Title: Kekkon Dekinai Otoko / 結婚できない男 / The Man Who Can’t Get Married / He Who Can’t Marry
Starring: Abe Hiroshi, Natsukawa Yui, Kuninaka Ryoko, Tsukamoto Takashi, Takashima Reiko
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 12
Year: 04 July 2006 to 19 September 2006
Plot: Shinsuke Kuwano, a successful architect at 40, enjoys living by himself. He’s an eccentric who loves his routine but hates people. After an incident he meets two women who become part of his life.
Review:
After wataching Hero, Abe Hiroshi immediately became my favorite actor. Thus, I watched Dragon Zakura (which I’ll be reviewing soon) and it was not so bad but it wasn’t a comedy series, where Abe best fits. A dear Twitter friend (Minori) recommended Kekkon Dekinai Otoko for me to watch, and I enqueued it on my list as a must to watch soon, and I’m glad I did. Kuwano Shinsuke (Abe Hiroshi) is a rude, cruel, and a sarcastic person, who doesn’t even like to smile but instead he smirks to either his closed ones or strangers. Yet, he enjoys designing and building beautiful houses for them.
I haven’t watched much of Japanese dramas, but I can say this, Kekkon Dekinai Otoko is the best series I’ve watched so far, and Abe Hiroshi’s best role ever. His acting was flawless when he deals with his feelings and not showing any to others, and it was perfect when he’s being sarcastic to hide his emotions specially to Dr. Hayasaka Natsumi played by Natsukawa Yui who was the perfect match for Abe and sometimes you get the feeling that he wouldn’t be that great without her “Natsukawa Yui”, as she was the best supporting actress for Abe. Nevertheless, the whole cast was amazing, and each one fits nicely around Kuwano Shinsuke’s unbearable personality.
Abe Hiroshi’s professionalism as an actor was at its best, and that’s can’t be missed.
