Sunao ni Narenakute
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.
| Sunao ni Narenakute | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama, romance |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | Hard to say I love you: 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 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Picture format | NTSC, 1080i HDTV |
| Original release | April 15 – June 24, 2010 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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 uninterested 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 Keisuke Nakajima/"Nakaji"
- Juri Ueno as Tsukiko Mizuno/"Haru"
- Megumi Seki as Hikaru Nishimura/"Peach"
- Tetsuji Tamayama as Kaoru Ichihara/"Linda"
- Kim Jaejoong as Park Seon-soo/"Doctor"
- Haruka Kinami as Park Min-ha
- Yuichi Nakamura as Shu Mizuno
- Shogo Sakamoto as Kenta Matsujima
- Ryo Ryusei as Masafumi Takahashi
- Rina Aizawa as Yuki Maeda
- Eri Watanabe as Mariko Okuda
- Kenichi Yajima as Tomohiko Yamamoto
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Takashi Minehara
- Toshihide Tonesaku as Takafumi Shiraishi
- Mayumi Asaka as Misako Ichihara
- Haruka Igawa as Kiriko Yamamoto
- Jun Fubuki as Sachiko Mizuno
Ratings
| Date | Episode | Rating (Kanto Region) |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Preceded by Fumo Chitai |
Fuji TV Mokuyou Gekijou Drama April 15, 2010 – June 24, 2010 |
Succeeded by Gold |