is a
Japanese television drama
, also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thriller ...
that aired on
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between 13 January and 17 March 2010.
Synopsis
Ogiwara Saki (
Miho Kanno
is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is ''Kanchan'' (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan.
Career
In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called ''Sakurakko Club'' after passing the orientation f ...
) is a woman who does not go with the flow of society but forges her own path. She hates flattering men and trying to be nice to people of the same sex. She has failed the bar exam nine times in a row but persists in her dream of being a lawyer while working as a clerk at a law firm. Saki's good friend, Hasumi Riko (
Hiromi Nagasaku
is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of the J-pop group Ribbon. Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times'' described her as "the best comic actress working in Japan today".
Career
Nagasaku appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film '' D ...
), who is a mother of two children, was high school classmates with Saki, but is in fact 35, because she had deliberately declared herself to be two years younger. She has no qualms of lying for the sake of female happiness, pretending to be married to a man of wealth and blessed with children. Because her personality is the exact opposite, this accentuates Saki's uncompromising way of life.
Cast
*
Miho Kanno
is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is ''Kanchan'' (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan.
Career
In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called ''Sakurakko Club'' after passing the orientation f ...
as Ogiwara Saki
**
Himeka Asami as young Saki
*
Hiromi Nagasaku
is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of the J-pop group Ribbon. Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times'' described her as "the best comic actress working in Japan today".
Career
Nagasaku appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film '' D ...
as Hasumi Riko
*
Shosuke Tanihara as Aida Kouki
*
Takashi Tsukamoto
is a Japanese actor, singer, and model.
He has released three single CDs: "Itsudemo Boku wa" (いつでも僕は, Anytime I am...), "Hitorigoto" (ヒ・ト・リ・ゴ・ト, Soliloquy), "New Morning".
He also portrayed the character Shinji Mi ...
as Sakamoto Masato
*
Tomohiro Ichikawa as Imada Kenji
*
Anna Nose
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ...
as Yokoya Satomi
*
Tokuma Nishioka
is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company’s product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, ...
as Chief Mashino
*
Mayumi Asaka
(born September 6, 1955) is a Japanese actress. One of her television roles was as the ninja Sagiri in the jidaigeki ''Abarenbo Shogun.''
As of 2005, she is still active in television commercials.
On August 31, 2006, she played a guest-star role ...
as Ogiwara Hikari
*
Makiya Yamaguchi as Osabe Yoshitaka
*
Yukiko Takabayashi
Yukiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yukiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*雪子, "snow, child"
*幸子, "happiness, child"
*由紀子, "reason, chronicle, child" ...
*
Yasufumi Hayashi
Yasufumi is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yasufumi can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*康文, "healthy, literature"
*康史, "healthy, history"
*康郁, "healthy, aroma/t ...
as Ogiwara Yoshinori
*
Ayumi Oka
*
Sei Hiraizumi
is a Japanese actor. In 1964, Hiraizumi joined Daiei Film company and started his acting career.
In the 1970s to early 1980s, he appeared in a lot of jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest villain actor.
Hiraizumi starred as Koichi ...
as Nakashima Tsuyoshi
Episodes
References
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External links
Official website Japanese drama television series
2010 Japanese television series debuts
2010 Japanese television series endings
Television shows written by Kazuhiko Yukawa
Nippon TV dramas