Title: もう誘拐なんてしない Mō Yūkai Nante Shinai
English Title: Mō Yūkai Nante Shinai
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2012
Episode: 01
Cast:
- 大野智 Ohno Satoshi
- 新垣結衣 Aragaki Yui
- 佐藤隆太 Sato Ryuta
- 貫地谷しほり Kanjiya Shihori
- 成宮寛貴 Narimiya Hiroki
- 高嶋政宏 Takashima Masahiro
- 安田章大 Yasuda Shota
- 山口紗弥加 Yamaguchi Sayaka
- 中尾明慶 Nakao Akiyoshi
- 木村了 Kimura Ryo
- 要潤 Kaname Jun
- 北大路欣也 Kitaoji Kinya
- 高橋克実 Takahashi Katsumi
- 柄本時生 Emoto Tokio
SYNOPSIS
Tarui Shotaro is an ordinary guy who dreamed of becoming a hero when he was a child, but now gets by as a part-time worker. When Shotaro was asked to leave his place because he cannot pay his rent, he moved in with his senpai Komoto Kazuki.
Hanazono Erika is the younger daughter of the boss of the Hanazono yakuza clan. She meets Shotaro and asks him to help her plan and execute a make-believe kidnapping.
Hanazono Satsuki is the eldest daughter of the Hanazono yakuza boss and Erika's older sister. Satsuki consented to an arranged marriage to Takazawa Yuya to help her father's organization.
Yamabe Seiji is Satsuki’s senpai who joined the Hanazono yakuza clan after graduation. He is in love with Satsuki but he feels he is not worthy of her.
REVIEW
I didn't expect Mō Yukai Nante Shinai to be well-written but I was pleasantly surprised. There are a lot of mysteries in the drama so I was quite occupied the whole time trying to figure out who's in league with whom, who are the real villains, and who is the mastermind of all the crimes.
I'm actually quite envious of Tarui Shotaro for knowing what he wants to do with his life at such a young age. Of course, his dream of becoming a superhero is not exactly very helpful when it comes to finding a career, I mean it's quite difficult to find a job advertisement looking for a superhero, but at least there's something meaningful that he wants to do.
But then it's funny because when Shotaro found out that Hanazono Erika is the second daughter of the boss of the Hanazono yakuza clan, he tried so hard to leave Erika alone. I suppose just because he wants to be a superhero doesn't mean he wants to court trouble but aren't superheroes supposed to help the helpless and rescue them from villains?
Erika needs money for her half-sister's operation but she can't ask her father for money so she asks Shotaro and his senpai Komoto Kazuki to 'kidnap' her so they can use the ransom money for the operation. Erika is unhappy because she's quite helpless but I think her helplessness is caused by her being spoiled by everyone around her. She's a 20-year-old college student so she could have done some part-time work to earn money or at the very least, she could have talked to her father about her problem like an adult.
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もう誘拐なんてしない Mō Yūkai Nante Shinai
