PRICELESS
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- Title: PRICELESS~あるわけねぇだろ,んなもん!~
- Title (romaji): PRICELESS~Aru Wake Nedaro,n namon!~
- Title (English): PRICELESS~There's no such thing!~
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Comedy
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership rating: 17.7% (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2012-Oct-22 to 2012-Dec-24
- Air time: Monday 21:00
- Theme song: Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
Synopsis
Kimura Takuya returns to Monday nights at Fuji TV as an ordinary salary man, Kindaichi Fumio, who is loved by colleagues and trusted for his ability to protect subordinates. One day, however, things take a 180 degree turn and his life becomes completely flipped upside down. His superiors fix their eyes on him and concoct a plot to bring him down. He is held responsible for a crime he has no recollection of, and is forced to leave his position. More unfortunate events follow as Kindaichi loses literally everything from his cellphone to his home, ending up without a penny in his pocket. Shocked by his losses, he one day meets two children in the park by chance who teach him how to get by without any dependency on money. The greatest thing about Kindaichi's character is that his character never fails him. He always has a carefree attitude and is driven by those people he meets, who love and support him, not by inflicted pain or grudge against others.
Despite being the man who has lost all his possessions, Kindaichi continues to move forward, inspiring his former boss, Moai Kengo, and conservative office co-worker, Nikaido Aya, resulting in a big turning point for each of them. What is it that money can't buy? What is the most precious thing in life? A man tells the story of finding that "priceless" something in life, through unpredictable turns and twists with a light comedy touch. --Fuji TV
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Kimura Takuya as Kindaichi Fumio
- Yokoyama Kentaro as young Fumio (ep1)
- Nakai Kiichi as Moai Kengo
- Karina as Nikaido Saya
- Fujigaya Taisuke as Enomoto Kotaro
- Renbutsu Misako as Hirose Yoko
- Masu Takeshi as Fujisawa Takeshi (ep1,4-10)
- Maeda Oshiro as Marioka Kanta
- Tanaka Kanau as Marioka Ryota
- Nakamura Atsuo as Oyashiki Iwao (ep1,9)
- Issey Ogata as Zaizen Osamu
- Natsuki Mari as Marioka Ichirin
- Fujiki Naohito as Oyashiki Toichiro
- Akimoto Rei as young Toichiro (ep9)
Guests
- Hankai Kazuaki as a festival vendor (ep1-2,10)
- Morishita Yoshiyuki as a homeless man (ep1)
- Okayama Hajime as Sawatari Masao (ep1,6,10)
- Tameguchi Yutaro (溜口佑太朗) as Miracle Mahobin employee (ep1-4,6,9-10)
- Tsukamoto Naoki (塚本直毅) as Miracle Mahobin employee (ep1-4,6,9-10)
- Sato Chikau (佐藤誓) as a festival food vendor (ep1)
- Toji Takao (ep1)
- Tengenji Ryu (天現寺竜) (ep1)
- Kawai Tsuto (川井つと) (ep1)
- Nonaka Takamitsu (ep1)
- Hara Kintaro as a police officer (ep1)
- Gozu Takeo (五頭岳夫) as Gen-san (ep1,4,8,10)
- Omura Miki (ep1-2)
- Miyasaka Ayumi (宮坂あゆみ) (ep1-2)
- Morisato Ichidai (森里一大) as an inmate (ep1)
- Kikuchi Toshihiro (菊地敏弘) (ep1)
- Kubozono Junichi (窪園純一) (ep1)
- Okazaki Hiroshi (岡崎宏) (ep1)
- Onami Makoto (大波誠) (ep1)
- Matsuda Saki as Miracle Mahobin employee (ep1)
- Aoi as Miracle Mahobin employee (ep1)
- Kato Yutaka (加藤裕) (ep1)
- Suda Kunihiro (ep1)
- Sakamoto Atsuhiro (坂本充広) (ep1)
- Adachi Gaku (ep1)
- Ishikawa Kenji (石川賢二) (ep1)
- Takeo Kazuma (竹尾一真) (ep1)
- Miura Mayu as Miracle Mahobin receptionist (ep1,4,6,9-10)
- Natsuki (夏月) as Miracle Mahobin receptionist (ep1,4,6,9-10)
- Sakai Toshiya as Goda Takeo (ep2,5,7,10)
- Shibukawa Kiyohiko as Oshima Haruki (ep2,5,7,9-10)
- Satoi Kenta as Kurauchi Tsutomu (ep2,10)
- Masana Bokuzo as a convenience store manager (ep2)
- Kimura Yuichi as Sakura Tatsuhiko/Nobu (ep2-4)
- Konno Soryu (紺野相龍) (ep2)
- Shinohe Keiko as a surveyor (ep2)
- Tanaka Mamoru (ep2)
- Kojima Haruna as Tomizawa Moe (ep3-5,7-10)
- Miyaji Masako as Moai’s wife (ep3-4)
- Matsuzawa Kazuyuki as Hayashibe (ep3)
- Kubo Akira (ep3)
- Morishita Ryo as a ramen customer (ep3)
- Ikura Manami (伊倉愛美) as Moai’s daughter (ep3-4)
- Nakamura Mitsuhiro (中村光宏) as a supermarket staff (ep3)
- Ishii Masanori as Sagamigawa (ep4,10)
- Tokui Yuu as Tokuichi (ep4)
- Kusakari Masao as Hirose Ryoichi (ep4-10)
- Yamazaki Gakudai (ep4)
- Matsui Daigo (ep4)
- Kojima Yasushi (ep4)
- Nishiyama Satoshi (西山聡) (ep4)
- Nishiumi Kenjiro (西海健二郎) (ep4,10)
- Kyutaro (九太朗) (ep4)
- Yahata Tomoaki (ep4)
- Shiga Kotaro as Tsuji Yoshito (ep5-10)
- Miura Tsuyoshi (三浦剛) (ep5)
- Minami Yoshihiro (ep5-6,9)
- Kato Tadayoshi (加藤忠可) (ep5)
- Kagawa Teruyuki as Nomi Minoru (ep6-7,10)
- Tagami Hiroshi (ep6,10)
- Aoki Hajime (ep6)
- Tanaka Mitsutaka (田中允貴) (ep6)
- Amada Reki (ep6,10)
- Machimiya Ako (町宮亜子) (ep6)
- Hinode Kiyoshi (ep6)
- Kitagawa Shogo (北川昇吾) (ep6-7)
- Sakaki Hidenori (榊英訓) (ep6)
- Nagashima Kazuaki (永島和明) (ep6)
- Enomoto Yasutaka (榎本泰貴) (ep6)
- Numata Baku as a company president (ep7,9-10)
- Muramatsu Toshifumi as a company president (ep7,9-10)
- Hiraizumi Sei as Soma (ep7)
- Iwata Gan (ep7,9)
- Takahashi Osamu (高橋修) (ep7)
- Yakushiji Jun (薬師寺順) (ep7)
- Kodama Norikatsu (ep7)
- Kabira Jay as Nguyen An Sinh (ep8)
- Sakata Teppei (坂田鉄平) (ep8)
- Omiya Taro as Tsukuda Motoo (ep9)
- Yamamoto Keisuke (ep9)
- Takigawa Eri (ep9)
- Harada Bunmei (ep10)
- Asari Shogo (浅里昌吾) as a news reporter (ep10)
- Tajitsu Yoko as a news reporter (ep10)
- Umishima Yuki as a news reporter (ep10)
- Yuzawa Ben (ep10)
- Furukawa Shinji (古川真司) (ep10)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Furuya Kazunao
- Producer: Makino Tadashi, Murase Ken
- Director: Suzuki Masayuki, Hirano Shin, Kanai Hiro
- Music: Sato Naoki
Episode Information
| Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Being broke for the first time...Earning 500 yen is hard | 16.9 |
| 02 | Is being poor a weakness? | 18.8 |
| 03 | The 10000 yen ramen | 15.2 |
| 04 | The last man standing has fallen | 18.4 |
| 05 | The beginning of a miracle | 15.7 |
| 06 | The birth of Japan's poorest company president! | 18.1 |
| 07 | The major turn of events | 17.2 |
| 08 | Goodbye...And, thank you | 20.1 |
| 09 | The final battle~The thoughts and feelings of each person | 17.4 |
| 10 | The final miracle that happened on the holy night | 18.7 |
| Average | 17.7 | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Recognitions
- 75th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
- 75th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor - Kimura Takuya
- 75th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nakai Kiichi
- 16th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Oct-Dec 2012): Best Drama
- 16th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Oct-Dec 2012): Best Actor - Kimura Takuya
- 16th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Oct-Dec 2012): Best Supporting Actor - Nakai Kiichi
- 16th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Oct-Dec 2012): Best Supporting Actress - Karina
External Links
| Summer 2012 | Fuji TV | Winter 2013 |
| Rich Man, Poor Woman | Monday 21:00 | Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou |