Details
Title: アラウンド40
Title (English): Around 40
Tagline: 注文の多いオンナたち / Chumon no Oi Onna-tachi / Demanding Women
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human drama, comedy
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 14.6 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-11 to 2008-Jun-20
Air time: Friday 22:00-22:54
Theme song: Shiawase no Monosashi by Takeuchi Mariya
Synopsis
39-year-old Ogata Satoko is a highly capable psychiatrist who is single. She's forthright, a caring older sister and reliable in her job and in private. Her interests are staying in luxurious Japanese inns and watching stand-up comedy videos.
Satoko hasn't had a boyfriend in the past five years. Nevertheless, she derives satisfaction from work and isn't worried about her finances. Among her good friends that she hangs out with are 35-year-old Morimura Nao, her junior who proclaims that she won't marry, and 39-year-old Oikawa Sadao, her peer since high school. Satoko is happily enjoying the single life.
At an alumni reunion as everyone is on the verge of 40, Takeuchi Mizue, her good friend since high school who is now a full-time housewife, rushes Satoko into action. "If you want children, you should marry now" and "It's women's happiness", but both are lost on Satoko, who isn't convinced.
One day, Satoko attempts to cheer up Nao, who is downcast over a shocking incident, and goes to her favourite hot-spring inn. There she coincidentally encounters a breakup between a handsome but somewhat odd man, Okamura Keitaro, and his girlfriend...--jade_frost
Cast
Amami Yuki as Ogata Satoko
Fujiki Naohito as Okamura Keitaro
Otsuka Nene as Morimura Nao
Okamoto Anri as young Nao (ep11)
Matsushita Yuki as Takeuchi Mizue
Tsutsui Michitaka as Ohashi Sadao
Sano Kazuma as young Sadao (ep11)
AKIRA as Ogata Tatsuya
Sakura as Ogata Maki
Matsumoto Runa as Ogata Ruka
Hayashi Ryuzo as Ogata Tomoyasu
Kaga Mariko as Yoshinaga Haruko
Jinbo Satoshi as Takeuchi Akio
Kimura Haruki as Takeuchi Yosuke
Matsuo Takashi (松尾貴史) as Kawasaki Kengo
Matsumoto Wakana as Katayama Haruka
Hoshino Ryoko (星野涼子) as Uemura Asuka
Hiei Yosuke (日栄洋祐) as Yajima
Katagiri Hairi as Yanagihara Kazuko (Matchmaker)
Kato Masaya as Kanasugi Kazuya
Hashizume Jun as Kanbayashi Shozo
Maruyama Tomomi as Shinjo Takafumi
Oba Kumiko as Nakayama Michiko
Kichise Michiko as Minami Yukari
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Hashibe Atsuko
Producers: Setoguchi Katsuaki, Takanari Mahoko (高成麻畝子)
Director: Yoshida Ken
Music: Yamashita Kosuke
