is a 2016 Japanese television drama series broadcast by
Nippon TV
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...
. It received a viewership rating of 12.9% on average.
Plot
34-year old Reiji Samejima is the successor of a traditional Japanese inn and a company president who has expanded the business into the hotel industry. Despite his good appearance and wealth, women eventually leave him because of his arrogant and childish personality. He is generous with himself, but strict with others. For the first time, Reiji falls in love with someone. Her name is Misaki Shibayama, an outspoken employee at Samejima Hotels who is not afraid to say what's on her mind. He begins to change as he pursues her with numerous romantic tactics over the course of the story with the help of his secretary Maiko Muraoki and chauffeur Katsunori Ishigami, hoping to eventually gain her love.
Cast
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Satoshi Ohno
is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host, artist, dancer, and choreographer. He is the lead vocalist and leader of the boy band Arashi, hence his nickname .
Ohno began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese t ...
as Reiji Samejima
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Haru as Misaki Shibayama
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Eiko Koike
is a Japanese actress.
Biography
Koike starred in Kunitoshi Manda's film '' The Kiss''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama '' Penance,'' and co-starred in Junji Sakamoto's ''A Chorus of Angels'' with Sayuri Yoshinaga. S ...
as Maiko Muraoki
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Kazuki Kitamura
is a Japanese film and television actor who won the award for best supporting actor at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for '' Minazuki'', ''Kyohansha'' and ''Kanzen-naru shiiku'' as well as the CUT ABOVE Award for Excellence in Film at JAPAN CUTS ...
as Hideo Wada
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Tetta Sugimoto
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Sugimoto was first a member of a rock band before he debuted as an actor in 1983 in the film '' Hakujasho''. For that film, he won a Japan Academy Prize best newcomer award. In addition to his work in film, he has a ...
as Katsunori Ishigami
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Fumika Shimizu as Mahiro Hori
* Nozomu Kotaki as Ieyasu Miura
* Hiroki Miyake as Shizuo Otonashi
* Tomomi Maruyama as Goro Shirahama
* Kota Fudauchi as Sasahiro Matsukawa
* Makoto Wakabayashi as Jun Maruto
* Ryo Nishihiro as Taiyo Hiruma
Episodes
References
External links
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{{Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Drama
Japanese drama television series
2016 Japanese television series debuts
2016 Japanese television series endings
Nippon TV dramas
Television shows set in Yokohama