Details
Title: マンハッタンラブストーリー
Title (romaji): Manhattan Love Story
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy, drama
Episodes: 11
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2003-Oct-09 to 2003-Dec-18
Air time: Thursday 22:00
Theme song: Love Love Manhattan by TOKIO
Synopsis
Next door to Chuo TV's offices is "Manhattan," a coffee shop for aficionados. The owner's passion for coffee is almost a sickness and all he wants is for his customers to enjoy their coffee. He is a man of few words. If he has to say something, he gets his waiter Shinobu Gamo to speak on his behalf. Owner's real name is unknown. He would prefer to be addressed as the shops' "Master" rather than its owner - not that anyone is aware of this. He gives his all to coffee. Despite his wishes, his regular customers don't really come to taste the coffee. They are there because of love. They use his shop as a place for dates, marriage proposals and break-ups. He doesn't show it, but it saddens him that his customers are so preoccupied with affairs of the heart and not the coffee.
Cast
Matsuoka Masahiro as Tencho (coffee shop owner)
Koizumi Kyoko as Akabane Nobuku
Oikawa Mitsuhiro as Bessho Hideki
Morishita Aiko as Chikura Maki
Matsuo Suzuki as Doigaki Satoshi
Sakai Wakana as Emoto Shiori
Funakoshi Eiichiro as Funakoshi Eiichiro
Tsukamoto Takashi as Gamo Shinobu
Omi Toshinori as Ibori Masahiko
Toyama Kyoko as herself
Nekoze Tsubaki as the woman in flashbacks
Natsukawa Jun as Midori
Michizuki Mai (望月麻衣) as Satsuki
Minagawa Sarutoki (皆川猿時) as AD Matsue aka the fat guy in yellow jacket
Fujiwara Kazuhiro (藤原一裕) as Producer Tomo
Imoto Takafumi (井本貴史) as the director
Guests
Hida Yasuhito cameo (ep1)
Furuta Arata cameo (ep1)
Joshima Shigeru cameo (ep1)
Becky cameo (ep1)
Sato Ryuta cameo (ep1)
Uchiyama Shinji as the CM character (ep1-2,9)
Sato Akira (佐藤旭) as Suzuki in flashbacks (ep1-5,11)
Ikezu Shoko as the woman in red sweat shirt (ep2,4,6,8,10-11)
YOU as Doigaki Haruko (ep3-5,8)
Morimoto Yuko (森本ゆうこ) as Doigaki Ayame (ep2-5,10)
Kato Seishiro as Doigaki Yuya (ep4-5,10)
Miyake Hiroki as Akabane's former colleague (ep3)
Fukazawa Atsushi as Yoshio (3,5,8-10)
Tsukaji Muga as KinKin (ep4)
Doi Yoshio as the bar emcee (ep4)
Hirooka Yuriko as the inn attendant (ep5)
Hiraiwa Kami as Hara (ep6-7)
Horiuchi Ken as Director Minami (ep6)
Shoji Yusuke (少路勇介) as Pisuke (ep6)
Tomizawa Taku (富澤タク) as Osamu (ep6)
Imawano Kiyoshiro as Hattan Ichiro (ep7)
Kitaro as Shiori's father (ep7,9)
Oshima Yoko as Shiori's mother (ep7)
Kaneko Noboru as Shinobu's former tutor (ep7)
Yamaguchi Tomomitsu as Roberto Kondo / Kondo Tatsuo (ep8)
Miyazaki Tomu (宮崎吐夢) as the traffic aide (ep9)
Iwamatsu Ryo as Shinobu's mother (ep9)
Okada Masumi as Suzuki Daikichi (ep11)
Asari Yosuke as Manhattan branch 2 waiter (ep11)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Kudo Kankuro
Producer: Isoyama Aki
Directors: Doi Nobuhiro, Katayama Osamu, Tsuboi Toshio
Music: Sato Naoki
Episode Titles
Ep 01: I Fell in Love with your Eyes
Ep 02: A Dance Party for Two
Ep 03: God of Romance
Ep 04: Hollywood Scandal
Ep 05: I Who Became a Fish
Ep 06: X-ray Boy
Ep 07: You Are More Beautiful Than A Rose
Ep 08: Space Fantasy
Ep 09: A Happy Date of Love
Ep 10: Santa Claus is my Lover
Ep 11: Your Name
Recognition
39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Koizumi Kyoko
39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song
39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Scriptwriter - Kudo Kankuro
39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Directors - Doi Nobuhiro, Katayama Osamu, Tsuboi Toshio
39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Musical Arrangement - Sato Naoki
39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Casting
39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Opening
