Freeter, Ie o Kau.

Details

Title: フリーター、家を買う。
Title (romaji):Freeter, Ie o Kau.
Tagline: 家族、やりなおし / Kazoku, yarinaoshi
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 17.1%
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2010-Oct-19 to 2010-Dec-21
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme song: Hatenai Sora by Arashi
- Insert song: Kimitte by Nishino Kana

Synopsis

The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction site. Because of that, he soon decides to work towards rebuilding his life: "Even though I'm just a freeter, I'm going to buy a house for the sake of my family." One of the people he meets at the construction site is Chiba Manami, who graduated from a top-class university and joined a well-known general contracting firm. Manami is the complete opposite of Seiji. But while their personalities clash at first, they gradually come to understand each other. --Tokyograph

Cast

Correlation chart

Ninomiya Kazunari as Take Seiji
- Suzuki Fuku (鈴木福) as young Seiji
Karina as Chiba Manami
Igawa Haruka as Nagata Ayako
Maruyama Ryuhei as Toyokawa Teppei
Inoue Masahiro (井上正大) as Teshima Shinji
Okamoto Rei as Hoshino Akari
Yokoo Wataru (横尾渉) as Nishimoto Kazuhiko
Hyunri (玄里) as Shimada Akiko
Otomo Kohei (大友康平) as Oetsu Sadao
Washio Machiko as Nagata Noriko
Mashima Hidekazu (眞島秀和) as Yamaga Ryosuke
Kojima Kazuya (児嶋一哉) as Kitayama Masahiko
Tanaka Sotaro (田中壮太郎) as Okano Tadashi
Yamamoto Ryuji as Tsukamoto Manabu
Shima Daisuke as Sanada Masaya
Sakaguchi Ryoko (坂口良子) as Nishimoto Sachiko
Takenaka Naoto as Take Seiichi
Asano Atsuko as Take Sumiko
Hashimoto Tomoya (橋本智哉) as Nagata Tomoya
Nanami Tomoya (七海智哉) as Nagata Fumiya

Construction Workers / Shintona Kanagawa JV Construction Employees

Arai Takeshi (荒井武司) (ep1-10)
Ina Kenji (稲健二) (ep1-10)
Kanai Shunji (金井駿司) (ep1-10)
Kaneko Taro (金子太郎) (ep1-10)
Hashimoto Ryo (橋本涼) (ep1-10)
Kojima Koichi (児島功一) (ep1-10)
Fujiyama Makoto (藤山誠) (ep1-10)
Samejima Mitsuhiro (鮫島満博) (ep1-10)
Yamada Tadashi (山田規) (ep1-10)
Tamamura Kazuki (玉村一樹) (ep1-10)
Nikaido Osamu (二階堂修) (ep1-10)
Sakuma Hiroto (佐久間祐人) (ep1-10)

Goshi Eichi (合志英知) (ep1-5,7-10)
Kikukawa Hitoshi (菊川仁史) (ep2-7,10)
Hinode Kiyoshi (日野出清) (ep2-5,7,8)
Takahashi Kazutaka (高橋和貴) (ep2-5,7,8,10)
Taniguchi Ichi (谷口一) (ep2-5,10)
Uchiyama Tatsuki (内山達樹) (ep2-4,7,10)
Okuno Takayuki (奥野貴行) (ep2-8,10)

Guests

Takeshita Kotaro (竹下宏太郎) as the instructor of the trainees (ep1)
Uchino Kenta (内野謙太) as Yazawa (ep1)
Wada Masato as Kawaguchi (ep1)
Hankai Kazuaki as manager of Yotsuba Denshi (ep1)
Tsumura Shiriyoshi (津村知与支) as manager of the convenience store (ep1)
Takabe Ai as Toyonaka Michiru (ep1)
Yashiba Toshihiro as manager of KUROGANEYA (ep1)
Sakurai Hijiri (桜井聖) as an interviewer (ep1)
Yashiro Asako (矢代朝子) as a customer (ep1)
Takeoka Shingo (竹岡真悟) as an interviewer (ep1)
Sakamoto Ryuichi (坂本龍一) (ep1)
Ogawa Tomohiro (小川智弘) as job entry exam supervisor (ep1)
Haruyama Rena (春山怜那) as the nurse (ep1,3-5,10)
Anami Atsuko (阿南敦子) as Tomoya's classmate's mother (ep2-4)
Kasagi Izumi (笠木泉) as Tomoya's classmate's mother (ep2-4)
Watanabe Michiko (渡辺道子) as Tomoya's classmate's mother (ep2-4)
Moda Ruriko (藻田留理子) as employee of Nagata Hospital (ep2,5)
Sekine Yoko (関根洋子) as employee of Nagata Hospital (ep2,5)
Oishi Yuta (大石雄太) (ep3)

Utagawa Shiiko (歌川椎子) (ep3)
Shinoe Keiko (しのへけい子) as one of Take family's neighbor (ep3)
Toshitake Shoji (東海林寿剛) as a teacher (ep3)
Ishibashi Takawa (石橋宇輪) (ep3)
Denden as Igarashi (ep4,8)
Oka Akiko (岡明子) (ep4)
Motai Yoko (もたい陽子) (ep5)
Kikuchi Yuko (菊池裕子) (ep5)
Muro Tsuyoshi as Aizawa (ep6-9)
Matsuura Sachiko (松浦佐知子) as Toyokawa Yoko (ep7)
Yoshimi Sumimaro (吉見純麿) as Toyokawa Ippei (ep7)
Wakasugi Koji (若杉宏二) as the doctor (ep7)
Onuki Kae (小貫加恵) as one of Aizawa's scam victim (ep7)
Shiraishi Kugushi (白石クグシ) (ep8)
Kato Tadayoshi (加藤忠可) as the interviewer (ep8)
Goto Tsuyoshi (五刀剛) (ep8)
Nakajima Takeyasu (中嶋健康) (ep8)
Tomokura Yumiko (友倉由美子) (ep9)
Aiba Masaki as Hirata (ep10)
Ogi Shigemitsu as Kida (ep10)
Kamio Yu (神尾佑) as the usher at the bus terminal (ep10)
Ippongi Shingo (一本気伸吾) as the realtor (ep10)
Shikanai Daishi (ep10)
Nakagawa Shin (中川真) (ep10)

Production Credits

Original writing: Arikawa Hiro (有川浩)
Screenwriter: Hashibe Atsuko
Producer: Hashimoto Fumi (橋本芙美)
Director: Kono Keita, Joho Hidenori (城宝秀則)
Music: Takami Yu

Episode Information

Episode	Subtitle	Ratings (Kanto)	Ratings (Kansai)	Ratings (Nationwide)
1	My cheerful mother broke down...!	17.6	17.3	?
2	No matter what I do, I'm just an embarrassment of a son to you	16.8	?	?
3	Even a dad like that, was once a hero to me	17.7	?	?
4	I can't bear to take care of my mother anymore...	17.4	?	?
5	What do you mean we live in different worlds...	16.7	?	?
6	Don't do anything to hurt mom	15.4	?	?
7	We all live alongside fear	14.7	?	?
8	You don't know a thing about your father	16.4	?	?
9	Starting over, or so I thought	18.6	?	?
10	My mother smiled	19.2	?	?
Average		17.1%	?	?

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Recognition

67th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
67th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor - Ninomiya Kazunari
67th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song

External Links

Summer 2010	Fuji TV	Winter 2011
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