Over-the-Shoulder Lover

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Drama: Over-the-Shoulder Lover
Romaji: Katagoshi no Koibito
Japanese: 肩ごしの恋人
Director: Masahiro Sakai, Kentaro Takemura, Takeyoshi Yamamoto, Takashi Hashimoto
Writer: Kei Yuikawa (novel), Noriko Goto
Network: TBS
Episode: 9
Release Date: July 5 - September 6, 2007
Runtime: 22:00-22:54
TV Ratings: 7.5% (weekly average)
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Moe Hayasaka is an office worker in an import service company who cannot devote herself in romance. On the other hand, Moe’s close friend, Ruriko Murono, who snatches Moe’s boy friend away to marry him for her third time, is interested in nothing but romantic affairs. Through their love and friendship, this drama portrays women in their 30s being rocked by marriage, divorce, infidelity, and work.

Notes

Based on novel "Katagoshi no Koibito" by Kei Yuikawa (published September, 2001 by Magazine House). Novel is the winner of the 2001 Naoki Prize.
Related titles:
1. Over-the-Shoulder Lover | Katagoshi no Koibito (TBS / 2007)
2. Love Exposure | Eokkae Neomeoui Yeonin (2007)

Cast

Ryoko Yonekura - Moe Hayasaka
Saki Takaoka - Ruriko Murono (30)
Seiichi Tanabe - Yusuke Kakizaki (35)
Masaru Nagai - Nobuyuki Murono (28)
Jun Kaname - Ryo (30)
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi - Bun-chan (35)
Kazuma Sano - Takashi Akiyama (16)
Asuka Shibuya - Nanako Akiyama (16)
Yoko Mitsuya - Eri Yamashita (24)
Megumi Nakayama - Chika Kakizaki (25)
Yoshika Kato - Miki Matsushita (23)
Mayumi Wakamura - Itsuko Takano (40)
Mari Natsuki - Kyoko Mitsuoka (ep.4)
Isao Yatsu (ep.4)
Reiko Tajima - Sachiko Hayasaka (ep.5,9)
Natsumi Nanase - Shiho Akiyama (ep.6,8)
Eri Fuse - Ritsuko Tachibana (ep.7)
Shinji Yamashita - Kentaro Akiyama (ep.8)

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