Series synopsis
The Honest Realtor, also known as 正直不動産 is a Japanese drama comedy television series that premiered on NHK G on April 5, 2022. It ended on March 12, 2024. It stars Tomohisa Yamashita, Haruka Fukuhara, Hayato Ichihara and Rika Izumi.
Hotshot Nagase Saichi is Tosaka Real Estate’s top realtor. He lies through his teeth and will stop at nothing to seal a deal. One day, he disturbs a monument located at a construction site. Cursed with the inability to tell a lie, he is forced to run his mouth off with things that are better left unsaid. With so many angry clients, he's got no hope of surviving as an honest realtor.
Premise
Hotshot Nagase Saichi is Tosaka Real Estate’s top realtor. He lies through his teeth and will stop at nothing to seal a deal. One day, he disturbs a monument located at a construction site. Cursed with the inability to tell a lie, he is forced to run his mouth off with things that are better left unsaid. With so many angry clients, he's got no hope of surviving as an honest realtor.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomohisa Yamashita as Saichi Nagase
- Haruka Fukuhara as Sakura Tsukishita
- Hayato Ichihara as Takahisa Kiriyama
- Rika Izumi as Minami Enomoto
- Kana Kurashina as Ryoko Hanazawa
- Katsunori Takahashi as Masato Ikaruga
- Mao Daichi as Madam
- Masao Kusakari as Toshiro Tosaka
Supporting cast
- Shinobu Hasegawa as Masumi Okawa
- Ami Inoha as Emi Tanahasahi（棚橋 恵美）
- Takeyuki Yue as Tadashi Wakamatsu
- Kaoru Okunuki as Misaki Tsukishita（月下 美咲）
- Mamiko Ito as Naoko Wakamatsu
- Momoka Goshima as Ai Matsuda（松田 亜衣）
- Asahi Ito as Masaki Nishioka
- Mizuki Itagaki as Kento Tokage
- Dean Fujioka as Ryoma Kamiki
- Wakana Matsumoto as Maya Aihara
- Toru Baba as Yuzuru Fujiwara
- Satoshi Matsuda as Keisuke Kurosu
Guest cast
- Mari Hoshino as Maki Ishida
- Ichirôta Miyakawa as Seiya Matsuzaki
- Hajime Okayama as Masashi Kakizawa
- Risaki Matsukaze as Kumi Kakizawa
- Riho Takada as Rika
- Hideyuki Kasahara as Koichi Miura
- Eri Tokunaga as Yuki Miura
- Junpei Yasui as Nikaido
- Maju Ozawa as Saeko
- Ruka Ishikawa as Momoka
- Ryoko Kobayashi as Erika Murota
- Aki Nishihara as Naomi Kajio
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 21 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | January 3, 2024 | January 3, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 10 | April 4, 2022 | June 7, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 10 | January 8, 2024 | March 12, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Honest Realtor Special: What Is Most Important? The dynamite duo, honest Saichi Nagase and “customer first” Sakura Tsukishita, are back! Nagase’s friend from college is struggling with home loan repayments, and Tsukishita’s grandpa seems to be about to fall for a scam. It’s time for this duo to jump in and save the day with their knowledge of real estate! |
January 3, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ep 1: The Realtor Who Cannot Tell a Lie Saichi Nagase is a habitual liar, and is also Tosaka Real Estate’s number one salesman. Sakura Tsukishita, the newest employee, firmly believes in the mantra, “customer first.” One day, Nagase is cursed with the inability to tell a lie. He's angering all of his clients by blurting out the cold, hard truth. Meanwhile, Tsukishita is charged with finding a rental property for her first client. |
April 5, 2022 |
| 2 |
Ep 2: Obsession with First Place Nagase can no longer tell a lie, and he is no longer top dog in sales. Now, Kiriyama's in first place. As the two fight internally over clients, Tsukishita struggles to generate any business at all with her mantra, “customer first.” One day, Kiriyama kindly offers up one of his clients to Nagase. Nagase jumps at the chance, only to discover that there is a problem with the property. |
April 12, 2022 |
| 3 |
Ep 3: What Makes a Faithful Partner Nagase sold a property to a couple under a pair loan agreement, but now they're back with divorce papers in hand, complaining about the loan repayments. Tsukishita is charged with finding her first commercial tenant, and finds an elderly couple who cannot afford the rent. She decides to go directly to the property’s owner to ask for a rent reduction. However, this is no regular landlord. |
April 19, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Honest Realtor Is Back Saichi Nagase is honest to a fault, Sakura Tsukishita goes by the motto of “customer first,” and Kento Tokage is Tosaka Real Estate’s newest Gen Z employee. One day, at a high-rise viewing, Tosaka Real Estate’s former top realtor Ryoma Kamiki appears, and he’s out to steal Nagase’s clients. |
January 9, 2024 |
| 2 |
Opening Up Nagase and Tsukishita head to a client’s unoccupied house to carry out a pre-sale property inspection only to find that the house isn't empty at all. A big family dispute ensues before the client decides to take his business elsewhere. “Customer first” Tsukishita is determined to get to the bottom of this family feud. |
January 16, 2024 |
| 3 |
If We Had Room for a Piano The Okadas want to sell their tiny home to move into a bigger place for their daughter. Tsukishita, desperate to stick to her "customer first" mantra, struggles to find the right buyer for a house with so many flaws. When Hanasawa also gets wind of the sale, it's a race to see who can sell the tiny home first. |
January 23, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK G |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2022 |
| Last aired | March 12, 2024 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |