Fufudo
Contents
Details
- Title: 夫婦道
- Title (romaji): Fufudo
- Also known as: The Perfect Path for Two
- Format: Renzoku, across two seasons
- Genre: Family drama
- Broadcast network: TBS
Season 1
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership rating: 13.6 (Kanto)
- Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-12 to 2007-Jun-21
- Air time: Thursday 21:00
- Theme song: Soushunfu by Kaientai
Synopsis
The weddings of the three daughters of the Takanabe family engaged in tea growing and processing, the succession of the Takanabe tea business that has been passed down over generations, conflicts between the couple regarding these issues, and so on… This is a sitcom depicting the human drama of the family full of laughter and tears. --TBS
Cast
- Takeda Tetsuya as Takanabe Kensuke
- Takahata Atsuko as Takanabe Satoko
- Yamasaki Shizuyo as Takanabe Natsumo
- Takuma Seiko as Takanabe Yaeko
- Motokariya Yuika as Takanabe Wakaba
- Suzuki Yuto (鈴木悠人) as Takanabe Shigeru
- Hashizume Isao as Nakamori Shuuzou
- Sato Ginpei (佐藤銀平) as Nakamori Kenta
- Ishikura Saburo as Yamazaki Masahiro
Guests
- Aoki Kazuyo as the regular customer to Tanakabe-en
- Ishiguro Ken as Natsumo's arranged husband (ep1)
- Arikawa Hiroshi (有川博) as the father of the arranged husband (ep1)
- Tateishi Ryouko (立石凉子) as the mother of the arranged husband (ep1)
- Shishido Masaru (宍戸勝) as Matsuyama (ep2)
- Yamasato Ryouta as the customer (ep2)
- Yamaga Kazuhiro (山賀教弘) as the local news reporter (ep3)
- Ishii Teruyuki as the local news cameraman (ep3)
- Kamimura Yoriko (上村依子) as a tea harvester (ep4)
- Mayama Kei (真山惠衣) as a tea harvester (ep4)
- Kurata Eiji (倉田英二) as Tazawa Kiyohiko (ep4)
- Maeda Gin as Kiyohiko's father (ep4)
- Sakai Mari (酒井麻吏) as Kiyohiko's mother (ep4)
- Kikuchi Kinya as Shigeru's teacher (ep4)
- Mihara Junko as Sayama Kaori (ep5)
- Iwasa Mayuko as Midorikawa Reiko (ep7)
- Tokui Yuu as head of the union (ep7)
- Hagio Midori as Yamashita Hiroko (ep8)
- Shiba Toshio as Sawaguchi Shougo (ep8)
- Yonekura Masakane as Sugimoto Shinji (ep9)
- Kino Hana as Principal Itabashi (ep10)
- Yamazaki Ginnojou as Fuyushima Juntarou (ep10-11)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Shimizu Yuki (清水有生)
- Producer: Yanai Mitsuru (柳井満)
- Director: Kiyohiro Makoto, Oka Susumu (大岡進)
- Music: Jonouchi Misa (城之内ミサ)
Episode Information
| Episode | Subtitle | Kanto | Kansai | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Our daughter's failed 30 times at an arranged marriage | 14.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 02 | Our second daughter's gonna marry a 60-year-old! | 13.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | The conclusion to the troubles around our second daughter's marriage | 14.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | Our eldest daughter's arranged marriage, our second daughter's marriage | 13.8 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | Affair!! | 13.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | Our eldest daughter's suddenly got a marriage proposal!! | 13.6 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | The parents' wishes vs. the child's wishes | 14.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | Goldfish and the Prime Minister | 12.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | The flowers growing on the tea bushes | 13.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | A proposal from outer space | 14.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 11 | A splendid blossom has bloomed | 12.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | --- | 13.6 | ??.? | ??.? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Season 2
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership rating: 7.7 (Kanto)
- Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-15 to 2009-Jun-24
- Air time: Wednesday 21:00
Synopsis
Tea-loving Takanabe Kensuke and his reliable wife Satoko are an ordinary couple in Saitama who operate the manufacture and sale of tea on the Takanabe garden. They have three daughters, who have all married and left home, and one son named Shigeru that they live with. The sequel starts in the spring, with Kosuke about to begin the harvest and Satoko planning to start a cafe in a section of their storefront. One day a TV producer comes to Takanabe's garden looking to do some filming for a show. Kosuke gets really excited about this opportunity for a growth in sales, but the show does not go as smoothly as Kosuke expected. --Tokyograph
Cast
- Takeda Tetsuya as Takanabe Kensuke
- Takahata Atsuko as Takanabe Satoko
- Yamasaki Shizuyo as Takanabe Natsumo
- Takuma Seiko as Takanabe Yaeko
- Motokariya Yuika as Takanabe Wakaba
- Suzuki Yuto (鈴木悠人) as Takanabe Shigeru
- Hashizume Isao as Nakamori Shuuzou
- Ishikura Saburo as Yamazaki Masahiro
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Shimizu Yuki (清水有生)
- Producer: Yanai Mitsuru (柳井満)
- Director: Kiyohiro Makoto, Oka Susumu (大岡進)
- Music: Jonouchi Misa (城之内ミサ)
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Kanto | Kansai | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 09.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 02 | 08.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | 08.6 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | 07.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | 09.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | 06.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | 08.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | 06.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | 05.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | 07.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 11 | 06.8 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | 07.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
External Links
| Winter 2007 | TBS | Summer 2007 |
| Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari 8 | Thursday 21:00 | Jigoku no Sata mo Yome Shidai |
| Winter 2009 | TBS | Summer 2009 |
| --- | Wednesday 21:00 | Tonari no Shibafu |
