Hanayome wa Yakudoshi

  • Title:  Hanayome wa Yakudoshi (Japanese Drama)

  • Also Known As:  Hanayome wa Yakudoshi! / The Pretend Bride (KIKU)
  • Genre:  Comedy
  • Broadcast Date:  July, 2006
  • Total Episodes:  12
  • Casts:  Koyama Keiichiro , Matsushima Nahomi , Ozawa Maju, Shinohara Ryoko, Yabe Hiroyuki
  • English Subs:  Yes
  • Ost:  N/A
  • Synopsis/Summary/Review: 

    This year is the yakudoshi, or "unlucky year" for 32-year old Akiko (Shinohara Ryoko), a television announcer. She lost her position in a news program to a rookie announcer. What’s worse, she is assigned to go undercover and experience life as a farmer’s bride for a variety program. Akiko pretends to be the fiancée of Ichiro (Yabe Hiroyuki), her ex-boyfriend, and begins her "bridal training" at the peach farm of Ichiro’s parents. Awaiting Akiko is a family filled with extraordinary personalities, led by the stern mother-in-law, Yukie (Iwashita Shima)--- TBS