Hard to Say I Love You (2010)
Original title: 素直になれなくて
Hard to Say I Love You is a 2010 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Mayumi Asaka, Eita Nagayama and Juri Ueno.
Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation. Nishimura is Mizuno's best friend, whose boyfriend has been avoiding her since she discovered she was pregnant. Ichihara works at a magazine where he is being blackmailed into sexual favours by his chief editor. Park, on Twitter, takes on the persona of a doctor, when he is actually working at a company that sells medical equipment to disinterested doctors, and at the same time, trying to take care of his younger sister.
This is a story about the blossoming friendship of five young people who were brought together by Twitter, and their journey to finding honesty with each other and with themselves.
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What is Hard to Say I Love You about?
Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation. Nishimura is Mizuno's best friend, whose boyfriend has been avoiding her since she discovered she was pregnant. Ichihara works at a magazine where he is being blackmailed into sexual favours by his chief editor. Park, on Twitter, takes on the persona of a doctor, when he is actually working at a company that sells medical equipment to disinterested doctors, and at the same time, trying to take care of his younger sister. This is a story about the blossoming friendship of five young people who were brought together by Twitter, and their journey to finding honesty with each other and with themselves.
When was Hard to Say I Love You released?
Hard to Say I Love You was released on 15 April 2010.
How many episodes does Hard to Say I Love You have?
Hard to Say I Love You has 11 episodes across 1 seasons.
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Cast
- Mayumi Asaka as Misako Ichihara
- Eita Nagayama as Nakajima Keisuke / "Nakaji"
- Juri Ueno as Mizuno Tsukiko / "Haru"
- Tetsuji Tamayama as Ichihara Kaoru / "Linda"
- Kim Jae-joong as Park Seonsu / "Doctor"
- Megumi Seki as Nishimura Hikari / "Peach"
- Haruka Kinami as Park Minha
- Koji Kikkawa as Ryosuke Nakajima
- Ryo Ryusei as Masafumi Takahashi
- Eri Watanabe as Mariko Okuda
- Yuichi Nakamura as Shu Mizuno
- Rin Aizawa as Yuki Maeda