Otousan to Yobasete (2016) [Ep 1 – 9 END]

Profile

• Drama: Let Me Call You Father-In-Law (literal title)
• Romaji: Otosan to Yobasete
• Japanese: お義父さんと呼ばせて
• Director: Kazunari Hoshino, Hisashi Ueda, Koji Ono
• Writer: Koji Hayashi
• Network: Fuji TV, KTV
• Episodes: 9
• Release Date: January 19 – March 15, 2016
• Runtime: Tuesday 22:00-22:54
• TV Ratings: 6.94%
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Tamotsu Daidoji (Kenichi Endo) is a single, 51-years-old man. He works as a department chief at a medium sized trading company. Tamotsu Daidoji has been absorbed with his work and have not had a chance to meet a woman for marriage. He then meets a woman 28 years younger than him and decides to marry her.

Kiichiro Hanazawa (Atsuro Watabe) is married, 51-years-old man. He works as an executive at a leading general trading company. Kiichiro Hanazawa has a wife and three children. He believes his family is ideal.

One day, Kiichiro Hanazawa meets his daughter’s boyfriend Tamotsu Daidoji. They are the same age. Tamotsu Daidoji wants to become a part of their family. Other problems appear for Kiichiro Hanazawa’s family and he has serious doubts about his ideal family.