorrow and fear, Mariko...

  • Ep 6

    6.I Won't Forgive You!

    10-12-198546m

    Due to the terrifying damage caused by the poltergeist phenomenon, Mariko remained unconscious. Meanwhile, her brother Ryuichi had begun to spiral out of control, driven by a venge...

  • Ep 7

    7.I Want to be Held in that Chest

    17-12-198546m

    There was love there. There was a young man consumed by hatred. There was a daughter who was bewildered as she tried to believe in her father. Mariko's father, Gentaro, was about t...

  • Ep 8

    8.I Can't See Christmas!

    24-12-198546m

    After experiencing a poltergeist phenomenon, Mariko began to lose her eyesight due to the resulting trauma. Miyako, despairing over her father, Koichiro Maeda, attempted suicide, a...

  • Ep 9

    9.Another Psychic Girl

    07-01-198646m

    Maeda manipulates Hiroko with his psychic powers and forces her to write a fake suicide note, but Miyako intervenes. The two try to escape, but they are stopped by Yoshioka and his...

  • Ep 10

    10.Laboratory of Death

    14-01-198647m

    Megumi, beginning to notice something strange about herself, rejects both Hiroko and even Maeda, and runs away. At Ryuichi's hideout, Miyako pleads, "I don't want to go back to tha...

  • Ep 11

    11.Two Psychics Against One

    21-01-198648m

    Finally, the police begin investigating Maeda. Hiroko tells Mariko that Maeda is her biological father. After learning that Takagi had gone missing during the Vietnam War, Hiroko w...

  • Ep 12

    12.Holy Girl - The Final Battle!

    28-01-198647m

    Kuroki calls Mariko, only saying that Hiroko is safe. Mariko calls the police and learns that Kuroki has gone to Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. There is a golf course owned by...

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