Tsuribaka Nisshi～Shinnyu Shain Hamasaki Densuke～

Drama: Fishing Fool’s Diary (literal title)
Romaji: Tsuribaka Nisshi～Shinnyu Shain Hamasaki Densuke～
Japanese: 釣りバカ日誌～新入社員浜崎伝助～
Director: Yuzo Asahara, Nobuhisa Kodama, Katsumi Ishikawa
Writer: Juzo Yamasaki (manga), Kenichi Kitami (manga), Kumiko Sato, Junpei Yamaoka, Katsumi Ishikawa
Network: TV Tokyo
Episodes: 8
Release Date: October 23 – December 11, 2015
Runtime: Fridays 20:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Set in the year 2015. Construction is booming for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Densuke Hamasaki (Gaku Hamada) is a rookie employee at Suzuki Construction Company. He enjoys fishing over anything else. At work, he is always distracted by his love of fishing. His supervisor, Kazuo Sasaki (Mitsuru Fukikoshi), is unable to understand his love of fishing.

Notes

Based on the manga series “Tsuribaka Nisshi” by Juzo Yamasaki (writer) & Kenichi Kitami (illustrator) (first published 1979 in Big Comic Original).
First lead acting role for Gaku Hamada & Alice Hirose in a prime time drama series.
Related titles:
1. Free and Easy | Tsuribaka Nisshi (1988)
2. Free and Easy 2 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 2 (1989)
3. Free and Easy 3 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 3 (1990)
4. Free and Easy 4 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 4 (1991)
5. Free and Easy 5 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 5 (1992)
6. Free and Easy 6 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 (1993)
7. Free and Easy Special Version | Tsuribaka Nisshi supesharu (1994)
8. Free and Easy 7 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 7 (1994)
9. Free and Easy 8 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 8 (1996)
10. Free and Easy 9 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 9 (1997)
11. Free and Easy 10 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 (1998)
12. Free and Easy: Samurai Edition | Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi (1998)
13. Free and Easy 11 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 11 (2000)
14. Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project | Tsuribaka Nisshi 12: Shijo saidai no kyuka (2000)
15. Free and Easy 13: Hama-chan in a Big Trouble | Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan kiki ippatsu! (2002)
16. Free and Easy 14 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 14 (2003)
17. Free and Easy 15: No Tomorrow For Hama-Chan | Tsuribaka Nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni asu wa nai? (2004)
18. Free and Easy 16 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 16 (2005)
19. Free and Easy 17 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 17: Ato wa Noto nare Hama to nare! (2006)
20. Free and Easy 18 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 18 (2007)
21. Free and Easy 19 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 19 (2008)
22. Free and Easy 20: Final | Tsuribaka Nisshi 20: Final (2009)
23. Tsuribaka Nisshi (TV Tokyo / 2015)
24. Tsuribaka Nisshi Season 2 (TV Tokyo / 2017)