He Who Can't Marry
Created by Masaya Ozaki
On Fuji TV
A romantic comedy-drama about a commitment-phobic architect navigating midlife crisis and the possibility of marriage, balancing humor with genuine emotional stakes around intimacy and adulthood.
Kekkon dekinai otoko, known in English as He Who Can't Marry, is a 2006 Japanese drama broadcast by Fuji TV. The theme song is "Swimmy" by Every Little Thing. The drama was produced by Kansai Telecasting Corporation and Media Mix Japan.
Essence
Ensemble
Hiroshi Abe
Shinsuke Kuwano
Reiko Takashima
Maya Sawazaki
Yoh Yoshida
Yoshiyama Madoka
Izumi Inamori
Okano Yukie
Yui Natsukawa
Natsumi Hayasaka
Takashi Tsukamoto
Eiji Murakami
Toshinori Omi
Yoshio Nakagawa
Ryoko Kuninaka
Michiru Tamura
Mai Fukagawa
Tonami Saki
Mitsuko Kusabue
Ikuyo Kuwano
Rieko Miura
Keiko Nakagawa
Yuko Nishimaru
Mari Ozawa
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