Details
Title: ロケット・ボーイ
Title (romaji): Rocket Boy
Episodes: 7
Genre: Human drama
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2001-Jan-10 to 2001-Mar-21
Theme song: Sora no Muko Made by Oda Yuji
Synopsis
Kobayashi (Yuji Oda) works at a travel agency, and has the preconceived notion that in 2001 he will be able to go on a trip to outer space. Now 30, his girlfriend has left him, and a year has passed since he promised to take over the Japanese style bed and breakfast that his father runs.
While trying to avoid his father who has brought a potential bride for him to Tokyo, Kobayashi ends up in a baseball stadium, where he meets two other guys. The two that Kobayashi meets are Suzuki (Yusuke Santamaria), a salesman for a food service company, and Tanaka (Somegoro Ichikawa). Suzuki is troubled over his proposed marriage to the daughter of one of his customers who runs a "ramen shop". Tanaka, works at an advertising agency and is the second male child in his family. Although appearing to be on the right track at work, Tanaka actually has lots of problems of his own.
After the intriguing meeting with the other two, Kobayashi is able to sympathize with them and he... Fuji TV
Cast
Oda Yuji
Yusuke Santamaria
Ichikawa Somegoro
Nakajima Tomoko
Kyono Kotomi
Sudo Risa
Yamamoto Kei
Ryu Raita
Iwamatsu Ryo
Watanabe Ikkei
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Kudo Kankuro
Producer: Takai Ichiro
Directors: Kawake Shunsaku, Tajima Daisuke
Rocket Boy
