Details
Title: ジイジ
Tagline: 孫といた夏
Title (romaji): Jiiji
Tagline (romaji): Mago to Ita Natsu
Also known as: Summer with Grandpa
Broadcast network: NHK
Genre: Human drama
Season 1
Episodes: 4
Viewership ratings: 14.2%
Broadcast period: 2004-Aug-16 to 2004-Sep-06
Air time: 22:15 to 23:00
Synopsis
A lonely 62-year-old man, Kataoka Eikichi believes that he is suffering serious stomach cancer and has a very short time left to live. One day, he turns up in front of a family of his son who died three years ago. The son who Eikichi broke off his relations 20 years ago left four members of his family; Natsuko, his wife and three children. At first, the find Eikichi's unexpected visit a nuisance, but gradually, as they live together, they begin to understand one another.
Cast
Nishida Toshiyuki
Kotegawa Yuuko
Eikura Nana
Ochiai Motoki
Kosugi Ayato
Ishino Yoko
Nomura Hironobu
Season 2
Episodes: 5
Broadcast period: 2005-Oct-17 to 2005-Nov-14
Air time: 23:15 to 24:00 (ep1 23:25 to 24:10)
Synopsis
A lonely 62-year-old man, Kataoka Eikichi, started to live with the family of his son who died three years before. The son who Eikichi broke off his relations 20 years ago left four members of his family; Natsuko, his wife and three children. At first, they found Eikichi's unexpected visit a nuisance, but gradually, as they lived together, they began to understand one another. This second series of the drama depicts another stage of the warm interaction between Eikichi and his family in a comical and emotional way.
Cast
Nishida Toshiyuki
Kotegawa Yuuko
Eikura Nana
Ochiai Motoki
Ishino Yoko
Nomura Hironobu
Jiiji
