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[[File:AiInochi.jpg|thumb|350px|Ai Inochi ~Shinjuku Kabukicho Kakekomidera~]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 愛・命～新宿歌舞伎町駆け込み寺～
*'''Title (romaji):''' Ai Inochi ~Shinjuku Kabukicho Kakekomidera~
*'''Format:''' Tanpatsu
*'''Genre:''' Drama
*'''Broadcast network:''' TV Asahi
*'''Broadcast date:''' 2011-Dec-17
*'''Air time:''' 21:00-23:21

==Synopsis==
The drama is set in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district and is inspired by Gen Hidemori, who runs the Japan Social Minority Center, an NPO rescue center in Kabukicho that has served more than 10,000 people in trouble in its 9 years of operation.

Watanabe's character Hirayama Hidemori, modeled after Gen, was living only in pursuit of money until he learned that he was infected with the HTLV-1 virus, which has been identified as a potential cause of leukemia. As a result, he turns his life around and begins doing volunteer work to help the weak.

Minami plays his wife, who has been living separately from him in Kobe with their children ever since he became burdened with debt from his previous business. Nagasaku Hiromi plays a freelance journalist who is researching Hidemori for a story. --[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/watanabe-ken-minami-kaho-co-star-in-tv-asahi-drama-special/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tokyograph+%28Tokyograph%29 Tokyograph]

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==Cast==
*[[Watanabe Ken]] as Hirayama Hidemori
*[[Nagasaku Hiromi]]
*[[Minami Kaho]]
*[[Fubuki Jun]] as Tama
*[[Ogata Naoto]] as Kenji
*[[Katase Rino]]
*[[Ichige Yoshie]]
*[[Yamamoto Gaku]]
*[[Ibu Masato]]

===Others===
*[[Tanaka Miharu]] (田中美晴)
*[[Hayashi Tantan]]
*[[Matsuyama Airi]] (松山愛里) as Maki
*[[Tajima Reiko]]
*[[Lily]]
*[[Tanaka Yoji]]
*[[Nashimoto Kenjiro]]
*[[Watanabe Tetsu]]
*[[Ishimaru Kenjiro]]
*[[Yoshida Sho]] (吉田翔)
*[[Kaburagi Kaichi]] (鏑木海智)
*[[Seo Tomomi]] (瀬尾智美)
*[[Yoshida Kakeru]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' [[Gen Hidemori]] (玄秀盛)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Takeyama You]] (竹山洋)
*'''Producers:''' [[Igarashi Fumio]], [[Satouchi Eiji]] (里内英司), [[Fujimoto Kazuhiko]]
*'''Director:''' [[Ishibashi Kan]]
*'''Music:''' [[Yoshikawa Kiyoshi]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/kakekomidera/sphone/ Official site]
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%84%9B%E3%83%BB%E5%91%BD_%E3%80%9C%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%BF%E6%AD%8C%E8%88%9E%E4%BC%8E%E7%94%BA%E9%A7%86%E3%81%91%E8%BE%BC%E3%81%BF%E5%AF%BA%E3%80%9C Japanese Wikipedia]

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