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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:
Mods should kindly delete the prior posts in this thread, as they violate the posting guidelines for starting threads about new dramas...damn newbs and people who should know better...
Title: �A���E���h40
Title (English): Around 40
Tagline: �����̑����I���i���� / Chumon no Oi Onna-tachi
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human drama, comedy
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-11 to 2008-June
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Shiawase no Monosashi by Takeuchi Mariya
Synopsis
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. Her interests are staying in luxurious Japanese inns and watching stand-up comedy videos.
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.
At an alumni reunion as everyone is on the verge of 40, Takeuchi Mizue, her good friend since high school who is now a full-time housewife, rushes Satoko into action. "If you want children, you should marry now" and "It's women's happiness", but both are lost on Satoko, who isn't convinced.
One day, Satoko attempts to cheer up Nao, who is downcast over a shocking incident, and goes to her favourite hot-spring inn. There she coincidentally encounters a breakup between a handsome but somewhat odd man, Okamura Keitaro, and his girlfriend...--jade_frost
Cast
Correlation chartAmami Yuki as Ogata Satoko
Fujiki Naohito as Okamura Keitaro
Otsuka Nene as Morimura Nao
Tsutsui Michitaka as Ohashi Sadao
Matsushita Yuki as Takeuchi Mizue
AKIRA as Ogata Tatsuya
Sakura as Ogata Maki
Hayashi Ryuzo as Ogata Tomoyasu
Kaga Mariko as Yoshinaga Haruko _________________
Surprisingly good and enjoyable! The issues revolving arond the little boy and his alcoholic mom were so touching! Also, the budding romance between the two leads is wonderful to watch. I hadn't even considered this drama for watching, now I'm glad I did!
In episode 3. At least, with all those bottles around, and the way she acted in the scene when Okamura visited the kid, made me think she was alcoholic. But of course I watched without subs, so I might have missed some important details there...
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:05 am Post subject: to those who like Around 40 ...
Those who like "Around 40", interested in joining the drama page I created @ Facebook? I have uploaded pics of the set, the drama goods as well as some of those ending 'wrap up' shots there. Come and have a look!
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:31 am Post subject:
this drama is quite ok.. it makes me alarmed to get married before i even turned 30 or else ill be turning into "himono-onna"!! hehe kidding.. _________________
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