Sunao ni Narenakute
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| Sunao ni Narenakute | |
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| Genre | Drama, romance |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | Hard to say I'm sorry: Iidasenakute by WEAVER Great DJ by the Ting Tings |
| Ending theme | Sunao ni Narenakute by Sugawara Sayuri |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Nakano Toshiyuki |
| Production location | Tokyo |
| Running time | 47 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | April 15 – June 24, 2010 |
Sunao ni Narenakute (素直になれなくて) (Hard to Say I Love You) was a Japanese television drama on Fuji TV which aired from April 15, 2010 to June 24, 2010.
Plot
Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation. Nishimura is Mizuno's best friend, whose boyfriend has been avoiding her since she discovered she was pregnant. Ichihara works at a magazine where he is being blackmailed into sexual favours by his chief editor. Park, on Twitter, takes on the persona of a doctor, when he is actually working at a company that sells medical equipment to disinterested doctors, and at the same time, trying to take care of his younger sister.
This is a story about the blossoming friendship of five young people who were brought together by Twitter, and their journey to finding honesty with each other and with themselves.
Cast
- Eita as Nakajima Keisuke/"Nakaji"
- Ueno Juri as Mizuno Tsukiko/"Haru"
- Megumi Seki as Nishimura Hikaru/"Peach"
- Tetsuji Tamayama as Ichihara Kaoru/"Linda"
- Kim Jaejoong as Park Seonsu/"Doctor"
- Kinami Haruka as Park Minha
- Nakamura Yuichi as Mizuno Shu
- Sakamoto Shougo as Matsujima Kenta
- Ryusei Ryo as Takahashi Masafumi
- Aizawa Rina as Maeda Yuki
- Watanabe Eri as Okuda Mariko
- Yajima Kenichi as Yamamoto Tomohiko
- Tanaka Tetsushi as Minehara Takashi
- Tonesaku Toshihide as Shiraishi Takafumi
- Asaka Mayumi as Ichihara Misako
- Igawa Haruka as Yamamoto Kiriko
- Fubuki Jun as Mizuno Sachiko
Ratings
| Date | Episode | Rating (Kanto Region) |
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| 04-15-2010 | 1 | 11.9% |
| 04-22-2010 | 2 | 13.2% |
| 04-29-2010 | 3 | 10.8% |
| 05-06-2010 | 4 | 10.3% |
| 05-13-2010 | 5 | 10.9% |
| 05-20-2010 | 6 | 11.6% |
| 05-27-2010 | 7 | 11.6% |
| 06-03-2010 | 8 | 11.8% |
| 06-10-2010 | 9 | 10.4% |
| 06-17-2010 | 10 | 9.9% |
| 06-24-2010 | 11 | 10.8% |
| average | 11.2% | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Production credits
- Screenwriter: Eriko Kitagawa
- Directors: Mitsuno Michio and Nishisaka Mizuki