Details
Title: 人間・失格 (にんげん・しっかく)
Title (romaji): Ningen Shikkaku
Tagline: たとえばぼくが死んだら
Tagline (romaji): ~Tatoeba Boku ga Shindara~
Tagline (English): If I Were to Die
Also known as: Unfit Human / The Loss of Humanity
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human drama
Episodes: 12
Viewership rating: 19.2
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 1994-Jul-08 to 1994-Sep-23
Theme songs:
- A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon & Garfunkel
- Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. by Simon & Garfunkel
Three tales raise unsettling questions about the central qualities of being human. In one, a father is torn between love for his son and the desire for revenge, while a second examines the twisted love of a teacher for his female colleague. The third story delves into the complex affections hidden within a bully. -- TBS
Cast
Domoto Tsuyoshi as Oba Makoto
Domoto Koichi as Ruka
Akai Hidekazu as Oba Gac (Makoto's father)
Kase Taishu as Nimi Sensei
Sakurai Sachiko as Morita Sensei (Makoto's homeroom teacher)
Yokoyama Megumi as Oba Natsumi (Makoto's stepmother)
Oginome Keiko as (Ruka's mother)
Saito Yosuke as (the gym teacher)
Kuroda Yuki
Yoshimura Ryo
Okumura Kouen
Igawa Hisashi
Kashiwabara Shuji
Miyake Ken
Yamashita Yorie
Nakamaru Shinsho
Yamazaki Hajime
Sorida Takayuki
Kohashi Kenji
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Nojima Shinji
Producer: Ito Kazuhiro
Directors: Yoshida Ken, Yoshida Akio, Kaneko Yoshikazu (金子与志一)
Episode Titles
Ep 01: Rules of Bullying
Ep 02: Hypocritical Friends
Ep 03: Forbidden Puppy Love
Ep 04: Longing Due to Forced Separation
Ep 05: The Courage to Not Run Away
Ep 06: The Last Letter
Ep 07: A Father's Revenge (Part 1)
Ep 08: A Father's Revenge (Part 2)
Ep 09: Youth's Departed Soul
Ep 10: The Remaining Target
Ep 11: The Final Decision
Ep 12: Supporting the Bridge of Tomorrow
