Series synopsis
Great Selection Taxi, also known as 素敵な選TAXI is a Japanese comedy drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 14, 2014. It ended on December 16, 2014. It stars Yutaka Takenouchi, Bakarhythm, Nao Minamisawa and Nana Seino.
Edawakare is the driver of Sentaxi, a marvellous vehicle which is able to take a passenger back to his or her “life’s turning point”. His cool appearance is at odds with his talkative, meddlesome, sweet-toothed character. He gives advice to passengers who are flustered after failing in their life’s choice.
Premise
Edawakare is the driver of Sentaxi, a marvellous vehicle which is able to take a passenger back to his or her “life’s turning point”. His cool appearance is at odds with his talkative, meddlesome, sweet-toothed character. He gives advice to passengers who are flustered after failing in their life’s choice.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yutaka Takenouchi as Edawakare
- Bakarhythm as Hiroshi Sakota
- Nao Minamisawa as Usami Natsuki
- Nana Seino as Seki Kanna
- Takeshi Masu as Shirushi Michio
Guest cast
- Chiaki Kuriyama as Misora Shibayama
- Ken Yasuda as Hideki Murakami
- Manami Konishi as Kaori Urasawa
- Toru Nakamura as Hirano
- Fumino Kimura as Marina Kozai
- Shunsuke Nakamura as Takehiko Nonoyama
- Yuko Fueki as Akiho Nonoyama
- Ryo Katsuji as Yohei Asakura
- Yoh Yoshida as Misako Shinozaki
- Shihori Kanjiya as Shinri Onishi
- Masane Tsukayama as Taizo Sayama
- Tokie Hidari as Mutsumi Sayama
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | April 5, 2016 | April 5, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 10 | October 14, 2014 | December 16, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hot Water Continuous Choice Edawakare, the driver of the Time Taxi that allows passengers to return to their life's turning points, visits a hot spring this time around. An array of guests at the inn are fraught with troubles in their life and become passengers of the Time Taxi. And somehow all the clients are actually part of a bigger picture?! |
April 5, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Man and Woman's Choices "If only I had chosen a different path...” Life can be full of regrets. But Time Taxi is a mysterious taxi that can take its passengers back to a point in time where they can “retry” different actions, and make different choices. Edawakare, the stubbornly chatty driver, is their host and helper. |
October 14, 2014 |
| 2 |
Present and Past Choices Time Taxi turns into a getaway car carrying hostages! Hirano, a room-and-board owner is the passenger in this episode, who still can’t get over the one big mistake in his youth. Can Hirano save himself? Does a sad fate await him and his hostages? |
October 21, 2014 |
| 3 |
Choices of Love Edawakare drives Marina to no particular destination; she just wants to drive aimlessly as she tries to mend her broken heart in the back seat. She had been in an illicit relationship with a married man, but if she could do things over, what decisions would she make? She now has a chance to change things around... |
October 28, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 14, 2014 |
| Last aired | December 16, 2014 |
| Runtime | 47 minutes |
| Status | ended |