

He Who Can't Marry
2006-07-04 · 60 min / episode · ★ 8.0
Kekkon dekinai otoko, known in English as He Who Can't Marry, is a 2006 Japanese drama broadcast by Fuji TV. The theme song is "Swimmy" by Every Little Thing. The drama was produced by Kansai Telecasting Corporation and Media Mix Japan.
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- Creators
- Masaya Ozaki
- Production companies
- Fuji Television Network, Media Mix Japan, Kansai Television
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Hiroshi AbeShinsuke Kuwano
Yoh YoshidaYoshiyama Madoka
Izumi InamoriOkano Yukie
Takashi TsukamotoEiji Murakami
Toshinori OmiYoshio Nakagawa
Mai FukagawaTonami Saki
Mitsuko KusabueIkuyo Kuwano
Rieko MiuraKeiko Nakagawa
Yuna TairaNakagawa Yumi
Miyu SakihiSakurako Moriyama
NaoYokota Shiori
Atsuko AnamiSawamura Eiko
Atsushi AraiMaruyama Yuta
Mansaku Fuwa
David Ito
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