Complete (J-Drama) Mukodono!

Complete (J-Drama) Mukodono!

Season 1

Title: ムコ殿

Title (romaji): Mukodono!

Also known as: Son-in-law / Married Couple Talk / My Husband

Genre: Family

Episodes: 12

Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Broadcast period: 2001, April 01 to 2001, June 30

Air time: Thursday 22:00

Theme songs:

Opening theme: "7 Truths 7 Lies" by Matsutoya Yumi

Insert theme: "Hitoribotchi no Haburashi" by Sakuraba Yuichiro

Synopsis

What if your husband is a Japan’s sexiest and hottest singer-songwriter, and their marriage is the top secret of the television business? His romantic lovesongs capture the hearts of countless numbers of young women throughout the country. Despite the amont of attention he gets and the big bucks that he makes, he prefers to spend time by himself in a quiet peaceful place…Well, at least that’s what his fans think.Underneath his cool exterior lies the “real” Yuichiro Sakuraba, who is a clumsy but warm-hearted 23-year-old lad. Wearing thick glasses, he is literary the lousiest dresser on earth. He even has a beloved girl friend Sakura (Yuko Takeuchi) who he has been dating secretly. Sakura unlike most girls of her age had no interest in stars and celebrities. When she met Yuichiro for the first time, she did not even realize who he was. She, being so different from any other girl Yuichiro had ever met, he instantly fell in love with her.The story begins to unfold when Yuichiro proposes marriage to Sakura. Yuichiro who lost his parents at a young age had been longing to build a family of his own. She accepts on the spot, however her father is violently opposed to letting his daughter marry "Japan's sexiest singer". All seven members of Sakura's family have extremely unique personalities, and provide quite the obstacles for their marriage. Will Yuichiro be able to win Sakura’s hand in marriage and be accepted as a member of her family?This is a comical, yet heart-warming home drama focusing on “family bonds”. The sudden emergence of Yuichiro shakes Sakura’s family, causing frictions in all directions. Whenever Yuichiro or other members of the family face a problem, there is always someone else close by to offer a helping hand.

Cast

Nagase Tomoya as Sakuraba Yuichiro

Takeuchi Yuko as Arai Sakura

Shinohara Ryoko as Arai Satsuki

Suzuki Anju as Arai Azusa

Aiba Masaki as Takeyama Ryo

Koyuki as Tatsuyama Chitsuru (ep1-5)

Tsunku as Komine Takuro

Kamiki Ryunosuke as Arai Tsutomu

Nomura Hironobu as Yajima Masaki

Danta Yasunori as Hakozaki Otohiko

Akiyoshi Kumiko as Takeyama Kaede

Utsui Ken as Arai Masumi

Tanihara Shosuke as Sumida Kosaku (ep6)

Endo Kenichi as Chihara Tsuyoshi

Okayama Hajime as Takeyama Taichi (ep9-11)

Miyazaki Yuko (宮崎優子) as Hiramoto Emi

Toyama Toshiya as Endo Tomoaki

Naito Yoko as Mochiduki Kana

Yahagi Miki(矢作美樹) as Kunieda Mayumi

Matsumoto Jun

Season 2

Title: ムコ殿2003

Title (romaji): Mukodono 2003

Also known as: The Son-in-Law 2003

Genre: Family

Episodes: 11

Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Broadcast period: 2003, April 17 to 2003, June 26

Air time: Thursday 22:00

Theme songs:

Opening theme: "Mokuyoubi no ito" by elliott

Insert theme: "Omae Yanai to Akan Nen" by Sakuraba Yuichiro

Synopsis

On the outside he's a cool and handsome big star, the #1 man whom women in Japan would love to be held by. Actually, however, he's a real geek, a guy who is sentimental and warm-hearted. Announcing the return of Yuichiro Sakuraba! That major star Yuichiro Sakuraba is actually a geek who breaks down sobbing at a drop of a hat. And now that Yuichiro falls in love with Minami Ishihara, an older woman with a child from a previous marriage. What's more, Minami has a big family consisting of only woman members. Eventually Yuichiro and Minami get married after braving all sorts of troubles and difficulties. And what's more, Yuichiro marries into the large family of his bride. Will it be possible to keep up his two roles of star and husband?

Cast

Nagase Tomoya as Sakuraba Yuichiro

Sakai Noriko as Ishihara Minami

Matsushita Yuki as Sujiyama Michiko

Shinohara Ryoko as Ishihara Nishie

Miura Rieko as Ishihara Kitae

Suenaga Haruka as Ishihara Akira

Kishimoto Kayoko as Ishihara Toko

Kurosawa Toshio as Ishihara Mamoru

Tsunku as Komine Takuro

Hoshino Mari as Aikawa Hikaru

Okayama Hajime as Yamamoto Osamu

Ono Mayumi as Kawase Satomi

Suzuki Ryouji (鈴木リョウジ) as Terada Satoru

Hiraga Masaomi as Endo Koichi

Kamiji Yusuke as Souma Ryuji

Fubuki Jun as Samehada Fumiko

Yoza Yoshiaki (与座嘉秋) as Kawamura Hajime

DekkaChan (デッカチャン)

Guests

Takahashi Katsunori (ep2)

Yamaji Kazuhiro (ep2)

Itsuki Hiroshi (五木ひろし) (ep3)

Tsuji Nozomi (ep3)

Kago Ai (ep3)

Sakajo Miki (坂上みき) (ep3)

Tankoba Kibaji (丹古母鬼馬二) (ep3)

Umishima Yuki (ep4)

Nagano Satomi (ep4)

Nakajima Tomoko (ep5,8)

Hisamoto Masami (ep5,8)

Iijima Ai (飯島愛) (ep5,8)

Domoto Koichi (ep6)

Domoto Tsuyoshi (ep6)

Degawa Tetsuro (ep7)

Dandy Sakano (ダンディ坂野) (ep7)

Akasaka Akira (ep7)

Akashiya Sanma (ep8)

Murakami Shoji (村上ショージ) (ep8)

Matsuo Takashi (松尾貴史) (ep8)

Shimizu Koji (ep8)

Suga Kenta as Masaru (ep8,9)

Ohmura Miki (大村美樹) (ep10)