Details
Title: バツ彼
Title (romaji): Batsu Kare
Also known as: Second Time Around (TBS subtitle) / One Boyfriend Down
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 12
Viewership rating: 11.8
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2004-Jul-01 to 2004-Sep-16
Air time: Thursday 22:00
Theme songs:
- Main theme song: Love Storm, by Lisa Loeb
- Insertion song: Manhattan Kiss, by Tiffany
- Insertion song: Sweet Memories (English version), by Matsuda Seiko(1)
This is a renzoku for the middle-aged single men and women out there in the world. Kyosuke is divorced and somewhat of a hopeless case. Although considered a loser, he's still a good person. Shoko is in her 30s. Separated with no kids, she is considered by some to be a bit of a loser too which is a stab in the heart for any woman. Men can get away with being useless and still attract women. On the other hand, women who have nothing going for them aren't that appealing. This is a somewhat unusual story about men like Kyosuke and the women that are attracted to him, as well as single women like Shoko and their goal of getting that reliable mate. --groink
Cast
Takahashi Katsunori as Adachi Kyosuke
Takashima Masanobu as Sakuma Yohei
Inamori Izumi as Kakizaki Shoko
Maya Miki as Kawaguchi Natsuki
Amano Hiroyuki as Yamane Masahiro
Takizawa Saori as Fuji Manami
Kitagawa Hiromi as Morishita Mika
Nakayama Shinobu as Tanabe Hiroko
Abe Sadao as Kakizaki Toshiki
Kato Seishiro as Yamane Yuichi
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Komatsu Eriko
Producer: Ito Kazuhiro
Directors: Imai Natsuki, Yoshida Kenji, Kiyohiro Makoto, Kato Shinden
