If The Woman Behind The Counter was a J-Drama Shinsuke Kuwano, a successful architect at 40, enjoys living by himself. He doesn't like people but somehow is able to design wonderful houses for them. He has a routine of making himself a delicious dinner and then relaxing to classical music in his easy chair while pretending he is the conductor. One night, he plays the music loud enough to make his next-door neighbor, Michiru Tamara, knock on his door to complain. When Kuwano answers the door, he suffers terrible stomach pain and collapses to the floor. Lucky for him, Michiru is nice enough to accompany him to the hospital, where he is treated by Dr. Natsumi Hayasake. He is really rude to Natsumi, but she is still determined to treat him. Afterwards, Michiru and Natsumi become part of Kuwano's life. They make friends with Kuwano's colleagues, Eiji and Maya Sawazaki. They all enjoy talking about how strange and eccentric Kuwano is. Is it possible that someone would ever want to marry him? Edit Translation
- English
- Русский
- Português (Brasil)
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- Native Title: 結婚できない男
- Also Known As: The Man Who Can't Get Married Season 1 , He Who Can't Marry Season 1 , Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Season 1
- Screenwriter: Ozaki Masaya
- Director: Miyake Yoshishige, Komatsu Takashi, Ueda Hisashi
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Abe Hiroshi in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)]( "Abe Hiroshi in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)")
Abe Hiroshi Main Role -
![Natsukawa Yui in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)]( "Natsukawa Yui in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)")
Natsukawa Yui Main Role -
![Kuninaka Ryoko in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)]( "Kuninaka Ryoko in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)")
Kuninaka RyokoTamura Michiru [Shinsuke's neighbor]Support Role -
![Tsukamoto Takashi in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)]( "Tsukamoto Takashi in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)")
Tsukamoto TakashiMurakami Eiji [Shinsuke's assistant]Support Role -
![Miura Rieko in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)]( "Miura Rieko in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)")
Miura RiekoNakagawa Keiko [Shinsuke's younger sister]Support Role -
![Omi Toshinori in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)]( "Omi Toshinori in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Japanese Drama (2006)")
Omi ToshinoriNakagawa Yoshio [Shinsuke's brother-in-law, Keiko's husband]Support Role
Reviews
This drama is very refreshing, very well written and highly entertaining. The synopsis might not really attract you, but just watch it, you'll get drawn into the series in no time at all.
Hiroshi Abe is definitely at his BEST here! He plays Kuwano-san, an accomplished architect who is rather quirky and sarcastic and definitely not a people's person. And I gotta say... Abe did a BRILLIANT job portraying this character. His acting here is SUPERB, really. His character is a mix between Jack Nicholson in "As Good As It Gets" and Hugh Laurie of "House M.D."
It is very interesting to see how Abe's character tries to interact with other people in different kind of situations as portrayed throughout the series. I especially love the interaction between him and Ken-chan, the neighbour's dog. If you haven't seen it, I'm telling you, you'll fall in love with Ken-chan, because he is the cutest thing ever!
The actress that plays Hayasaka-san is also amazing. She's able to "balance" Abe's Kuwano and they succesfully created a perfect on-screen chemistry together.
This drama is totally a must see!
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The acting was clearly very good in this drama. even the younger one, kuninaka did very well with her role. not excellently but very well. Abe hiroshi was at his excellence though. clearly he was by far the best in this.
I do not remember the music but i think it complimented the scenes in a way and it fit.
Since this is not a suspence drama and such I think rewatching it would still be entertaining. I have only watched it twice though.
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