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*'''Genre:''' Comedy | *'''Genre:''' Comedy | ||
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV / KTV | *'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV / KTV | ||
| − | *'''Related TV shows:''' [[The Man Who Can't Get Married]] (KBS2, 2009) | + | *'''Related TV shows:''' [[The Man Who Can't Get Married]] (KBS2, 2009), [[Why is He Still Single?]] (QQ, 2025) |
==Season 1== | ==Season 1== | ||
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*[[Takashima Reiko]] as Sawazaki Maya | *[[Takashima Reiko]] as Sawazaki Maya | ||
*[[SHEILA]] as Nishimura Chizuru, Michiru's friend | *[[SHEILA]] as Nishimura Chizuru, Michiru's friend | ||
| − | *[[Nishimaru Yuko]] | + | *[[Nishimaru Yuko]] as Ozawa Mari |
*[[Takamatsu Iku]] (高松いく) as Emori Kazumi | *[[Takamatsu Iku]] (高松いく) as Emori Kazumi | ||
*[[Omi Toshinori]] as Nakagawa Yoshio | *[[Omi Toshinori]] as Nakagawa Yoshio | ||
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*[[Seto Yoichiro]] as Natsumi's Omiai partner (ep1) | *[[Seto Yoichiro]] as Natsumi's Omiai partner (ep1) | ||
*[[Yuui Ryoko]] as the woman at the party (ep1) | *[[Yuui Ryoko]] as the woman at the party (ep1) | ||
| − | *[[Yamaguchi Ryoichi]] | + | *[[Yamaguchi Ryoichi]] (ep1) |
*[[Gamo Mayu]] (蒲生麻由) (ep1) | *[[Gamo Mayu]] (蒲生麻由) (ep1) | ||
*[[MARI]] as Kaneda's date (ep3) | *[[MARI]] as Kaneda's date (ep3) | ||
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===Production Credits=== | ===Production Credits=== | ||
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Ozaki Masaya]] | *'''Screenwriter:''' [[Ozaki Masaya]] | ||
| − | *'''Producer:''' [[Ando Kazuhisa]] | + | *'''Producer:''' [[Ando Kazuhisa]], [[Tojo Yuji]], [[Ito Tatsuya]] (伊藤達哉) |
*'''Director:''' [[Miyake Yoshishige]], [[Komatsu Takashi]], [[Ueda Hisashi]] | *'''Director:''' [[Miyake Yoshishige]], [[Komatsu Takashi]], [[Ueda Hisashi]] | ||
*'''Music:''' [[Nakanishi Kyo]] | *'''Music:''' [[Nakanishi Kyo]] | ||
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===Synopsis=== | ===Synopsis=== | ||
| − | + | Architect Kuwano Shinsuke, who had been developing a good relationship with Hayasaka Natsumi in the previous installment, broke up with her and, at 53 years old, was still "a man who couldn't get married." | |
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| + | Meanwhile, after being subjected to harsh criticism on the anonymous blog "Yakkun's Blog," he seeks legal advice from Yoshiyama Madoka, a single lawyer, in order to stop the blog. | ||
===Cast=== | ===Cast=== | ||
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*[[Fukagawa Mai]] as Tonami Saki | *[[Fukagawa Mai]] as Tonami Saki | ||
*[[Tsukamoto Takashi]] as Murakami Eiji | *[[Tsukamoto Takashi]] as Murakami Eiji | ||
| − | *[[Sakihi Miyu]] | + | *[[Sakihi Miyu]] as Moriyama Sakurako |
*[[Taira Yuna]] as Nakagawa Yumi | *[[Taira Yuna]] as Nakagawa Yumi | ||
*[[Anami Atsuko]] as Sawamura Eiko | *[[Anami Atsuko]] as Sawamura Eiko | ||
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*[[Omi Toshinori]] as Nakagawa Yoshio | *[[Omi Toshinori]] as Nakagawa Yoshio | ||
*[[Kusabue Mitsuko]] as Kuwano Ikuyo | *[[Kusabue Mitsuko]] as Kuwano Ikuyo | ||
| + | *[[Kunimoto Shoken]] as Detective Takagi | ||
*[[Aoki Ippei]] as relative (ep1) | *[[Aoki Ippei]] as relative (ep1) | ||
| + | *[[Hirata Yuya]] as Nomura Shingo (ep3) | ||
===Production Credits=== | ===Production Credits=== | ||
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Ozaki Masaya]] | *'''Screenwriter:''' [[Ozaki Masaya]] | ||
| − | *'''Chief Producer:''' [[Ando Kazuhisa]] | + | *'''Chief Producer:''' [[Ando Kazuhisa]], [[Tojo Yuji]] |
| − | *'''Producer:''' [[Yoneda Takashi]] | + | *'''Producer:''' [[Yoneda Takashi]], [[Ito Tatsuya]] (伊藤達哉), [[Kiso Kimiko]] |
*'''Director:''' [[Miyake Yoshishige]], [[Komatsu Takashi]], [[Ueda Hisashi]] | *'''Director:''' [[Miyake Yoshishige]], [[Komatsu Takashi]], [[Ueda Hisashi]] | ||
*'''Music:''' [[Nakanishi Kyo]] | *'''Music:''' [[Nakanishi Kyo]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:34, 3 June 2026
Contents
Details
- Title: 結婚できない男
- Title (romaji): Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
- Also known as: The Man Who Can't Get Married / He Who Can't Marry
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Comedy
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV / KTV
- Related TV shows: The Man Who Can't Get Married (KBS2, 2009), Why is He Still Single? (QQ, 2025)
Season 1
- Episodes: 12
- Viewership rating: 16.9%
- Broadcast period: 2006-Jul-04 to 2006-Sep-19
- Air time: Tuesday 22:00
- Theme song: Swimmy by Every Little Thing
Synopsis
Kuwano Shinsuke, a successful architect at 40, enjoys living by himself. He doesn't like people but somehow is able to design wonderful houses for them.
He has a routine of making himself a delicious dinner and then relaxing to classical music in his easy chair while pretending he is the conductor. One night, he plays the music loud enough to make his next door neighbor, Tamara Michiru knock on his door to complain. When Kuwano answers the door, he suffers a terrible stomach pain and collapses to the floor. Lucky for him, Michiru is nice enough to accompany him to the hospital, where he is treated by Dr. Hayasake Natsumi. He is really rude to Natsumi, but she is still determined to treat him.
Afterwards, Michiru and Natsumi become part of Kuwano's life. They make friends with Kuwano's colleagues Eiji and Sawazaki Maya. They all enjoy talking about how strange and eccentric Kuwano is. Is it possible that someone would ever want to marry him?
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Abe Hiroshi as Kuwano Shinsuke
- Natsukawa Yui as Hayasaka Natsumi
- Kuninaka Ryoko as Tamura Michiru
- Tsukamoto Takashi as Murakami Eiji
- Takashima Reiko as Sawazaki Maya
- SHEILA as Nishimura Chizuru, Michiru's friend
- Nishimaru Yuko as Ozawa Mari
- Takamatsu Iku (高松いく) as Emori Kazumi
- Omi Toshinori as Nakagawa Yoshio
- Miura Rieko as Nakagawa Keiko
- Hiraoka Emi (平岡映美) as Nakagawa Yumi
- Sakura as Yoshikawa Saori
- Takachi Noboru as Kaneda Hiroyuki
- Kusabue Mitsuko as Kuwano Ikuyo
- Nagaoka Naohiko (長岡尚彦) as the bartender
- Tachibana Ayano as the combini cashier
- Nishio Hiroyuki (西尾浩行) as the video rental cashier
- Matsui Ryoko (松井涼子) as the waitress
- Fuwa Mansaku as the foreman
Guests
- Seto Yoichiro as Natsumi's Omiai partner (ep1)
- Yuui Ryoko as the woman at the party (ep1)
- Yamaguchi Ryoichi (ep1)
- Gamo Mayu (蒲生麻由) (ep1)
- MARI as Kaneda's date (ep3)
- Kagami Saki as the bus tour guide (ep4)
- Mori Fujio (森富士夫) (ep5)
- Morizono Maiko (森囿麻衣子) (ep6)
- Shirai Akira as Illustrator Yuuki (ep6)
- Kubo Akira as Kuwano's relative (ep7)
- Ryu Raita as Hayasaka Yasou (Natsumi's father, ep7)
- Mitsuya Yoko as Nagasawa Yuki (ep9)
- Fuke Norimasa as Yamashita Takuro (ep9-10)
- Okuda Tatsuhito (ep10)
- Nagayama Takashi as the mummy man (ep11)
- Kosuda Yasuto as the policeman (ep11)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Ozaki Masaya
- Producer: Ando Kazuhisa, Tojo Yuji, Ito Tatsuya (伊藤達哉)
- Director: Miyake Yoshishige, Komatsu Takashi, Ueda Hisashi
- Music: Nakanishi Kyo
Episode Information
| Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) | Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | So what if I like to be alone?! | 20.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 02 | So what if I eat the food I like to eat?! | 14.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | So what if I spend my money the way I want to?! | 15.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | So what if I spend my days off alone?! | 16.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | So what if I don't let people into my home?! | 15.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | So what if I'm inflexible?! | 14.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | So what if I don't like to mix with the relatives?! | 15.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | So what if I hate dogs?! | 14.6 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | So what if I have a girlfriend?! | 18.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | So what if I don't understand a woman's heart?! | 17.6 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 11 | So what if I hate floral patterns?! | 19.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 12 | So what if I've become happy?! | 22.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | 16.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Classical Music Pieces
This is a list of pieces Kuwano listened to. - From the official site's Q&A section
- Ep 01: Mahler, Symphony No. 5, 5th mvt; Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 (op. 47), 4th mvt
- Ep 02: [same as Ep 01]
- Ep 03: Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Overture
- Ep 04: Schubert, Erlkönig (Erl-King), a Japanese adaptation by Ooki Atsuo (大木惇夫) and Ito Takeo (伊藤武雄)
- Ep 05: Mahler, Symphony No. 5, 5th mvt; Schubert, Ave Maria
- Ep 06: Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
- Ep 07: Smetana, Má Vlast (My country), Vltava/The Moldau
- Ep 08: Mahler, Symphony No. 5, 3rd mvt; Mozart, Symphony No. 41 Jupiter, 1st mvt
- Ep 09: Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
- Ep 10: Rossini, Largo al factotum from Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
- Ep 11: Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 From the New World, 1st mvt
- Ep 12: Puccini, O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi; J. Strauss Jr., Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz); Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, 1st mvt
Recognitions
- 50th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
- 50th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director(s)
- 50th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Scriptwriter
- 50th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor - Abe Hiroshi
- 50th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Natsukawa Yui
- 50th Television Drama Academy Awards: Special Award ~ Ken (the dog)
- 23rd Annual ATP Awards: Award for Excellence (2006)
Season 2
- Title: まだ結婚できない男
- Title (romaji): Mada Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership ratings: 9.34%
- Broadcast period: 2019-Oct-08 to 2019-Dec-10
- Air time: Tuesday 21:00
- Theme song: Mada Swimmy by Mochida Kaori
Synopsis
Architect Kuwano Shinsuke, who had been developing a good relationship with Hayasaka Natsumi in the previous installment, broke up with her and, at 53 years old, was still "a man who couldn't get married."
Meanwhile, after being subjected to harsh criticism on the anonymous blog "Yakkun's Blog," he seeks legal advice from Yoshiyama Madoka, a single lawyer, in order to stop the blog.
Cast
- Abe Hiroshi as Kuwano Shinsuke
- Yoshida Yo as Yoshiyama Madoka
- Inamori Izumi as as Okano Yukie
- Fukagawa Mai as Tonami Saki
- Tsukamoto Takashi as Murakami Eiji
- Sakihi Miyu as Moriyama Sakurako
- Taira Yuna as Nakagawa Yumi
- Anami Atsuko as Sawamura Eiko
- Nao as Yokota Shiori
- Arai Atsushi as Maruyama Yuta
- Onodera Zuru (小野寺ずる) as Yamashita Kaori
- Mion (美音)
- Fuwa Mansaku as the foreman
- Miura Rieko as Nakagawa Keiko
- Omi Toshinori as Nakagawa Yoshio
- Kusabue Mitsuko as Kuwano Ikuyo
- Kunimoto Shoken as Detective Takagi
- Aoki Ippei as relative (ep1)
- Hirata Yuya as Nomura Shingo (ep3)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Ozaki Masaya
- Chief Producer: Ando Kazuhisa, Tojo Yuji
- Producer: Yoneda Takashi, Ito Tatsuya (伊藤達哉), Kiso Kimiko
- Director: Miyake Yoshishige, Komatsu Takashi, Ueda Hisashi
- Music: Nakanishi Kyo
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