Hiroko Shino

A maverick man arrives at Yūhigaoka School. The drama incorporates educational issues as well as family problems and adult romance, and can be enjoyed by the whole family.

TV series produced by MBS and TOEI, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Seiichi Morimura.

The middle-aged couple at the center of this drama somehow seems to pull through despite constant quarreling. The critical husband has clearly found his match in an equally combative wife, with one hilarious encounter after another revealing the love/hate relationship which typically underlies modern marriages.

No synopsis available yet.

The tight housing situation in major cities has caused a dramatic increase in the number of duplex houses. What happens to family life when several generations share this kind of environment? This engaging drama shows one glimpse into a new style of family. The husband and wife have built a duplex to accommodate their eldest daughter and her husband-to-be. But this peaceful arrangement is thrown into chaos when the eldest son, a university student, "rescues" his girlfriend from another man in the midst of their wedding ceremony, just as in the movie "The Graduate." What does the future hold? Can a new and more lasting balance be attained in the lives of the family members? Each episode is filled with the tears and laughter of the changing family in this unsettling time.

No synopsis available yet.

A maverick man arrives at Yūhigaoka School. The drama incorporates educational issues as well as family problems and adult romance, and can be enjoyed by the whole family.

TV series produced by MBS and TOEI, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Seiichi Morimura.

The middle-aged couple at the center of this drama somehow seems to pull through despite constant quarreling. The critical husband has clearly found his match in an equally combative wife, with one hilarious encounter after another revealing the love/hate relationship which typically underlies modern marriages.

No synopsis available yet.

The tight housing situation in major cities has caused a dramatic increase in the number of duplex houses. What happens to family life when several generations share this kind of environment? This engaging drama shows one glimpse into a new style of family. The husband and wife have built a duplex to accommodate their eldest daughter and her husband-to-be. But this peaceful arrangement is thrown into chaos when the eldest son, a university student, "rescues" his girlfriend from another man in the midst of their wedding ceremony, just as in the movie "The Graduate." What does the future hold? Can a new and more lasting balance be attained in the lives of the family members? Each episode is filled with the tears and laughter of the changing family in this unsettling time.

No synopsis available yet.

This is the story of a couple who broke up before marriage and reunite after more than a decade. Keiichirō (Ikkyō Furuya) and Kiriko (Ayumi Ishikawa) are unable to forget one another and end up getting together, but Kiriko and Keiichirō’s wife, Ayako (Hiroko Shino), are close friends who have known each other since childhood…

Trio of junior high students explore sexuality, causing chaos among concerned parents in their housing complex after witnessing inappropriate situations involving adults.

Kohei (Nakamura Masatoshi), a trading company employee, receives an order from the company president to be seconded to Sakurai, an inn in Izu, to turn the business around. Accompanying him are two other employees: Kirino (Tanabe Seiichi), a young and cocky employee, and Yoshida (Kobayashi Katsuya), a veteran who is nearing retirement age. The three arrive at Sakurai with mixed feelings, but are met with resistance from the head waitress (Sugai Kin) and other waitresses. Despite the landlady's (Shino Hiroko) attempts to mediate, the rift only deepens... This comedic story depicts the struggles of these three unattractive men.

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