Title (romaji): Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
Also known as: The Man Who Can't Get Married / He Who Can't Marry
Episodes: 12
Viewership rating: 16.9
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: Jul 4 to Sep 19 2006
Theme song: Swimi by Every Little Thing
Shinsuke Kuwano, a successful architect at 40, enjoys living by himself. He doesn’t like people but somehow is able to design wonderful houses for them.
He has a routine of making himself a delicious dinner and then relaxing to classical music in his easy chair while pretending he is the conductor. One night, he plays the music loud enough to make his next door neighbor, Michiru Tamara knock on his door to complain. When Kuwano answers the door, he suffers a terrible stomach pain and collapses to the floor. Lucky for him, Michiru is nice enough to accompany him to the hospital, where he is treated by Dr. Natsumi Hayasake. He is really rude to Natsumi, but she is still determined to treat him.
Afterwards, Michiru and Natsumi become part of Kuwano’s life. They make friends with Kuwano’s colleagues Eiji and Maya Sawazaki. They all enjoy talking about how strange and eccentric Kuwano is. Is it possible that someone would ever want to marry him? -- DramaWiki
This show was suggested by a friend of mine. He heard I was watching Hotaru no Hikari and was raving on about Kuninaka Ryoko. So since I had no idea what good shows were around, I decided to watch this!
I must admit that I found this show quite boring in some parts. HOWEVER, it may just be that I found it quite slow moving. But I still really enjoyed it, thanks in large part to the funny characters. I think I enjoy shows more if there is that "chemistry" between the characters even if the storyline is predictable because at the end of the day, there are only so many different storylines you can come up with but what really makes the show are the characters, the relationships and how well they "gel" together.
I think that Kuwano is a great character for Abe Hiroshi to play. He just has the right look and delivers the social awkwardness of Kuwano so well. And the rest of the cast are such a great collection of characters and there were plenty of scenes that were hilarious. Especially those involving Michiru, Natsumi and Eiji trying to find out more about Kuwano and figuring out just what kind of man he is! Ken-chan is so adorable as well and I really loved how the relationship between Ken-chan and Kuwano progresses through the show and the sad parting at the end :(
It's been a few months since I've seen this dorama but the most standout scene I have in my mind right now is when Kuwano got locked out of his apartment and he was trying to get in. He gets caught by the security/police and was trying unsuccessfully to explain his predicament when Michiru comes along and rescues him.
Do watch Kekkon Dekinai Otoko if you have time but feel free to skip the "boring" parts, you won't be missing a crucial part of the storyline. I'm struggling between a 3 and a 4 but it's really not so bad so I'll bump it up to a 4/5.
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