Series synopsis
The Family Game, also known as 家族ゲーム is a Japanese drama family mystery television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 17, 2013. It ended on June 19, 2013. It was created by Honma Yohei. It stars Sho Sakurai, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Shioli Kutsuna and Seishu Uragami.
Yoshimoto Koya becomes a tutor to a student, Numata Shigeyuki, an underachiever on the verge of dropping out of middle school. Expecting immediate results, Shigeyuki’s father makes a deal with Koya that if he could make Shigeyuki return to school within a week, he would receive a 100,000 yen bonus. Koya accepts the offer, replying that he would only need 5 days to complete the mission but demands that no one should interfere with his methodology in doing so.
Premise
Yoshimoto Koya becomes a tutor to a student, Numata Shigeyuki, an underachiever on the verge of dropping out of middle school. Expecting immediate results, Shigeyuki’s father makes a deal with Koya that if he could make Shigeyuki return to school within a week, he would receive a 100,000 yen bonus. Koya accepts the offer, replying that he would only need 5 days to complete the mission but demands that no one should interfere with his methodology in doing so.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sho Sakurai as Yudai Tago / Yoshimoto Koya
- Ryunosuke Kamiki as Numata Shinichi
- Shioli Kutsuna as Mizukawa Sara
- Seishu Uragami as Numata Shigeyuki
- Rie Kitahara as Asuka Mogami
- Itsuji Itao as Numata Kazushige
- Honami Suzuki as Numata Kayoko
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | April 17, 2013 | June 19, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 17, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 24, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 1, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 17, 2013 |
| Last aired | June 19, 2013 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |