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Let Me Call You Father-in-Law (2016)

Let Me Call You Father-in-Law poster
Original title
お義父さんと呼ばせて
Directed by
Hoshino Kazunari, Ueda Hisashi
Cast
Endo Kenichi, Watabe Atsuro, Renbutsu Misako, Wakui Emi, Shinkawa Yua, Kawakita Ren, Nakamura Tomoya, Shinagawa Toru
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 9 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two 51 year old men meet when one becomes the boyfriend of the other's daughter. They clash over her marriage plans in a funny household comedy.

comediclightheartedplayfulawkwardwarmlow-stakesrelatablequirky

What happens

『お義父さんと呼ばせて』(おとうさんとよばせて)は、2016年1月19日から 3月15日まで毎週火曜日22時 - 22時54分に、カンテレ(関西テレビ)制作・フジテレビ系の「火曜22時枠」で放送された日本のテレビドラマである。遠藤憲一と渡部篤郎のダブル主演で、遠藤は地上波ゴールデン・プライム帯の連続ドラマは初主演となる。 51歳で同い年の男性2人が、28歳年下の女性の恋人とその父親として出会い、結婚をめぐってコミカルに対立を繰り広げるホームコメディ。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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