Jiiji
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- Title: ジイジ
- Tagline: 孫といた夏
- Title (romaji): Jiiji
- Tagline (romaji): Mago to Itanatsu
- Also known as: Summer with Grandpa
- Broadcast network: NHK
- Genre: Human drama
Season 1
- Episodes: 4
- Viewership ratings: 14.2%
- Broadcast period: 2004-Aug-16 to 2004-Sep-06
Synopsis
A lonely 62-year-old man, Kataoka Eikichi believes that he is suffering serious stomach cancer and has a very short time left to live. One day, he turns up in front of a family of his son who died three years ago. The son who Eikichi broke off his relations 20 years ago left four members of his family; Natsuko, his wife and three children. At first, the find Eikichi's unexpected visit a nuisance, but gradually, as they live together, they begin to understand one another.
Cast
- Nishida Toshiyuki
- Kotegawa Yuuko
- Eikura Nana
- Ochiai Motoki (落合扶樹)
- Kosugi Ayahito
- Ishino Yoko
- Nomura Hironobu
Season 2
- Episodes: 5
- Broadcast period: 2005-Oct-17 to 2005-Nov-14
- Air time: 23:15 to 24:00 (ep1 23:25 to 24:10)
Synopsis
A lonely 62-year-old man, Kataoka Eikichi, started to live with the family of his son who died three years before. The son who Eikichi broke off his relations 20 years ago left four members of his family; Natsuko, his wife and three children. At first, they found Eikichi's unexpected visit a nuisance, but gradually, as they lived together, they began to understand one another. This second series of the drama depicts another stage of the warm interaction between Eikichi and his family in a comical and emotional way.