The ultimate survival story of a con-artist in a glacial world.

The year is 20XX.
After a huge meteorite crash, the earth has been plunged into a freezing ice age.
All civilizations have been submerged in ice, with communication and transportation networks cut off.
In a world where money and status no longer hold any power, the remaining few survivors suffer in extreme conditions.

Genius con-artist Shoko escapes from prison in the chaos of the meteorite crash and finds her way to an evacuee shelter. Unfortunately, the shelter has a “Family First” rule and Shoko is forced to call on help from other survivors, disguising them to seem like her husband, daughter and son.
Determined to survive, Shoko has only one goal, to be reunited with her son whom she was forcibly separated from. Believing that he is still alive in a different shelter, she will do whatever it takes to survive and reunite with him.
Not only that but it seems her fake family also have their own reasons for needing to remain in disguise, and con-artist Shoko’s decisions continue to increase the chaos already ongoing at the shelter.
Will Shoko be able to reunite with her son?
A chilling story of survival depicting the, at times comical, at times serious, true nature of humans trapped in a hostile environment.

氷河期世界で繰り広げられる天才詐欺女の究極のサバイバルストーリー！

時は西暦20XX年。
巨大隕石衝突の影響で、極寒の氷河期に突入した地球。
あらゆる文明が氷漬けになり、通信や交通は遮断。
金や地位は何の価値もない世界で、わずかに残った生存者たちが極限状態で暮らしていた。

天才詐欺師の祥子は、刑務所に服役していたが、隕石衝突の混乱のなか刑務所を脱出し、避難所にたどり着く。ところが避難所はなぜか”家族優先“に運営されており、祥子は夫・息子・娘になりそうな3人の生存者に協力を呼びかけ、家族を”偽装”する決意をする。
「絶対に生き延びてやる！」祥子の生きる希望はただ一つ…それは、強引に引き離された幼い息子との再会。別の避難所で生きていると信じ、息子に会うまではどんなことをしても生き抜く覚悟を持っていた。
さらに“偽装家族”の夫、息子、娘にも、それぞれ誰にも言えない秘密があり、身分を隠す必要が…。
そして混乱する避難所で、天才詐欺師・祥子の選択がさらなる波乱の展開を生んでいく！
果たして祥子は生きて息子に会えるのか！？
追い詰められた環境の中でこそ現れる人間の本性を、時にコミカルに、時にシリアスに描いた極寒のサバイバルストーリーです！

The newcomer to Kaguraya in the fourth season.
The first season of this popular drama aired from Nov 2010, and was followed by season two in Oct 2011, and season three in Jan 2014.
In this fourth season of Behind the Curtain, Naoko has overcome a variety of handicaps to become the innkeeper of Kaguraya and strong enough to voice her opinions to Shino. One of these opinions is that you don't have to be ""the innkeeper's daughter"", that anyone can become an innkeeper if they have the drive and a true desire to be hospitable to guests. Shino opposes this point of view and begins a series of lectures on the ""Kanazawa innkeeper"". The positive and cheerful yet dull-witted and sloppy Machiko comes to apply for the apprentice position. Shino takes one look at the scrawled letters on her C. V. and dismisses her as ""hopeless"", but Naoko worries about Machiko and hires her as a trainee. However, Machiko's presence causes a new commotion at Kaguraya...
The latest season is also full of the ""Spirit of Good service, Good Hospitality"" and beautiful scenary in Kanazawa area, which is the hottest place now.


金沢の老舗旅館を舞台に、日本が世界に誇る「おもてなしの心」を描いてきた『花嫁のれん』が、帰ってきました。
2010年放送の第１シリーズ以来、姑であり大女将である志乃（野際陽子）と丁々発止を繰り返し、老舗旅館かぐらやの女将として、嫁として成長してきた奈緒子（羽田美智子）。
今回の第４シリーズでは、、奈緒子・志乃の二本柱に新メンバーが加わり、かぐらやに新風を巻き起こします！奈緒子が志乃の反対を押し切って開いた「金沢女将塾」。奈緒子は、能登の漁師町からやってきた真知子（矢田亜希子）に“おもてなし”の素質を見出し、女将候補として採用しますが、これが波乱の幕開けに…！？嫁姑を軸とした涙あり笑いありの心温まるホームドラマが、更にパワーアップ！
古き良き日本の伝統文化である着物、日本料理、そして、おもてなしで明るく華やかに飾ります。

The showdown between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at a traditional Japanese inn continues in this series. But this time, “the spirit of good service” bypasses international boundaries as some of the main characters venture to Taiwan.
As wife to the oldest son of the family that owns a traditional inn in Kanazawa, former career woman Naoko trains to be the proprietress. However, her husband, Sousuke, disappears and mother-in-law, Shino, still refuses to accept Naoko as her son’s bride. When Sousuke is discovered to be in Taiwan, Shino orders Naoko to bring him back. While Naoko is in Taiwan, her strongest rival appears. It’s Shino’s niece, Yukiko, and she’s the same age as Naoko. When the two women get back to Japan, Shino has them compete with each other to see who will become manager of the inn. Complicating matters is the arrival of a new chef, who falls in love with Naoko.
There are plenty of both laughs and tears in this family drama set in both Kanazawa and Taiwan, and features battles between mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and two women of the same generation.


創業１００年を誇る老舗旅館『かぐらや』の長男の嫁として、白無垢姿で「花嫁のれん」をまさにくぐろうとしたとき、夫・宗佑が再びの失踪！！あれから一年…。旅館の人々や客からの信頼は日々厚くなっていくものの、姑・志乃（野際陽子）からは嫁として認めてもらえぬままに月日が経っていました。さらに、『かぐらや』で奈緒子を待ち受けているのは最強（最凶？）のライバル！相手は志乃の姪で同年代。似たもの同士の二人の間に本格的な女将対決が巻き起こります。そして新しい板前もやってきます。不器用で真面目、仕事一途なその男がこともあろうに奈緒子に恋をして…。次々と持ち上がる問題を、奈緒子はどうやって切り抜けていくのか！？志乃に認められて、奈緒子が「花嫁のれん」をくぐる日は、くぐらせてもらえる日は訪れるのか。