Details
Title: 百年の恋
Title (romaji): Hyakunen no koi
Also known as: Century of Love
Format: Yorudora
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 16 (15 mins. each, 4 weeks)
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Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2003-Nov-10 to 2003-Dec-04
Air time: Monday through Thursday at 23:00
Theme song: Genki wo dashite by Shimatani Hitomi
Synopsis
The 13th NHK Yorudora is Hyakunen no Koi, based on a novel of the same name by Shinoda Setsuko, published in 2000.
Kishida Shinichi, a freelance writer, has an annual income of only 2 million yen. He meets Obayashi Rikako, a fashionable business woman who makes 60 million yen per year, and falls in love with her at first sight. However, Shinichi worries that she's out of his league, so he gives up on her. He's relieved when she calls him back after their first date, and they end up going on another date. Can this love survive in spite of the great differences in their personal and professional lives?
Cast
Tsutsui Michitaka
Kawahara Ayako
Takahata Atsuko
Kuga Yoko
Musaka Naomasa
Kase Taishu
Enami Kyoko
Production Credits
Original writing: Shinoda Setsuko (篠田節子)
Screenwriter: Hashibe Atsuko
Producer: Onogi Naoyuki (大野木直之)
Episode Titles (By Week)
Week 1: Is a Love Like This Even Possible?!
Week 2: It Wasn't Supposed To Be This Way
Week 3: I'm a Mommy?!
Week 4: There Really Are Married Couples Like Us
