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Mr. Straightforward

2010 · 1 season

A gentle, character-driven drama about an earnest man loosening up through an unpredictable woman, with quiet warmth and mild comedy.

Created by
Masaya Ozaki
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kanji Tsuda, Takashi Ukaji, Misato Tate
Overview
Matsushima Kenichiro is basically a straight guy because he hates dishonesty. He is an employee at a medium-sized building firm and works in design. However, he is inept when it comes to love. Kenichiro's destiny changes after he meets Kurita Narumi, an audacious, self-centred impish female. He becomes serious about leading her back to the right path which she finds interesting. While getting pushed around by Narumi, who is the exact opposite of him, Kenichiro learns about her way of doing things and way of life. He is stimulated by her and gradually gets attracted to her... Before long, he starts to look at a new self and at the things he had believed were correct, maturing into a more upright man.

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Created by
Masaya Ozaki
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kanji Tsuda, Takashi Ukaji, Misato Tate
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • work
  • morality
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Starring
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Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 54 min each
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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