He Who Can't Marry

結婚できない男 ‧ Drama ‧ 2006
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Kuwano Shinsuke, a successful architect at 40, enjoys living by himself. He doesn't like people, but somehow is able to design wonderful houses for them. He has a routine of making himself a delicious dinner and then relaxing to classical music in his easy chair while pretending he is the conductor. One night, he plays the music loud enough to make his next-door neighbor, Tamara Michiru, knock on his door to complain. When Shinsuke answers the door, he suffers terrible stomach pain and collapses to the floor. Lucky for him, Michiru is nice enough to accompany him to the hospital, where he is treated by Dr. Hayasake Natsumi. He is really rude to Natsumi, but she is still determined to treat him. Afterwards, Michiru and Natsumi become part of Shinsuke's life. They make friends with Shinsuke's colleagues, Eiji and Sawazaki Maya. They all enjoy talking about how strange and eccentric Shinsuke is. Is it possible that someone would ever want to marry him? (Source: DramaWiki; edited by kisskh) Edit Translation

  • English
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  • Português (Brasil)
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • Country: Japan
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 12
  • Aired: Jul 4, 2006 - Sep 19, 2006
  • Aired On: Tuesday
  • Original Network: Fuji TV Kansai TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Score: 8.1 (scored by 1,941 users)
  • Ranked: #2127
  • Popularity: #4233
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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Completed
cantiara
21 people found this review helpful
Sep 2, 2013
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
This is one of my all time favourite drama and I've watched it 4-5 times already. And every single time, it never got boring!

This drama is very refreshing, very well written and highly entertaining. The synopsis might not really attract you, but just watch it, you'll get drawn into the series in no time at all.

Hiroshi Abe is definitely at his BEST here! He plays Kuwano-san, an accomplished architect who is rather quirky and sarcastic and definitely not a people's person. And I gotta say... Abe did a BRILLIANT job portraying this character. His acting here is SUPERB, really. His character is a mix between Jack Nicholson in "As Good As It Gets" and Hugh Laurie of "House M.D."

It is very interesting to see how Abe's character tries to interact with other people in different kind of situations as portrayed throughout the series. I especially love the interaction between him and Ken-chan, the neighbour's dog. If you haven't seen it, I'm telling you, you'll fall in love with Ken-chan, because he is the cutest thing ever!

The actress that plays Hayasaka-san is also amazing. She's able to "balance" Abe's Kuwano and they succesfully created a perfect on-screen chemistry together.

This drama is totally a must see!

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superpasta
8 people found this review helpful
Oct 8, 2012
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
the story of this drama is about a peculiar man who is different from the rest of the world in such a way that it completely blocks any chances of getting married. he meets people, and a dog and through his interactions he ends up making friends. it is a rather interesting plot for the time that it aired :3 however ever since i think various similar shows have been made that are kind of like this one. Like "Saito-san" and "Magerarenai Onna".

The acting was clearly very good in this drama. even the younger one, kuninaka did very well with her role. not excellently but very well. Abe hiroshi was at his excellence though. clearly he was by far the best in this.

I do not remember the music but i think it complimented the scenes in a way and it fit.

Since this is not a suspence drama and such I think rewatching it would still be entertaining. I have only watched it twice though.

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Details

  • Title: He Who Can't Marry
  • Type: Drama
  • Format: Standard Series
  • Country: Japan
  • Episodes: 12
  • Aired: Jul 4, 2006 - Sep 19, 2006
  • Aired On: Tuesday
  • Original Network: Fuji TV, Kansai TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 8.1 (scored by 1,941 users)
  • Ranked: #2127
  • Popularity: #4233
  • Watchers: 4,030

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