Oyaji no Senaka

Official Website
www.tbs.co.jp/oyajinosenaka

Broadcast
Sundays, 9.00 – 9.54 p.m. from 13 July 2014

Station
TBS

Story
A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters and 10 groups of actors on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.

Episode 1: Kei-san to Hitomiko-san
Scriptwriter: Okada Yoshikazu (Saigo kara Nibanme no Koi Series, Watashi to iu Unmei ni Tsuite, Starman)
Cast: Tamura Masakazu, Matsu Takako, Masuno Hidetomo, Kimura Midoriko, Kadono Takuzo, Watanabe Dai
Story: Higuchi Keitaro (Tamura Masakazu) and his only daughter Hitomiko (Matsu Takako) live together in an old but well-tended house in the outskirts of Tokyo. Keitaro runs a small lighting shop which deals in one of a kind lighting fixtures. Because his wife passed away when Hitomiko was an elementary school student, he brought her up single-handedly. They call each other Kei-san and Hitomiko-san, and have lived a lifetime together. While he is happy to live with his daughter, he believes things cannot remain as they are. She has to think of her future. Hitomiko does accounting at a small publishing company. She has completely not interest in marriage and is satisfied with her current peaceful life with her father. One day, Hitomiko’s colleague Okuzumi (Masuno Hidetomo) suddenly proposes to her. He has recently divorced his wife and wants to marry Hitomiko whom he has liked for a long time. That night, Keitaro is brought to the hospital with food poisoning and has to remain in hospital. Hitomiko returns home alone and soon suffers from acute anxiety.

Episode 2: Wedding Match
Scriptwriter: Sakamoto Yuji (Mosaic Japan, Saikou no Rikon Series, Woman)
Cast: Yakusho Koji, Mitsushima Hikari, Yamamoto Mizuki, Asada Miyoko

Episode 3: Nagori Yuki
Scriptwriter: Kuramoto Sou (Kaze no Garden, Haikei, Chichiue-sama, Yasashii Jikan)
Cast: Nishida Toshiyuki, Kimura Tae, Mitsuishi Ken, Ichikawa Mikako, Nakajima Hiroko, Nashimoto Kenjiro, Megumi, Hirose Suzu, Osugi Ren, Tayama Ryosei, Orimoto Junkichi, Yuki Saori, Kobayashi Nenji

Episode (TBA)
Scriptwriter: Ikehata Shunsaku (Ashio kara Kita Onna, Saka no Ue no Kumo Series)
Cast: Oizumi Yo

Episode (TBA)
Scriptwriter: Inoue Yumiko (Chi no Shio, Pandora Series, Kinkyuu Torishirabeshitsu)
Cast: -

Episode (TBA)
Scriptwriter: Kamata Toshio (Last Dinner, Keiji Teinen)
Cast: Watase Tsunehiko, Nakamura Kankuro, Tomosaka Rie, Kanno Misuzu

Episode (TBA)
Scriptwriter: Kizara Izumi (Q10, Sexy Voice & Robo, Nobuta o Produce)
Cast: Horikita Maki, Endo Kenichi, Mizobata Junpei, Tanimura Mitsuki, Yakushimaru Hiroko

Episode (TBA)
Scriptwriter: Hashibe Atsuko (Boku no Ita Jikan, Osozaki no Himawari, Bull Doctor)
Cast: -

Episode (TBA)
Scriptwriter: Mitani Koki (Daikuukou 2013, Sutekina Kakushidori, Waga Ie no Rekishi)
Cast: Ichimura Masachika

Episode (TBA)
Scriptwriter: Yamada Taichi (Toki wa Tachidomaranai, Quilt no Ie, Arifureta Kiseki)
Cast: Watanabe Ken, Higashide Masahiro, Yo Kimiko, Sasano Takashi, Shibata Rie

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