Inu o Kau to Iu Koto
Also known as 犬を飼うということ
Information
Genre: Drama
Category: Japanese Drama
Film Date: April, 2011
Synopsis
Nishikido plays the 30-year-old salaryman Hongo Yuji, whose job in human resources had him laying off employees until he himself was laid off. With his family of four on the verge of collapse, he ends up taking in a Pomeranian puppy, which gets named Sky Tree due to the family living in a downtown area near the Tokyo Sky Tree tower. Raising the dog helps bring the family back together, resulting in a home drama full of laughter and tears.
Details
Title: 犬を飼うということ
Title (romaji): Inu o Kau to Iu Koto
Tagline: スカイと我が家の180日
Tagline (romaji): Sky to Wagaya no 180 Nichi
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Family
Episodes: TBA
Viewership rating: TBA
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2011-Apr-15 start
Air time: Friday 23:15
Theme song: My Home by Kanjani∞
Synopsis
Nishikido plays the 30-year-old salaryman Hongo Yuji, whose job in human resources had him laying off employees until he himself was laid off. With his family of four on the verge of collapse, he ends up taking in a Pomeranian puppy, which gets named Sky Tree due to the family living in a downtown area near the Tokyo Sky Tree tower. Raising the dog helps bring the family back together, resulting in a home drama full of laughter and tears. --Tokyograph
Cast
Hongo Family
Nishikido Ryo as Hongo Yuji
Mizukawa Asami as Hongo Sachiko
Kuge Kokoro (久家心) as Hongo Mako
Yamasaki Ryutaro (山崎竜太郎) as Hongo Masaru
Residents of the Apartment Complex
Watanabe Tetsu as Resident Association leader
Toji Takao as the apartment complex building manager
Tachihara Mai (立原麻衣)
Kawai Kojiro (沢井小次郎)
Harada Mayu (原田麻由)
Others
Taguchi Junnosuke as Hotta Katsuhiko
Takeda Kohei as Kawashima Hideki
Shikanuma Yuki (鹿沼憂妃) as Azumi Yukiko
Kazami Shingo as Nakao Keisuke
Fukikoshi Mitsuru as Nozaki Seigo
Sugimoto Tetta as Narahashi Soichi
Izumiya Shigeru as Kubota Matsuo
Omori Akemi as Kubota Hatsue
Moriwaki Eriko Hatakeyama Yoshiko
Ihara Ryoka (庵原涼香) as Hatakeyama Shizuka
Oshima Yoko as Sachiko's co-worker
Kohama Masahiro (小浜正寛) as the manager of the supermarket
Guests
Tokui Yuu as the employee Yuji laid off (ep1)
Sakoda Takaya (ep1,2)
Kanno Mayu (菅野麻由) as Hide's friend (ep1,2)
Soda Akihiro (宗田明紘) (ep1-3)
Suzuki Kota (ep1-3)
Ishii Satoshi (石井聡) (ep1-3)
Kitamura Sango (北村燦來) as Mako's classmate (ep1-3)
Kimino Ranka (君野蘭華) as Mako's classmate (ep1-3)
Mikami Masashi as Shuji's co-worker (ep2,3)
Kikuchi Kenichiro as the vet (ep2)
Noguchi Seiko (野口聖古) Pet store attendant (ep2)
Kurusu Atsuko as Eto Natsumi (ep2)
Kanayama Kazuhiko as Kinka Industry committee member (ep3)
Inukai Wakahiro (犬飼若博) as Kinka Industry committee member (ep3)
Ando Hitomi (安藤瞳) (ep3)
Tanihata Kanata (谷端奏人) as Takuma (ep3)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Terada Toshio
General Producer: Uchiyama Seiko
Producers: Kiuchi Mayumi (木内麻由美), Oe Tatsuki, Ikeda Teiko (池田偵子)
Directors: Motoki Katsuhide (本木克英), Endo Mitsutaka, Takahashi Nobuyuki
Music: Sawada Kan
Inu o Kau to Iu Koto Episode 1
Inu o Kau to Iu Koto Episode 2
Inu o Kau to Iu Koto Episode 3
Inu o Kau to Iu Koto Episode 5
Inu o Kau to Iu Koto Episode 6
Inu o Kau to Iu Koto Episode 7
Inu o Kau to Iu Koto Episode 8
Inu o Kau to Iu Koto Episode 9
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http://wiki.d-addicts.com/
and all sources for the information and pictures)