Details
Title: 天国に一番近い男
Title (romaji): Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko
Also known as: The Man Closest to Heaven / Heaven Cannot Wait
Genre: Comedy, human drama
Episodes: 11 + 1 special
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 1999-Jan-08 to 1999-Mar-19
Theme song: Oh! Heaven by TOKIO
Related TV show: Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko 2
Synopsis
Due to his lack of drive, Shiro has failed the university entrance exams three times and just can't seem to do anything right. When Shiro starts to contemplate why somebody like him is living at all, a mysterious man named Tendo appears, calling himself an "angel." Tendo warns Shiro that his death is just around the corner if he does not push himself harder. Shiro takes the initiative and ends up saving someone else from an untimely death. In this way, Shiro avoids one brush with death after another by listening to Tendo's frustrating riddles and gradually learns the value of life. With a lot of laughter and a few tears, Shiro's trial teaches the importance of being confident and hard work.
Cast
Matsuoka Masahiro as Amakasu Shiro (21)
Okina Megumi as Tsuyuzaki Koharu (20)
Hakamada Yoshihiko as Samejima Haruki (27)
Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Nakatsukawa Asato (22)
Jinnai Takanori as Yoshimi Tendo
Kubozuka Yosuke as Yuki Satoru (21)
Matsumoto Takami (松本孝美) as Tengenji Ruri (32)
Kitamura Soichiro as Yuki Junichi (60)
Watanabe Ikkei
Shoufukutei Tsurube
Tendo Yoshimi (天童よしみ)
Moto Fuyuki
Nakayama Mari (中山麻里)
Suzuki Sonoko (鈴木その子)
Musaka Naomasa
Kondo Yoshimasa
David Ito
Okamoto Kenichi
Sasayama Tsuzuki
Tsukamoto Takashi
Kitamura Eiki
Waki Tomohiro
Kagaya Junichi (ep1)
Sakamoto Masayuki (ep1)
Nagano Hiroshi (ep1)
Hashizume Koichi
Masana Bokuzo
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Ochi Masato (越智真人)
Producers: Suzuki Sanae (鈴木早苗), Isoyama Aki
Director: Yoshida Akio
