Details
Title: 結婚できない男
Title (romaji): Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
Also known as: The Man Who Can't Get Married / He Who Can't Marry
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 12
Viewership rating: 16.9
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2006-Jul-4 to 2006-Sep-19
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme song: Swimi by Every Little Thing
Related TV Series: The Man Who Can't Get Married
Synopsis
Shinsuke Kuwano, a successful architect at 40, enjoys living by himself. He doesn't like people but somehow is able to design wonderful houses for them.
He has a routine of making himself a delicious dinner and then relaxing to classical music in his easy chair while pretending he is the conductor. One night, he plays the music loud enough to make his next door neighbor, Michiru Tamara knock on his door to complain. When Kuwano answers the door, he suffers a terrible stomach pain and collapses to the floor. Lucky for him, Michiru is nice enough to accompany him to the hospital, where he is treated by Dr. Natsumi Hayasake. He is really rude to Natsumi, but she is still determined to treat him.
Afterwards, Michiru and Natsumi become part of Kuwano's life. They make friends with Kuwano's colleagues Eiji and Maya Sawazaki. They all enjoy talking about how strange and eccentric Kuwano is. Is it possible that someone would ever want to marry him?
Cast
Abe Hiroshi as Kuwano Shinsuke
Natsukawa Yui as Hayasaka Natsumi
Kuninaka Ryoko as Tamura Michiru
Tsukamoto Takashi as Murakami Eiji
Takashima Reiko as Sawazaki Maya
SHEILA as Nishimura Chizuru, Michiru's friend
Nishimaru Yuko (西丸優子) as Ozawa Mari
Takamatsu Iku (高松いく) as Emori Kazumi
Omi Toshinori as Nakagawa Yoshio
Miura Rieko as Nakagawa Keiko
Hiraoka Emi (平岡映美) as Nakagawa Yumi
Sakura as Yoshikawa Saori
Takachi Noboru as Kaneda Hiroyuki
Kusabue Mitsuko as Kuwano Ikuyo
Nagaoka Naohiko (長岡尚彦) as the bartender
Tachibana Ayano as the combini cashier
Nishio Hiroyuki (西尾浩行) as the video rental cashier
Matsui Ryoko (松井涼子) as the waitress
Fuwa Mansaku as the foreman
Guests
Seto Yoichiro as Natsumi's Omiai partner (ep1)
Yuui Ryoko as the woman at the party (ep1)
Yamaguchi Ryoichi (山口良一) (ep1)
Gamo Mayu (蒲生麻由) (ep1)
MARI as Kaneda's date (ep3)
Kagami Saki as the bus tour guide (ep4)
Mori Fujio (森富士夫) (ep5)
Morizono Maiko (森囿麻衣子) (ep6)
Shirai Akira as Illustrator Yuuki (ep6)
Kubo Akira as Kuwano's relative (ep7)
Ryu Raita as Hayasaka Yasou (Natsumi's father, ep7)
Mitsuya Yoko as Nagasawa Yuki (ep9)
Fuke Norimasa as Yamashita Takuro (ep9-10)
Okuda Tatsuhito (ep10)
Nagayama Takashi as the mummy man (ep11)
Kosuda Yasuto as the policeman (ep11)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Ozaki Masaya
Producer: Ando Kazuhisa (安藤和久), Tojo Yuuji (東城祐司), Ito Tatsuya (伊藤達哉)
Director: Miyake Yoshishige, Komatsu Takashi (小松隆志), Ueda Hisashi (植田尚)
Music: Nakanishi Kyo
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
