Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
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, known in English as The Man Who Can't Get Married or He Who Can't Marry, is a 2006 Japan
ese drama
broadcast by Fuji TV
. The theme song is "Swimmy" by Every Little Thing.
The drama was produced by Kansai Telecasting Corporation
and Media Mix Japan.
He has a routine of making himself a delicious dinner and then relaxing to classical music in his easy chair. (He likes to pretend he is the conductor.) One night, he plays the music loud enough to make his next door neighbor, Michiru Tamura (Kuninaka Ryoko) knock on his door to complain. When Kuwano answers the door, he suffers a terrible stomach pain and collapses to the floor. Lucky for him, his neighbor Michiru is nice enough to accompany him to the hospital, where he is treated by Dr. Natsumi Hayasaka (Natsukawa Yui). He is really rude to Natsumi, but she is still determined to treat him.
Afterwards, Michiru and Natsumi become part of Kuwano’s life. They make friends with Kuwano’s colleagues Eiji (Tsukamoto Takashi) and Maya Sawazaki (Takashima Reiko). They all enjoy talking about how strange and eccentric Kuwano is. Is it possible that someone would ever want to marry him?
Japan
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ese drama
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...
broadcast by Fuji TV
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
. The theme song is "Swimmy" by Every Little Thing.
The drama was produced by Kansai Telecasting Corporation
Kansai Telecasting Corporation
, often called or , is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, serving the Kansai region of Japan...
and Media Mix Japan.
Plot
Shinsuke Kuwano (Abe Hiroshi), a successful architect at 40, enjoys living by himself. He doesn’t like people but somehow is able to design wonderful houses for them.He has a routine of making himself a delicious dinner and then relaxing to classical music in his easy chair. (He likes to pretend he is the conductor.) One night, he plays the music loud enough to make his next door neighbor, Michiru Tamura (Kuninaka Ryoko) knock on his door to complain. When Kuwano answers the door, he suffers a terrible stomach pain and collapses to the floor. Lucky for him, his neighbor Michiru is nice enough to accompany him to the hospital, where he is treated by Dr. Natsumi Hayasaka (Natsukawa Yui). He is really rude to Natsumi, but she is still determined to treat him.
Afterwards, Michiru and Natsumi become part of Kuwano’s life. They make friends with Kuwano’s colleagues Eiji (Tsukamoto Takashi) and Maya Sawazaki (Takashima Reiko). They all enjoy talking about how strange and eccentric Kuwano is. Is it possible that someone would ever want to marry him?
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Cast
- Hiroshi AbeHiroshi Abe (actor)is a Japanese model and actor.He began his career as a model, but he successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences in Japanese media. He is a 1988 graduate of Chuo University.-Career:...
- Shinsuke Kuwano:main role - Yui NatsukawaYui Natsukawais a Japanese entertainer. She was born on June 1, 1968 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan. She is a left-hander . She was given a Best New Talent award at the 1995 Yokohama Film Festival for her role in Yoru ga mata kuru.-Drama:...
- Natsumi Hayasaka:Physician, Shinsuke's personal doctor - Ryoko KuninakaRyoko Kuninakais an Okinawan actress and singer. She hails from Naha City in Okinawa, Japan and currently works for Vision Factory.-Biography:Ryoko Kuninaka was working part-time at a Zenzai store when she was discovered by a talent scout. In 1998, she entered the "Idol High School" for aspiring female...
- Michiru Tamura:Shinsuke's neighbor, living in Shinsuke's next door which her uncle owns with her own pugPugThe pug is a "toy" breed of dog with a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colors, and a compact square body with well-developed muscle. They have been described as multum in parvo , referring to the pug's personality and...
"Kotsubu", during his uncle's long absence to oversea - Takashi TsukamotoTakashi Tsukamotois a Japanese actor, singer, and model.He has released three single CDs: "Itsudemo Boku wa" , "Hitorigoto" , "New Morning"....
- Eiji Murakami:Shinsuke's assistant - Reiko TakashimaReiko TakashimaReiko Takashima is a Japanese actress.Active in television series, movies, and commercials, her roles have included ninja in jidaigeki such as Abarembō Shōgun and Abare Hasshū Goyō Tabi, the wife Oeyo of the shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, Lady Fujitsubo in a special with characters based on The Tale of...
- Maya Sawazaki:Shinsuke's friend as well as his job partner as an architect producer - SHEILASheilaSheila is a common given name for a female, derived from the Gaelic name Síle/Sìle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of Julia or Cecilia. Like "Cecil" or "Cecilia", the name means "blind", from the Latin word caecus...
- Chizuru Nishimura:Michiru's friend, who always looks for boyfriends - Yuko Nishimaru - Mari Ozawa:a nurse working under Natsumi, whom Natsumi named as "in charge of smile"
- Iku Takamatsu - Kazumi Emori:a nurse working under Natsumi
- Rieko MiuraRieko MiuraRieko Miura is a J-pop singer, and a former member of the group Coco. She was born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Her solo debut was on 14 September 1991. After her career ended, she became a voice actress, performing the voice of Yomiko Readman in the Japanese animation series R.O.D. the OAV and R.O.D...
- Keiko Nakagawa:Shinsuke's younger sister - Toshinori Omi - Yoshio Nakagawa:Shinsuke's brother-in-law (Keiko's husband), VP of the hospital which Natsumi is working for
- Sakura - Saori Yoshikawa:Eiji's girlfriend, working for Maya's office
- Noboru Takachi - Hiroyuki Kaneda:an architect whom Shinsuke regards as a rival, owns Toyota 2000GTToyota 2000GTThe Toyota 2000GT is a limited-production, front-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-seat, hardtop coupé grand tourer designed by Toyota in collaboration with Yamaha. First displayed to the public at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1965, the 2000GT was manufactured under contract by Yamaha between 1967 and...
. Womanizer. - Mitsuko Kusabue - Ikuyo Kuwano:Shinsuke's mother
- Ayano Tachibana - Convenience store cashier
- Hiroyuki Nishio - Video rental shop cashier
- Mansaku Fuwa - Master carpenter
Staff
- Producers - Kazuhisa Ando, Yuuji Tojo, Tatsuya Ito
- Directors - Yoshishige Miyake, Takashi KomatsuTakashi Komatsuis a male triple jumper from Japan. His personal best jump is 16.65 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad.-Achievements:-References:...
, Hisashi Ueda - Screenwriter - Masaya Ozaki
- Music - Kyo Nakanishi