- Drama: Ojiichan wa 25 sai
- Romaji: Ojiichan wa 25 sai
- Japanese: おじいちゃんは25歳
- Director: Makoto Tanaka
- Writer: Masaaki Sakai, Hirokazu Yamada, Yuko Kawab
- Network: TBS
- Episodes: 8
- Release Date: November 15 – November 25, 2010
- Runtime: Mon – Thu 23:50
- TV Ratings: 3.9%
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
46 years ago Minoru Kurihara (Tatsuya Fujiwara) went to the mountains to take pictures, but never returned. Fast forward to the present and he is discovered perfectly preserved in ice. He then miraculously wakes up.
The head of the Kurihara household is now Norihiko Kurihara (Katsumi Takahashi), who is Minoru’s son and 52 years old. Their is also Minoru’s grandson Kensuke (Shunsuke Daito) and granddaughter Mai (Kana Kurashina). Their family is set for upheaval as their grandfather (who still looks 25, but is now 71) returns to their home.
At first Minoru can’t act comfortably around his family, but as Minoru gets used to the change of times, their family comes around …
Cast
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Tatsuya Fujiwara | Shunsuke Daito | Kana Kurashina | Jingi Irie | Momoko Kikuchi |
Minoru Kurihara | Kensuke Kurihara | Mai Kurihara | Shinobu Todoroki | Asuka Kurihara |
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Renji Ishibashi | Katsumi Takahashi | Yukiya Kitamura | Yoichi Nukumizu |
Minamotofutoshi Todoroki | Norihiko Kurihara | George | camera shop salesman |
Additional Cast Members:
- Hitomi Takahashi – doctor
- Mami Yamasaki – nurse
- Mai Izumi – News 720 reporter
- Tomohiro Waki – Director Yokoyari
- Reiko Kusamura – Ayame
- Nobue Iketani – waitress
- Rin Takanashi – waitress
- Chikara Honda – Takashi
- Shoichiro Akaboshi – Ishigami
- Akira Onodera – bank manager
- Ryo Kinomoto – sales manager
- Nako Mizusawa – idol
- Keiko Horiuchi – mom
Episode Ratings
Episode | Date | Ratings (Kanto Region) |
---|---|---|
01 | 11/15/2010 | 5.8% |
02 | 11/16/2010 | 3.1% |
03 | 11/17/2010 | 3.6% |
04 | 11/18/2010 | 3.8% |
05 | 11/22/2010 | 3.4% |
06 | 11/23/2010 | 3.7% |
07 | 11/24/2010 | 3.8% |
08 | 11/25/2010 | 4.2% |
Average | 3.9% |