Ningen Shikkaku
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Ningen Shikkaku
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Details
- Title: 人間・失格 (にんげん・しっかく)
- Title (romaji): Ningen Shikkaku
- Tagline: たとえばぼくが死んだら
- Tagline (romaji): ~Tatoeba Boku ga Shindara~
- Tagline (English): If I Were to Die
- Also known as: Unfit Human / The Loss of Humanity
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Human drama
- Episodes: 12
- Viewership rating: 19.2
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 1994-Jul-08 to 1994-Sep-23
- Theme songs:
- A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon & Garfunkel
- Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. by Simon & Garfunkel
Synopsis
Three tales raise unsettling questions about the central qualities of being human. In one, a father is torn between love for his son and the desire for revenge, while a second examines the twisted love of a teacher for his female colleague. The third story delves into the complex affections hidden within a bully. --TBS
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Domoto Tsuyoshi as Oba Makoto
- Domoto Koichi as Ruka
- Akai Hidekazu as Oba Gac (Makoto's father)
- Kase Taishu as Nimi Sensei
- Sakurai Sachiko as Morita Sensei (Makoto's homeroom teacher)
- Yokoyama Megumi as Oba Natsumi (Makoto's stepmother)
- Oginome Keiko as (Ruka's mother)
- Saito Yosuke as (the gym teacher)
- Kuroda Yuki
- Yoshimura Ryo
- Okumura Kouen
- Igawa Hisashi
- Kashiwabara Shuji
- Miyake Ken
- Yamashita Yorie
- Nakamaru Shinsho
- Yamazaki Hajime
- Sorida Takayuki
- Kohashi Kenji
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Nojima Shinji
- Producer: Ito Kazuhiro
- Director: Yoshida Ken, Yoshida Akio, Kaneko Yoshikazu (金子与志一)
Episode Titles
- Ep 01: Rules of Bullying
- Ep 02: Hypocritical Friends
- Ep 03: Forbidden Puppy Love
- Ep 04: Longing Due to Forced Separation
- Ep 05: The Courage to Not Run Away
- Ep 06: The Last Letter
- Ep 07: A Father's Revenge (Part 1)
- Ep 08: A Father's Revenge (Part 2)
- Ep 09: Youth's Departed Soul
- Ep 10: The Remaining Target
- Ep 11: The Final Decision
- Ep 12: Supporting the Bridge of Tomorrow
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Kanto | Kansai | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 14.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 02 | 09.8 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | 13.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | 14.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | 16.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | 20.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | 21.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | 21.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | 23.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | 21.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 11 | 24.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 12 | 28.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| average | 19.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
Awards
- 2nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
- 2nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Sakurai Sachiko)
- 2nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Newcomer (Domoto Tsuyoshi)
- 2nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Screenwriter
- 2nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director(s)