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Hito ni Yasashiku (2002)

Hito ni Yasashiku poster
Original title
人にやさしく / 3ピース
Directed by
Sawada Kensaku, Tajima Daisuke, Kubota Satoshi
Cast
Katori Shingo, Matsuoka Mitsuru, Kato Koji, Suga Kenta, Hoshino Mari, Konishi Manami, Ryo, Jinnai Takanori
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 11 episodes
Rated
PG13
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three former middle school tough guys live together in a big house in Harajuku, struggling with debt. They find a envelope with money and spend it, only to learn it belonged to a first grader named Akira, whose mother left him in their care. The three men learn to raise the boy and grow closer as a family.

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What happens

『人にやさしく』(ひとにやさしく)は、2002年1月7日から3月18日まで毎週月曜日21時 - 21時54分に、フジテレビ系の「月9」枠で放送されたテレビドラマ。主演は香取慎吾。 東京、原宿の「3ピース」の看板を掲げた大きな一軒家に、原宿中学校歴代ボスである前田前(香取慎吾)・山田太朗(松岡充)・大坪拳(加藤浩次)が3人で暮らしている。借金返済の毎日で極貧生活。ある日、前は家の前で100万円の入った封筒を拾う。3人は思わず全て使ってしまうが、そのお金はここを訪ねてきた小学1年生・五十嵐明(須賀健太)が落としたものだった。明は「この子を預かって下さい」という母親からの手紙を差し出し、3人が明を預かることとなる。 明を育てていくことにより、お互いがお互いを見つめあいながら共に成長していく、青春“子育て”グラフィティー。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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