Second to Last Love
| Second to Last Love | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, Drama |
| Written by | Yoshikazu Okada |
| Directed by | Rieko Miyamoto, Masaki Tanimura, Michiko Namiki |
| Starring | Kyoko Koizumi Kiichi Nakai Naoko Iijima Kenji Sakaguchi Yuki Uchida |
| Opening theme | "Hello New Me" by Ayumi Hamasaki (season 2) |
| Ending theme | "How Beautiful You Are" by Ayumi Hamasaki (season 1)[1] "Teijiro" by Kyoko Koizumi and Kiichi Nakai (season 2) |
| Composer | Atsushi Hirasawa |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Hiroki Wakamatsu, Sumi Asano |
| Production location | Kamakura, Kanagawa |
| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | January 12, 2012 – June 26, 2014 |
Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi (最後から二番目の恋, My Second Last Love) is a Japanese television drama series.[3] The series aired Thursdays at 22:00 - 22:54, on Fuji Television from January 12, to March 22, 2012.
A second season entitled Zoku—Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi (続・最後から二番目の恋) was broadcasted by Fuji TV from April 17 to June 26, 2014.
Plot
Described as an adult love story[1], the story of Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi narrates the story of Chiaki Yoshino (Kyoko Koizumi), a 45-year-old TV drama producer. As she is becoming older, Yoshino becomes increasingly more concerned about her health and retirement, instead of building romantic relationship with someone: the life she once hoped for of sharing her life with someone else seems distant. Yoshino is subsequently troubled about deciding on taking a break from her ruling life, and such questions lead her to Kamakura, where she decides to move in and settle. In this ancient city she knows Wahei Nagakura (Kiichi Nakai), a 50-year-old widower and father of one child who works for the city office.
Chiaki and Wahei start getting closer as they learn more and more about each other's lives. However, Wahei's family start obstructing the development of their relationship. Shinpei Nagakura, who's Wahei's brother, starts courting Chiaki, creating a conflicting triangle relationship starts between the three of them. On the other hand, Wahei's sister, Noriko, constantly harasses Chiaki. Facing these problematic family members, Chiaki and Wahei try to build and sustain their budding romance.[2]
Cast
- Kyoko Koizumi as Chiaki Yoshino
- Kiichi Nakai as Wahei Nagakura
- Kenji Sakaguchi as Shinpei Nagakura
- Mariko Watanabe as Erina Nagakura
- Hiroko Moriguchi as Keiko Araki
- Kazuyuki Asano as Hiroyuki Mizutani
- Naoko Iijima as Noriko Mizutani
- Yuki Uchida as Midori Hatanaka
Awards
- Tokyo Drama Awards 2013 - Excellence Award (Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi 2012 Aki)[4]
- Tokyo Drama Awards 2014 - Best Screenplay (Yoshikazu Okada)[5]
References
- ^ a b "Hamasaki Ayumi to sing the theme song for "Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi"". Tokyo Hive. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "My Second Last Love / Saigo Kara Nibanme No Koi Japanese Tv Drama". Amazon.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Koizumi Kyoko, Nakai Kiichi star in romance drama "Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi"". Tokyograph. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ "あまちゃん：「東京ドラマアウォード」グランプリほか"じぇじぇじぇ"の7冠". Mantanweb (in Japanese). 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Winners of 'Tokyo Drama Awards 2014' announced". Tokyo Hive. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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