Series synopsis
Freeter, Ie wo Kau, also known as フリーター、家を買う。 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 19, 2010. It ended on December 21, 2010. It was created by Keita Kono. It stars Kazunari Ninomiya, Karina, Haruka Igawa and Ryuhei Maruyama.
Freeter, Ie wo Kau is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Fuji Television and on Kyodo Television in 2010. The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction site. Because of that, he soon decides to work towards rebuilding his life: "Even though I'm j ...
Premise
Freeter, Ie wo Kau is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Fuji Television and on Kyodo Television in 2010. The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction site. Because of that, he soon decides to work towards rebuilding his life: "Even though I'm just a freeter, I'm going to buy a house for the sake of my family." One of the people he meets at the construction site is Chiba Manami, who graduated from a top-class university and joined a well-known general contracting firm. Manami is the complete opposite of Seiji. But while their personalities clash at first, they gradually come to understand each other. --Tokyograph
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kazunari Ninomiya as Seiji Take
- Karina as Manami Chiba
- Haruka Igawa
- Ryuhei Maruyama
- Atsuko Asano
- Naoto Takenaka
- Ryoko Sakaguchi
- Kohei Otomo
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | October 2, 2011 | October 4, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 10 | October 18, 2010 | December 21, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Special One year has passed since Take Seiji became a full time employee at Oetsu Construction. The Take family, having moved into their new home, have been living there peacefully until Sumiko’s brother shows up one day while she is out, and Seiji and Ayako discovers that their parents had in fact married despite objection from Sumiko’s family. |
October 4, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | My cheerful mother broke down...! | October 19, 2010 |
| 2 | No matter what I do, I'm just an embarrassment of a son to you | October 26, 2010 |
| 3 | Even a dad like that, was once a hero to me | November 2, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 19, 2010 |
| Last aired | December 21, 2010 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |