Propose Kyodai

Propose Kyodai

Details

• Title: プロポーズ兄弟
• Title (romaji): Propose Kyodai
• Format: 4-part Tanpatsu
• Broadcast network: Fuji TV
• Genre: Romantic comedy
• Viewership ratings: 08.2 (1st), 07.8 (2nd), 09.1 (3rd), 07.5 (4th)
• Broadcast period: 2011-Feb-21 to 2011-Feb-24
• Air time: Monday-Thursday 23:00
• Theme song: Kokuhaku by FUNKY MONKEY BABYS

Overall Synopsis

This drama is a love comedy that follows 4 very different types of guys who grew up in a very normal household, a first child, a middle child, a youngest child, and an only chid. This drama portrays the transformation of the guys as they meet someone and begin to realize their own weaknesses and their strengths, and are able to find true happiness. -- Fuji TV

Cast

Correlation chart

Yamada Family

• Sato Ryuta as Yamada Ichiro (Main character for Story 1)
  • Taguchi Tsukasa (田口司) as young Ichiro
• Koike Teppei as Yamada Jiro (Main character for Story 2)
  • Oshima Rio (大島璃生) as young Jiro
• Nakamura Aoi as Yamada Saburo (Main character for Story 3)
  • Mabuchi Homare as young Saburo
• Miyazaki Yoshiko as the mother of the Yamada family
• Iwamatsu Ryo as the father of the Yamada family

Tanaka Family

• Ito Atsushi as Tanaka Kazuo (Main character for Story 4)
  • Taguchi Masaki (田口正樹) as young Kazuo

Others

• Morimoto Leo as the voice from above (narrator)
• Tanioka Shinichi (谷岡慎一) as the wedding moderator

Story 1

• Subtitle: How the first child marries

Cast

• Anne as Sasaki Aya
• Matsushige Yutaka as Anzai Gengoro
• Asari Yosuke as Murakami Yoshinori
• Emoto Tokio as Kojima Teppei
• Yajima Kenichi as Aya's father

• Miyata Sanae as Aya's mother
• Tanaka Miharu (田中美晴) as Ichiro's ex-girlfriend 1
• Aizawa Michiru (逢澤ミチル) as Ichiro's ex-girlfriend 2
• Fujii Yukiyo (藤井ゆきよ) as Ichiro's ex-girlfriend 3
• Kumabe Yohei as the customer who complained

Story 2

• Subtitle: How the middle child marries

Cast

• Sasaki Nozomi as Watanabe Minami
• Toda Masahiro (戸田昌宏) as Yamamoto
• Nakamura Tomoya as Hashimoto
• Hiraiwa Kami as Yuki
• Atsushi (敦士) as Morohoshi
• Harumi Shiho (春海四方) as Department head Kobayashi
• Shikanai Daishi as Denshindo employee
• Nakawaki Mikito (中脇樹人) as Denshindo employee
• Sakai Koichi (堺功一) as as Denshindo Rsearch employee

• Tsuneyoshi Rie as the girl Jiro breaks up with
• Takahashi Harumi (高橋春留奈) as the girl who confesses to Jiro
• Fujiwara Reiko (藤原令子) as Mika
• Terakawa Rina (寺川里奈) as Mika's friend
• Takahashi Keiko (高橋慶子) as Denshindo employee
• Nagashima Terumi (長島曜実) as the little boy fishing at the lake
• Mashita Yuuki (真下有紀) as the women from the tv drama
• Okada Yasushi (岡田康) as the child from the tv drama

Story 3

• Subtitle: How the youngest child marries

Cast

• Motokariya Yuika as Ito Mao
  • Mashiko Erika (増子恵里花) as young Mao
• Katagiri Hairi as pet shop owner Tajima Asako
• Imai Rika as Rino
• Takeoka Tsunekichi (竹岡常吉) as Nakata Atsuo
• Minami Arisa (南波有沙) as Mimi's owner
• Yashiba Toshihiro as an interviewer
• Tamura Ai (田村愛) as Shiro's owner
• Otake Koichi (大竹浩一) as the convenience store manager
• Okano Eri (岡野絵里) as Miki

• Sugiura Masafumi as a CEO of a small company
• Kobayashi Yumi (小林優美) as Aki
• Iwasawa Akinori (岩澤晶範) as Saburo's classmate
• Iwashimizu Kai as Saburo's classmate
• CR Okamoto Monogatari (CR岡本物語) as the waiter
• Hoashi Yuki (帆足友紀) as Suburo's ex-girlfriend
• Kuruma Ayano (来摩綾乃) as Suburo's ex-girlfriend
• Yasumuro Makiko (安室満樹子) as the middle-aged woman
• Riccardo B. as the CEO of the international company

Story 4

• Subtitle: How the only child marries

Cast

• Becky as Suzuki Saki
• Masana Bokuzo as Akiyama
• Okayama Hajime as the donut eating contest referee
• Toji Takao as the employee of the restaurant
• Kase Takao (加瀬尊朗) as the owner of the store in Aoyama
• Kosugi Moichiro (小杉茂一郎) as Suzuki Futoshi
• Uchida Ruka (内田流果) as Suzuki Masashi
• Kato Tsubasa (加藤翼) as Suzuki Takashi
• Tani Kanon (谷花音) as Suzuki Shizuka
• Watanabe Kunito (渡辺邦斗) as one of the group date member
• Yoshimura Tamao (吉村玉緒) as the Suzuki family neighbor
• Mizuno Tomonori (水野智則) as the blackmailed salaryman

• Hirata Kaoru as Kazuo's ex-girlfriend
• Goto Ken (後藤健) as the leader of the extortion group
• Yamauchi Shuichi (山内秀一) as a member of the extortion group
• Toku Hideki (徳秀樹) as a member of the extortion group
• Suzuki Shohei (鈴木昌平) as the donut eating contest participant
• Ito Ryusuke (伊藤竜翼) as Kazuo
• Matsuo Yasuka as the girl who gives a love letter to Kazuo
• Nakajima Kenkou (中島けんこう) as the restaurant patron
• Ono Katsuyoshi (小野克好) as the staff at the reception party
• Toyoda Runa (豊田留妃) as Kazuo's classmate
• Ishii Kaho (石井香帆) as Kazuo's classmate

Production Credits

• Screenwriter: Etou Rin
• Producer: Wakamatsu Hiroki
• Director: Suzuki Masayuki (Story 1,4), Namiki Michiko (並木道子) (Story 2), Sasaki Shota (佐々木詳太) (Story 3)
• Music: Morohashi Kuniyuki (諸橋邦行)

External Links

• Official site
• Official drama information page
• Japanese Wikipedia