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==User Rating==<br />
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==Profile==<br />
* '''Drama:''' The Grass is Always Greener<br />
* '''Romaji:''' Tonari no Shibafu<br />
* '''Japanese:''' となりの芝生<br />
* '''Director:''' [[Mitsuaki Arai]], [[Toji Yamazaki]]<br />
* '''Writer:''' [[Sugako Hashida]]<br />
* '''Network:''' [[TBS]]<br />
* '''Episodes:''' 12<br />
* '''Release Date:''' July 1 - September 16, 2009<br />
* '''Runtime:''' Wed. 21:00-21:54<br />
* '''TV Ratings:''' 9.7%<br />
* '''Language:''' Japanese<br />
* '''Country:''' Japan<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Tomoko Takahira ([[Asaka Seto]]) lives an ordinary life with her husband Jun Takahira ([[Koji Ookura]]). One day, Tomoko must live with her demanding mother-in-law Shino Takahira ([[Pinko Izumi]]). Conflicts soon arise as they deal with family issues.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
# Remake of "Tonari no Shibafu” - a popular short series that aired on NHK’s Ginga Terebi (Galaxy TV) in 1976.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Asaka Seto.jpg|link=Asaka Seto|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Pinko Izumi.jpg|link=Pinko Izumi|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Koji Ookura.jpg|link=Koji Ookura|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Ruri Matsuo.jpg|link=Ruri Matsuo|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Yuki Imai.jpg|link=Yuki Imai|90px]]<br />
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| [[Asaka Seto]] <br />
| [[Pinko Izumi]]<br />
| [[Koji Ookura]] <br />
| [[Ruri Matsuo]]<br />
| [[Yuki Imai]] <br />
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| Tomoko Takahira<br />
| Shino Takahira<br />
| Jun Takahira<br />
| Hanako Tkahira<br />
| Taro Takahira<br />
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| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Narumi Meshima.jpg|link=Narumi Kayashima|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Asuka Shibuya.jpg|link=Asuka Shibuya|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Reiko Mizumachi.jpg|link=Reiko Mizumachi|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Rieko Miura.jpg|link=Rieko Miura|90px]]<br />
| [[File:Tonari no Shibafu-Ren Osugi.jpg|link=Ren Osugi|90px]]<br />
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| [[Narumi Kayashima]]<br />
| [[Asuka Shibuya]]<br />
| [[Reiko Mizumachi]]<br />
| [[Rieko Miura]]<br />
| [[Ren Osugi]]<br />
|-<br />
| Namie Akino<br />
| Satoko Akino<br />
| Shizuko Akino<br />
| Tokieda Sakita<br />
| Yohei Tonomura<br />
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'''Additional Cast Members:'''<br />
* [[Ryuuji Harada]] - Tooru Takahira<br />
* [[Megumi Yokoyama]] - Sakiko Takahira<br />
* [[Shizuka Ochi]]<br />
* [[Shotaro Ashida]]<br />
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==Episode Ratings==<br />
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! align=left width=20% bgcolor="F52887" | Episode<br />
! align=left width=45% bgcolor="F52887" | Date<br />
! align=left width=35% bgcolor="F52887"| Ratings<br>(Kanto Region)<br />
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| 01 || 04/16/2009 || 11.4%<br />
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| 02 || 04/23/2009 || 9.8%<br />
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| 03 || 04/30/2009 || 9.0%<br />
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| 04 || 05/07/2009 || 10.2%<br />
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| 05 || 05/14/2009 || 9.2%<br />
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| 06 || 05/21/2009 || 9.8%<br />
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| 07 || 05/28/2009 || 8.1%<br />
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| 08 || 06/04/2009 || 8.5%<br />
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| 09 || 06/11/2009 || 8.9%<br />
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| 10 || 06/18/2009 || 8.7%<br />
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| 11 || 06/25/2009 || 9.5%<br />
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| 12 || 06/25/2009 || 12.0%<br />
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! colspan=2 | Average || 9.7%<br />
|}<br />
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp/ Video Research, Ltd.]<br />
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