アラウンド40
| Network | TBS |
|---|---|
| Broadcast | 11 Apr 2008 – 20 Jun 2008 |
| Episodes | 11 Episodes |
| Viewership | Average 14.6% |
| Fan score | 9.0 from 2 reviews |
| Genres | comedy drama romance |
39-year-old Ogata Satoko is a highly capable psychiatrist who is single. She's forthright, a caring older sister, and reliable in her job and in private. Satoko hasn't had a boyfriend in the past five years. Nevertheless, she derives satisfaction from work and isn't worried about her finances. Among her good friends that she hangs out with are 35-year-old Morimura Nao, her junior who proclaims that she won't marry, and 39-year-old Oikawa Sadao, her peer since high school.
Satoko is happily enjoying the single life, until she meets Okamura Keitaro, and realizes that things are beginning to change...
Synopsis: jade_frost
Lead role Amami Yuki
天海祐希 as Ogata Satoko
Fujiki Naohito
藤木直人 as Okamura Keitaro
Otsuka Nene
大塚寧々 as Morimura Nao
Matsushita Yuki
松下由樹 as Takeuchi Mizue
Tsutsui Michitaka
筒井道隆 as Ohashi Sadao
AKIRA
as Ogata Tatsuya
Sakura
さくら as Ogata Maki
Hayashi Ryuzo
林隆三 as Ogata Tomoyasu
Kaga Mariko
加賀まりこ as Yoshinaga Haruko
Jinbo Satoshi
神保悟志 as Takeuchi Akio
Matsumoto Wakana
松本若菜 as Katayama Haruka
Katagiri Hairi
片桐はいり as Yanagihara Kazuko (Matchmaker)
Kato Masaya
加藤雅也 as Kanasugi Kazuya
Hashizume Jun
橋爪 淳 as Kanbayashi Shozo
Maruyama Tomomi
丸山智己 as Shinjo Takafumi
Oba Kumiko
大場久美子 as Nakayama Michiko
Kichise Michiko
吉瀬美智子 as Minami Yukari
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| 9 | 2 | |
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| 7 | 0 | |
| 1–6 | 0 |
JEaddicthellyeah · 2009
It was ... nice. I love drama's like this. the one where the younger BOY falls in love with the older WOMAN. Yes, I love these types. I may sound like an old-housewife, but I'm not. :)) But I honestly think that the role of Okamura wasn't best for Fujiki. Dont get me wrong, he was good, but not good enough. Well, not good for my tastes of course.
I give it a positive 9, since it was cheesy-ish.
Wynter · 2009
When I first started watching this drama I was thinking "oh no, another arafo drama", where the woman is older, single, and can't get married. I was therefore pleasantly surprised that the arafo female was a strong woman who could have gotten married, but wouldn't settle for just anyone.
I'm really glad Amami Yuki got an award for her role as Ogata Satoko. She played the strong, independent female character perfectly. And I'm really glad that her counterpart was played by Fujiki Naohito. He's never really stood out for me in the many dramas I have seen him in, but he was favourite in this show.
It really is true that the older you are, the better you get, because the supporting cast was amazing. Everything/one just clicked, and the flow of the story was very nice.
I was very pleased with the ending, because the writers didn't "sell out". The character of Satako remained consistent and found this endearing.
I definitely recommend this drama.