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Yukiko Takabayashi (高林由紀子)

Love and Eros

ラブとエロス   사랑과 에로스   愛和欲

75 min. x 1 ep. / 60 min. x 11 eps.|12 episodes

When Kasumi’s husband dies in a car wreck, Ryuichi vows to watch over her and her unborn son. Over the next ten years, he gradually falls in love with Kasumi. Now 35 years old, Kasumi has resisted loving another man for fear of reliving the pain of losing a loved one. She happens to meet Ryuichi’s bad boy younger brother and finds herself physically attracted to him; but Ryuichi finally acts on his bottled-up feelings for Kasumi and asks her to marry him. Kasumi must decide if she can bring herself to fall in love with a responsible man like Ryuichi, or if she can be content with the purely physical relationship that his brother can provide.

Men Who Want to Get Married

結婚したい男たち   결혼하고픈 남자들   敗犬男人

60 min. x 12 eps.|12 episodes

Three eligible bachelors meet three single women at a match-making party. The three men are doing everything they can to find the “right” partners. However, the three women feel that there is much more to life than just getting married, although they don’t want to be lonely. The series explores the meaning of marriage and raises questions about our old beliefs.