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==Details==
*'''Title:''' 最後から二番目の恋
*'''Title (romaji):''' Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
*'''Genre:''' Romance
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV

==Season 1==
[[File:Saigokara2banme.jpg|thumb|350px|Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi]]
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Episodes:''' 11
*'''Viewership rating:''' 12.4 (Kanto)
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2012-Jan-12 to 2012-Mar-22
*'''Air time:''' [[Mokuyou Gekijou|Thursday 22:00]]
*'''Theme song:''' ''how beautiful you are'' by [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]

===Synopsis===
From the former ancient capital, Kamakura comes a mature but bittersweet love story. Yoshino Chiaki is a 45 year old TV drama producer at a television network station. As she grows older, she becomes more concerned about her health and retirement rather than a romantic relationship with someone she loves. The dream life she imagined upon joining her company seems far away and no longer reachable. Will things change if she took a break from her routine life? Such questions lead her to Kamakura, where she searches for an antique house to settle in. This is where she meets Nagakura Wahei, a 50 year old man working for the city office. Wahei was separated from his wife by death, a heartbroken lonely single man with one child.

Chiaki and Wahei are drawn to each other as they learn more and more about each other. However, Wahei's family gets in the couple's way with obstacles. Wahei's brother, Nagakura Shinpei being the first. Shinpei is carefree and somewhat lacking in luck, despite his good looking appearance. He courts Chiaki, creating a triangle relationship between the three characters. Wahei's sister, Mizutani Noriko is on the verge of a family breakdown, constantly nagging at those around her. She dislikes Chiaki for being in the same age range, with differing opinions about life. The other sister, an introvert who lacks connection with society and its standards, probes Chiaki's feelings in attempt to expose her inner self. Facing the challenges of interacting with each unique member of the family, Chiaki and Wahei together try to overcome them to attain a long-standing happiness. -- ''Fuji TV''

===Cast===
[[File:Saigo_Kara_Nibanme_no_Koi_1_chart.jpg|thumb|300px|Correlation chart]]
*[[Koizumi Kyoko]] as Yoshino Chiaki
*[[Nakai Kiichi]] as Nagakura Wahei
*[[Sakaguchi Kenji]] as Nagakura Shinpei
*[[Uchida Yuki]] as Nagakura Mariko
*[[Shiramoto Ayana]] as Nagakura Erina
*[[Watanabe Makiko]] (渡辺真起子) as Mizuno Shoko
*[[Moriguchi Hiroko]] as Araki Keiko
*[[Asano Kazuyuki]] as Mizutani Hiroyuki
*[[Iijima Naoko]] as Mizutani Noriko

'''JMT Television'''
*[[Kubota Maki]] as Assistant Producer Mitsui
*[[Sakamoto Makoto]] as Takeda Makoto
*[[Hiroyama Kotoha]] (広山詞葉) as Ida Yukari
*[[Masuwaka Tsubasa]] (益若つばさ) as Kuriyama Haruka

'''City of Kamakura Tourism Bureau'''
*[[Matsuo Satoru]] as Tadokoro Tsutomu
*[[Satsukawa Aimi]] as Ohashi Tomomi
*[[Orimoto Junkichi]] as Ichijo

'''Guests'''
*[[Yoshida Yo]] as Hatanaka Midori (ep2-5)
*[[Ueki Kiyohiko]] (ep2)
*[[Yasuda Hiroshi]] (安田裕) (ep2)
*[[Toku Hideki]] (ep2)
*[[Miyamoto Kyoka]] (宮本京佳) (ep2)
*[[Matsuda Tomoki]] (松田知己) (ep2)
*[[Miho Jun]] as Ohashi Hideko (ep3-4)
*[[Tanaka Oga]] as Mizutani Sho (ep4)
*[[Takahashi Katsuaki]] (高橋克明) as the doctor (ep4)
*[[Fukuda Atsuko]] (ep4)
*[[Kubodera Akira]] as Haruka's husband (ep4)
*[[Asakura Kazuma]] (浅倉一翔) as Haruka's son (ep4)

===Production Credits===
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Okada Yoshikazu]]
*'''Producers:''' [[Wakamatsu Hiroki]], [[Asano Sumi]] (浅野澄美)
*'''Directors:''' [[Miyamoto Rieko]], [[Tanimura Masaki]], [[Namiki Michiko]]
*'''Music:''' [[Hirasawa Atsushi]] (平沢敦士)

===Episode Information===
{| class="ratingtable"
! Case!! Subtitle !! Ratings<br>(Kanto)
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| 01 || There aren't any adults who isn't lonely || 12.1
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| 02 || Being single feels so free to the point of sadness || 12.8
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| 03 || Don't laugh at adults enjoying their prime! || 11.8
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| 04 || For a woman, aging is such a heart wrenching thing || 11.4
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| 05 || What will the last love of my life be?  || 12.6
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| 06 || Unlike any love until now || 11.7
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| 07 || How should I love? || 13.1
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| 08 || The painful but funny adult's kiss || 11.5
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| 09 || The things a kissing mouth says || 12.3
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| 10 || Even an adult's future is shining || 13.0
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| 11 || A love that hasn't ended yet || 13.7
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! colspan=2 | Average || 12.4
|}
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]

===Recognitions===
*'''72nd [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Screenwriter - [[Okada Yoshikazu]]

==Special==
*'''Format:''' Tanpatsu
*'''Viewership rating:''' 10.6 (Kanto)
*'''Broadcast date:''' 2012-Nov-02
*'''Air time:''' 21:00 - 22:52
*'''Theme song:''' ''how beautiful you are'' by [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]

===Synopsis===
It is the end of summer 2012. Drama producer Yoshino Chiaki is put in a difficult situation when her work is dramatically reduced because of the flop of her drama series 'Love Has Yet To End'. On the other hand, Nagakura Wahei, an employee of the Kamakura City Municipal Office, begins working under a boss who is younger than himself. Life has been gloomy for the two of them. As for the other members of the Nagakura household, Shinpei runs the cafe 'Nagakura' at the family home while dating Ohashi Tomomi; his twin sister Mariko has feelings for Chiaki and is still working under her as a staff member. Their elder sister Noriko has planned a family holiday to Hawaii, but her husband and son are unenthusiastic. It is still the same old life for her. As for the love between Chiaki and Wahei, that continues to be on "funky" terms. Meanwhile, Chiaki is finally assigned a drama by her boss. However, the contents are that of a suspense drama which is genre that she is bad at. Moreover, the scriptwriter will be Haida Mamoru who is famous for being slow in the industry for writing a script. At the same time, Wahei, who has been ordered by his younger boss to charm the novelist Sakisaka Midoriko to be Kamakura's goodwill ambassador, with the aim of getting the city added to the world heritage list keeps getting rejected. Both Chiaki and Wahei are vexed... -- ''[http://jdramas.wordpress.com Jdrama Weblog]''

===Cast===
*[[Koizumi Kyoko]] as Yoshino Chiaki
*[[Nakai Kiichi]] as Nagakura Wahei
*[[Sakaguchi Kenji]] as Nagakura Shinpei
*[[Uchida Yuki]] as Nagakura Mariko
*[[Kubota Maki]] as Assistant Producer Mitsui
*[[Matsuo Satoru]] as Tadokoro Tsutomu
*[[Satsukawa Aimi]] as Ohashi Tomomi
*[[Sakamoto Makoto]] as Takeda Makoto
*[[Shiramoto Ayana]] as Nagakura Erina
*[[Orimoto Junkichi]] as Ichijo
*[[Watanabe Makiko]] (渡辺真起子) as Mizuno Shoko
*[[Moriguchi Hiroko]] as Araki Keiko
*[[Asano Kazuyuki]] as Mizutani Hiroyuki
*[[Iijima Naoko]] as Mizutani Noriko
*[[Manda Hisako]] as Sakisaka Midoriko
*[[Lily Franky]] as Haida Mamoru

===Production Credits===
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Okada Yoshikazu]]
*'''Producers:''' [[Wakamatsu Hiroki]], [[Asano Sumi]] (浅野澄美)
*'''Directors:''' [[Miyamoto Rieko]], [[Tanimura Masaki]], [[Namiki Michiko]]
*'''Music:''' [[Hirasawa Atsushi]] (平沢敦士)

==Season 2==
[[File:Nibanme.jpg|thumb|250px|Zoku. Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi]]
*'''Title:''' 続・最後から二番目の恋
*'''Title (romaji):''' Zoku. Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Episodes:''' TBA
*'''Viewership rating:'''  TBD
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2014-Apr-17 start
*'''Air time:''' [[Mokuyou Gekijou|Thursday 22:00]]
*'''Theme song:''' ''Hello new me'' by [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]

===Synopsis===
Chiaki has now been promoted to the position of Deputy Director in the drama production arm of JMT. Her job now is to guide and coach the younger staff under her. She especially recognises the talents of scripwriter Mariko and the assistant producer Mitsui. On the other hand, back in Kamakura, Wahei is bearing the brunt of the failure in getting Kamakura to be officially recognised as a World Heritage site. He now has additional responsibilities of managing the secretarial department too. He is also being marked by the new mayor, Isayama Yoko, and is told to not cause any more trouble to the City Hall management.

Shinpei has converted the ground floor of their home into a small cafe, and his relationship with Tomomi is going smoothly. While Wahei's other sister, Noriko, is suspecting her husband of having an affair, and she seeks advice from both Wahei and Chiaki. Wahei's daughter, Erina is now dating a man one year older than her, Harada Souta. Erina introduces Souta and his mother, Harada Kaoruko to Wahei.

One day, Wahei is told to go to France with the city mayor, due to some news from Kamakura's sister city there. Coincidentally, Chiaki also has to go to Paris, as they are facing a problem with an ongoing drama, and she needs to clarify some details with the original writer who is living there.

===Cast===
[[File:Saigo_Kara_Nibanme_no_Koi_2_chart.jpg|thumb|300px|Correlation chart]]
*[[Koizumi Kyoko]] as Yoshino Chiaki
*[[Nakai Kiichi]] as Nagakura Wahei
*[[Sakaguchi Kenji]] as Nagakura Shinpei
*[[Uchida Yuki]] as Nagakura Mariko
*[[Kubota Maki]] as Assistant Producer Mitsui
*[[Matsuo Satoru]] as Tadokoro Tsutomu
*[[Satsukawa Aimi]] as Ohashi Tomomi
*[[Shiramoto Ayana]] as Nagakura Erina
*[[Sakamoto Makoto]] as Takeda Makoto
*[[Hiroyama Kotoha]] (広山詞葉) as Ida Yukari
*[[Suzuki Takayuki]] as Shinohara Jun
*[[Tanaka Oga]] as Mizutani Sho
*[[Kase Ryo]] as Takayama Ryota
*[[Orimoto Junkichi]] as Ichijo
*[[Shibata Rie]] as Isayama Yoko
*[[Watanabe Makiko]] (渡辺真起子) as Mizuno Shoko
*[[Moriguchi Hiroko]] as Araki Keiko
*[[Asano Kazuyuki]] as Mizutani Hiroyuki
*[[Hasegawa Kyoko]] as Harada Kaoruko
*[[Iijima Naoko]] as Mizutani Noriko

===Production Credits===
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Okada Yoshikazu]]
*'''Producers:''' [[Wakamatsu Hiroki]], [[Asano Sumi]] (浅野澄美)
*'''Directors:''' [[Miyamoto Rieko]], [[Kato Yusuke]]
*'''Music:''' [[Hirasawa Atsushi]] (平沢敦士)

===Episode Information===
{| class="ratingtable"
! Case!! Subtitle !! Ratings<br>(Kanto)
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| 01 || An adult's youth, unmanageable || 14.0
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| 02 || The adults who are poor at love || 13.7
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| 03 || Bury a past love with laughter || 12.2
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| 04 || Falling in love in Kamakura, my life, uncalculated || 12.2
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! colspan=2 | Average ||
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Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]

==External Links==
*[http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nibanmeno_koi1/ Season 1 official site]
*[http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nibanmeno_koi/index.html Season 2 official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:最後から二番目の恋|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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