Ningen no Shoumei ("Proof of the Man") staring Takenouchi Yutaka and Yokoyama Megumi is about to start its run in Northern California and I was wondering if anyone had already seen the show.

And if so, and if you speak Japanese, would you be willing to write up a brief synopsis of the episodes?

This request would of course also go out to the Japanese speakers in Northern California who are watching it along with me.

This is a Sunday night show for us, so that means there won't be subtitles. But as it's a mystery, it figures to be a bit more difficult to follow than the average comedy or family drama.

I'm not talking about writing out a transcript of the entire show here. (Though if someone wanted to do that I wouldn't complain.)

Perhaps just a page or so per episode?

I know this probably won't help much but it's the official site of the drama

http://wwwc.fujitv.co.jp/ningen/index.html

i'll be most likely watching this drama.. i'll help out with whatever i can geezer.
<3 yutaka takenouchi....

Amrayu

Everything and anything you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Boy I hope Yutaka Takenouchi was sufficently brooding and attractive to grab (and hold) your interest Amrayu.

Because I think I'm really gonna like this show.

And I'm already a bit lost.

Just checking.

On September 12th KTSF preempted episode #3 of "Proof of the Man".

I contacted KTSF and they told me TTV had arranged to show Ep#3 on Saturday night, Sept 18... but they didn't.

On Sunday Sept 19th, they showed Ep #4 in its regular time slot.

So the question: Did anyone else manage to find ep #3 running on KTSF at some other time?

Rats.

I just got an Email from the folks at TTV and it turns out they broadcast ep#3 of "Proof of the Man" late night on September 11th, because they knew they were gonna be preempted on the 12th.

I must have simply missed the announcements.

I'll put this over at the KTSF thread as well, but here's a head's up on a schedule change at KTSF in mid October:

Oct. 17, Sunday
8 : 30 pm - 9 : 30 pm
Fall Special Program ?Night Train to the Stars? Part 1
9 : 40pm ?NHK News?
9 : 50pm ?3 min. Cooking ?
10 :00 pm ?Tameshite Gatten?
10 :50 pm ?Kuishinbo Banzai?
10 : 55pm ?Hello Restaurant?
11 : 00 pm Drama ?Proof of the Man?#8

October 24, Sunday
8 : 30 pm - 9 : 30 pm
Fall Special Program ?Night Train to the Stars? Part 2
9 : 40pm ?NHK News?
9 : 50pm ?3 min. Cooking ?
10 :00 pm ?Tameshite Gatten?
10 :55 pm ?Kuishinbo Banzai?
11 : 00 pm Drama ?Proof of the Man?#9

There is no ?POP Japan TV???HEY!HEY!HEY!? on those days