Freeter, Ie o Kau.
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Details
- Title: フリーター、家を買う。
- Title (romaji): Freeter, Ie o Kau.
- Genre: Human drama
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Season 1
- Tagline: 家族、やりなおし
- Tagline (romaji): Kazoku yarinaoshi
- Format: Renzoku
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership ratings: 17.1% (Kanto)
- Broadcast period: 2010-Oct-19 to 2010-Dec-21
- Air time: Tuesday 21:00
- Theme song: Hatenai Sora by Arashi
- Insert song: Kimitte by Nishino Kana
Synopsis
The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction site. Because of that, he soon decides to work towards rebuilding his life: "Even though I'm just a freeter, I'm going to buy a house for the sake of my family." One of the people he meets at the construction site is Chiba Manami, who graduated from a top-class university and joined a well-known general contracting firm. Manami is the complete opposite of Seiji. But while their personalities clash at first, they gradually come to understand each other. --Tokyograph
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Ninomiya Kazunari as Take Seiji
- Suzuki Fuku as young Seiji
- Karina as Chiba Manami
- Igawa Haruka as Nagata Ayako
- Maruyama Ryuhei as Toyokawa Teppei
- Inoue Masahiro as Teshima Shinji
- Okamoto Rei as Hoshino Akari
- Yokoo Wataru (横尾渉) as Nishimoto Kazuhiko
- Hyunri as Shimada Akiko
- Otomo Kohei as Oetsu Sadao
- Washio Machiko as Nagata Noriko
- Mashima Hidekazu as Yamaga Ryosuke
- Kojima Kazuya as Kitayama Masahiko
- Tanaka Sotaro (田中壮太郎) as Okano Tadashi
- Yamamoto Ryuji as Tsukamoto Manabu
- Shima Daisuke as Sanada Masaya
- Sakaguchi Ryoko as Nishimoto Sachiko
- Takenaka Naoto as Take Seiichi
- Asano Atsuko as Take Sumiko
- Hashimoto Tomoya as Nagata Tomoya
- Nanami Tomoya (七海智哉) as Nagata Fumiya
- Construction Workers / Shintona Kanagawa JV Construction Employees
- Arai Takeshi (荒井武司) (ep1-10)
- Ine Kenji (ep1-10)
- Kanai Shunji (ep1-10)
- Kaneko Taro (金子太郎) (ep1-10)
- Hashimoto Ryo (ep1-10)
- Kojima Koichi (ep1-10)
- Fujiyama Makoto (藤山誠) (ep1-10)
- Samejima Mitsuhiro (鮫島満博) (ep1-10)
- Yamada Tadashi (山田規) (ep1-10)
- Tamamura Kazuki (玉村一樹) (ep1-10)
- Nikaido Osamu (二階堂修) (ep1-10)
- Sakuma Hiroto (佐久間祐人) (ep1-10)
- Goshi Eichi (合志英知) (ep1-5,7-10)
- Kikukawa Hitoshi (菊川仁史) (ep2-7,10)
- Hinode Kiyoshi (ep2-5,7,8)
- Takahashi Kazutaka (高橋和貴) (ep2-5,7,8,10)
- Taniguchi Hajime (ep2-5,10)
- Uchiyama Tatsuki (内山達樹) (ep2-4,7,10)
- Okuno Takayuki (奥野貴行) (ep2-8,10)
Guests
- Takeshita Kotaro (竹下宏太郎) as the instructor of the trainees (ep1)
- Uchino Kenta as Yazawa (ep1)
- Wada Masato as Kawaguchi (ep1)
- Hankai Kazuaki as manager of Yotsuba Denshi (ep1)
- Tsumura Noriyoshi as manager of the convenience store (ep1)
- Takabe Ai as Toyonaka Michiru (ep1)
- Yashiba Toshihiro as manager of KUROGANEYA (ep1)
- Sakurai Hijiri as an interviewer (ep1)
- Yashiro Asako (矢代朝子) as a customer (ep1)
- Takeoka Shingo (竹岡真悟) as an interviewer (ep1)
- Sakamoto Ryuichi (坂本龍一) (ep1)
- Ogawa Tomohiro as job entry exam supervisor (ep1)
- Haruyama Rena as the nurse (ep1,3-5,10)
- Anami Atsuko as Tomoya's classmate's mother (ep2-4)
- Kasagi Izumi as Tomoya's classmate's mother (ep2-4)
- Watanabe Michiko as Tomoya's classmate's mother (ep2-4)
- Moda Ruriko (藻田留理子) as employee of Nagata Hospital (ep2,5)
- Sekine Yoko (関根洋子) as employee of Nagata Hospital (ep2,5)
- Oishi Yuta (大石雄太) (ep3)
- Utagawa Shiiko (ep3)
- Shinohe Keiko as one of Take family's neighbor (ep3)
- Toshitake Shoji (東海林寿剛) as a teacher (ep3)
- Ishibashi Uwa (ep3)
- Denden as Igarashi (ep4,8)
- Oka Akiko (岡明子) (ep4)
- Motai Yoko (ep5)
- Kikuchi Yuko (菊池裕子) (ep5)
- Muro Tsuyoshi as Aizawa (ep6-9)
- Matsuura Sachiko as Toyokawa Yoko (ep7)
- Yoshimi Sumimaro (吉見純麿) as Toyokawa Ippei (ep7)
- Wakasugi Koji (若杉宏二) as the doctor (ep7)
- Onuki Kae (小貫加恵) as one of Aizawa's scam victim (ep7)
- Shiraishi Kugushi (白石クグシ) (ep8)
- Kato Tadayoshi (加藤忠可) as the interviewer (ep8)
- Goto Tsuyoshi (五刀剛) (ep8)
- Nakajima Takeyasu (中嶋健康) (ep8)
- Tomokura Yumiko (友倉由美子) (ep9)
- Aiba Masaki as Hirata (ep10)
- Ogi Shigemitsu as Kida (ep10)
- Kamio Yu as the usher at the bus terminal (ep10)
- Ippongi Shingo as the realtor (ep10)
- Shikanai Daishi (ep10)
- Nakagawa Shin (中川真) (ep10)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Novel Freeter, Ie o Kau. by Arikawa Hiro (有川浩)
- Screenwriter: Hashibe Atsuko
- Producer: Hashimoto Fumi
- Director: Kono Keita, Jouhou Hidenori
- Music: Takami Yu
Episode Information
Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | My cheerful mother broke down...! | 17.6 | 17.3 |
2 | No matter what I do, I'm just an embarrassment of a son to you | 16.8 | ? |
3 | Even a dad like that, was once a hero to me | 17.7 | ? |
4 | I can't bear to take care of my mother anymore... | 17.4 | ? |
5 | What do you mean we live in different worlds... | 16.7 | ? |
6 | Don't do anything to hurt mom | 15.4 | ? |
7 | We all live alongside fear | 14.7 | ? |
8 | You don't know a thing about your father | 16.4 | ? |
9 | Starting over, or so I thought | 18.6 | ? |
10 | My mother smiled | 19.2 | ? |
Average | 17.1% | ? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Recognitions
- 2011 Tokyo Drama Awards: Grand Prix
- 2011 Tokyo Drama Awards: Best Actor - Ninomiya Kazunari
- 2011 Tokyo Drama Awards: Best Producer - Hashimoto Fumi
- 67th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
- 67th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor - Ninomiya Kazunari
- 67th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song
- 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Oct-Dec 2010): Best Drama
- 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Oct-Dec 2010): Best Actor - Ninomiya Kazunari
Special
- Format: Tanpatsu
- Viewership rating: 14.3% (Kanto)
- Broadcast date: 2011-Oct-04
- Air time: 21:00 - 22:54
- Theme song: Hatenai Sora by Arashi
- Insert song: Kimitte by Nishino Kana
Synopsis
One year has passed since Take Seiji became a full time employee at Oetsu Construction. The Take family, having moved into their new home, have been living there peacefully until Sumiko's brother shows up one day while she is out, and Seiji and Ayako discovers that their parents had in fact married despite objection from Sumiko's family.
Also, Manami, in the midst of her internship in Okayama, is coming back to Tokyo for a week, and so Seiji and Manami are finally able to reunite. Manami's father had passed away when she was young and her mother, Sayuri, had remarried since then. Growing up in such an environment, Manami had fostered a complicated relationship with her mother, and because of that the prospect of marriage wasn`t appealing to her.
Seiji, having just started his new life, hadn't really given much thought to marriage, but after meeting Manami's mother, he is shocked to learn how Manami feels about her mother and towards marriage. But one day, on the way home from drinking with the Oetsu Construction members, Seiji and Manami come across an abandoned kitty. After promising to take care of the kitty only until a new owner is found, Manami is able to take care of the kitty at her mother`s home. But, while Manami is out at work, the kitty becomes ill and Manami's mother not knowing what to do contacts Manami and so Seiji decides to take care of the kitty in the meantime. And, the very presence of the kitty becomes a turning point for both the Take family and Manami`s relationship with her mother... -- Fuji TV
Cast
- Ninomiya Kazunari as Take Seiji
- Karina as Chiba Manami
- Igawa Haruka as Nagata Ayako
- Maruyama Ryuhei as Toyokawa Teppei
- Inoue Masahiro as Teshima Shinji
- Okamoto Rei as Hoshino Akari
- Otomo Kohei as Oetsu Sadao
- Washio Machiko as Nagata Noriko
- Ishibashi Renji as Asaoka Kazuyoshi
- Akaza Miyoko as Asaoka Yoriko
- Hiki Rie as Hoshino Yoko
- Kosugi Yukihiko as Hoshino Isamu
- Hashimoto Tomoya as Nagata Tomoya
- Umoto Yuki (兎本有紀) as Asaoka Hisashi's wife
- Nakajima Mari (なかじままり) as Teppei's co-worker
- Tao Kiyomi (田尾きよみ) as Teppei's co-worker
- Tokunaga Atsushi as the photographer
- Saeki Akira (佐伯晃) as Chiba's co-worker
- Ina Kenji as a construction worker
- Kaneko Taro (金子太郎) as a construction worker
- Sakuma Hiroto (佐久間祐人) as a construction worker
- Samejima Mitsuhiro (鮫島満博) as a construction worker
- Tamamura Kazuki (玉村一樹) as a construction worker
- Nikaido Osamu (二階堂修) as a construction worker
- Mashima Hidekazu as Yamaga Ryosuke
- Kojima Kazuya as Kitayama Masahiko
- Yamamoto Ryuji as Tsukamoto Manabu
- Shima Daisuke as Sanada Masaya
- Kunihiro Tomiyuki as Asaoka Hisashi
- Fubuki Jun as Chiba Sayuri
- Takenaka Naoto as Take Seiichi
- Asano Atsuko as Take Sumiko
- Aiba Masaki as Hirata
Production Credits
- Original writing: Novel Freeter, Ie o Kau. by Arikawa Hiro (有川浩)
- Screenwriter: Hashibe Atsuko
- Producer: Hashimoto Fumi
- Director: Kono Keita
- Music: Takami Yu
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