Hotman
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is a Japanese manga
by Sho Kitagawa which was serialized in Young Jump magazine from 1994 to 1997. The manga has 15 volumes and after great success as a manga, has been transferred to a television series
which has completed its second season. Hotman was aired 2003 and Hotman 2 was aired 2004 in Japan by TBS
.
plays a school art teacher Enzo Furiya (降矢円造) who takes care of his 5-year-old daughter Nanami Furiya of whom he has no idea who her mother is. He also lives with his four siblings whose fathers are all different. Enzo’s daughter suffers from severe atopic dermatitis
, so he throws himself into managing her diet to alleviate her condition. He is so determined to raise the little daughter well, he doesn’t appear to have any spare time for a girlfriend. And yet Enzo finds himself drawn to Misuzu Kaneko (played by Akiko Yada
), a health teacher at his school. Enzo pursues life passionately for his little girl and his family. This is a story about how desperately Enzo tries to hold his family together in spite of all the hardships.
One day, Shima visits Enzo but seems a bit perturbed. Enzo goes back to Tokyo to find out what's wrong only to discover that the house is up for sale and that Shima's food store failed. Enzo decides to help Shima by finding a way for the family to live together again.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Sho Kitagawa which was serialized in Young Jump magazine from 1994 to 1997. The manga has 15 volumes and after great success as a manga, has been transferred to a television series
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
which has completed its second season. Hotman was aired 2003 and Hotman 2 was aired 2004 in Japan by TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
.
TV series
Takashi SorimachiTakashi Sorimachi
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is mostly famous for having portrayed Eikichi Onizuka in the live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series Great Teacher Onizuka, and the assassin O in Hong Kong action film Fulltime Killer....
plays a school art teacher Enzo Furiya (降矢円造) who takes care of his 5-year-old daughter Nanami Furiya of whom he has no idea who her mother is. He also lives with his four siblings whose fathers are all different. Enzo’s daughter suffers from severe atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder...
, so he throws himself into managing her diet to alleviate her condition. He is so determined to raise the little daughter well, he doesn’t appear to have any spare time for a girlfriend. And yet Enzo finds himself drawn to Misuzu Kaneko (played by Akiko Yada
Akiko Yada
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix for Boku no Ikiru Michi.-Filmography:*Aishiteiru to itte kure *Ring: The Final Chapter...
), a health teacher at his school. Enzo pursues life passionately for his little girl and his family. This is a story about how desperately Enzo tries to hold his family together in spite of all the hardships.
Cast
- Enzo Furiya - Takashi SorimachiTakashi Sorimachiis a Japanese actor and singer. He is mostly famous for having portrayed Eikichi Onizuka in the live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series Great Teacher Onizuka, and the assassin O in Hong Kong action film Fulltime Killer....
- Misuzu Kaneko - Akiko YadaAkiko Yadais a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix for Boku no Ikiru Michi.-Filmography:*Aishiteiru to itte kure *Ring: The Final Chapter...
- Shima Furiya - Manami KonishiManami Konishiis a Japanese actress and singer from Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan. She is a part of Sony Music Japan.-Biography:Born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1978, Manami Konishi joined Kohei Tsuka's Theatre Company in 1999, and made her stage debut in Tsuka's play "Netorare Sosuke." She established...
- Hinata Furiya - Yui IchikawaYui Ichikawa, is an actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, Yui-nyan. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas , and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor role in the movie Ju-on: The Grudge and reprised her character for a...
- Haiji Furiya - Shota Saito
- Ryunosuke Furiya - Keita Saito
- Nanami Furiya - Nana Yamauchi
- Toki Okuma - Motoki Fukami
- Sonoko Fujita - Yoko Kuga
- Kurotani Tomoka as Sakamoto Yukimi
- Satsuki Akikawa - Erika SawajiriErika Sawajiriis a Japan-based actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has recently started her own project under the name Erika...
- Masato Fujita - Norihisa Hiranuma
- Tatsuko Mama - Yuko Yamamoto
- Enzo's Father - Raita Ryu
- Shinshou Nakamaru (the twins' father)
- Tomohiro Waki
- Jun NatsukawaJun NatsukawaJun Natsukawa - born September 19, 1980 is a Japanese gravure idol model from Hiroshima, Japan.-Career:*The spectacle society debuts with "Weekly young jump" gravure in 1999 .*In 2003 star work with Pyramid Art House...
- Yusuke KamijiYusuke Kamijiis a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known mononymously as .- Biography :Kamiji graduated from Yokohama Senior High School. He belonged to the baseball club while in school, and played catcher. He and Daisuke Matsuzaka played together for one year, and when Matsuzaka...
Hotman 2
The second season starts with all the family members segregated and then they meet again and begin to make a family. Enzo Furuya returns to help his family once again. Enzo transfers to a primary school in a small seaside town in hopes to improve Nanami's allergies. The eldest sister Shima opened a natural foods store, Hinata took a job as a nurse while Haiji and Ryunosuke set out on their own.One day, Shima visits Enzo but seems a bit perturbed. Enzo goes back to Tokyo to find out what's wrong only to discover that the house is up for sale and that Shima's food store failed. Enzo decides to help Shima by finding a way for the family to live together again.
Cast
- Enzo Furiya - Takashi SorimachiTakashi Sorimachiis a Japanese actor and singer. He is mostly famous for having portrayed Eikichi Onizuka in the live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series Great Teacher Onizuka, and the assassin O in Hong Kong action film Fulltime Killer....
- Shima Furiya - Misaki Itoh
- Ayame Ootsuki - Miho ShiraishiMiho Shiraishiis a Japanese actress from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.-Filmography:* Shiroi Fune * Swing Girls as Yayoi Itami* Densha Otoko cameo* The Harimaya Bridge as Kayo Takeuchi-TV dramas:...
- Hinata Furiya - Yui IchikawaYui Ichikawa, is an actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, Yui-nyan. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas , and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor role in the movie Ju-on: The Grudge and reprised her character for a...
- Haiji Furiya - Shota Saito
- Ryunosuke Furiya - Keita Saito
- Nanami Furiya - Nana Yamauchi
- Kimiko Mizusawa - Hitomi TakahashiHitomi TakahashiHitomi Takahashi may refer to:*Hitomi Takahashi , Japanese actress*Hitomi Takahashi , Japanese singer...
- Rumiko Chiba - Asami AbeAsami Abeis a Japanese singer and actress, also known as the younger sister of pop idol Natsumi Abe. She started her career doing commercials for Nintendo Puzzle Collection, and she has also appeared in a few TV dramas....
- Yuko Moriya - Nami Ishibashi
- Kenta Tsuruta - Jiro SatoJiro SatoJiro Sato was a former tennis player from Japan. He graduated from Waseda University...
- Junichiro Aonuma - Toshiya Tohyama
- Osamu Ikegami - Makidai
- Ichigo Mizusawa - Karen MiyamaKaren Miyamais a Japanese actress. She used to be part of the Gekidan Tohai talent agency, and is now part of Horipro talent agency.-Drama:* Akumado keyakushida ona—Matsunaga Misaki（2010 episode2）* Kimiga yidanohi- sayaka（2010）* IRIS * Uramiya Honpo Special...
- Mama Tatsuko - Yuko Yamamoto
- Masato Fujita - Norihisa Hiranuma
- Ryoichi Ogura - Ryotaro Konishi
- Kazue Hidaka - Mahiru KonnoMahiru Konnois a Japanese actress.-External links:* *http://www.tv.com/mahiru-konno/person/437468/appearances.html...
- Odagiri - Satoshi Matsuda
- Touki Okuma - Motoki Fukami
- Yukimi Sakamoto - Tomoka KurotaniTomoka KurotaniKurotani Tomoka is a Japanese actress. She starred as the femme fatale female ninja Kagero in Shinobi Heart Under Blade.-Films:*Boxer Joe *勝手にしやがれ!! 英雄計画...
- Momosuke Mizutani
Related links
- Hotman Manga information
- Official Website for Hotman the series