Strawberry on the Shortcake

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| writer = Shinji Nojima

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Hiroshi Matsubara

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| starring = Hideaki Takizawa
Kyoko Fukada
Yōsuke Kubozuka
Rina Uchiyama
Yuriko Ishida

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{{Nihongo|Strawberry on the Shortcake|ストロベリー・オンザ・ショートケーキ}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tbscontents.com/en/program/sos|title = TBS Program Catalog}} is a Japanese romance television drama series which stars Hideaki Takizawa and Kyoko Fukada and aired on TBS in 2001. It was written by Shinji Nojima, and directed by Nobuhiro Doi and Hiroshi Matsubara.

Plot

At some point, Manato Irie (Hideaki Takizawa) began to withdraw himself from the world. Even when picked on, it's not the real Irie, but an act. One day he meets a strange girl - Yui Misawa (Kyoko Fukada), who finds the tedium of everyday life unbearable, and teases Manato with her almost too upfront and honest manner. Alone and afraid Manato wavers but finds himself drawn to her, but his feelings for Yui are doomed to be unrequited, when he discovers that Yui is none other than his new step sister. While he struggles with his feelings for Yui, Manato begins to receive blue love letters in his shoe locker at school. He eventually discovers that they were left there by his next-door neighbour, Haruka (Uchiyama Rina). Meanwhile, Yui finds herself falling for senpai Saeki (Yōsuke Kubozuka), who in turn is having an affair with his teacher, Asami-sensei (Ishida Yuriko).

Cast

Hideaki Takizawa – Manato Irie
Kyoko Fukada – Yui Mizawa
Yōsuke Kubozuka – Tetsuya Saeki
Rina Uchiyama – Haruka Sawamura
Yuriko Ishida – Mariko Asami

Songs

Title song: Chiquitita by ABBA
Closing credits: SOS by ABBA

External links

{{Official website|http://www.tbs.co.jp/sos2001/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{IMDb title|0327366}}

References

Category:Kin'yō Dorama

Category:2001 Japanese television series debuts

Category:2001 Japanese television series endings

Category:Television shows written by Shinji Nojima