Koinaka

Koinaka
Promotional poster
Genre	Drama Romance
Written by	Sayaka Kuwamura
Directed by	Hiro Kanai Shōgo Miyaki
Starring	Sota Fukushi Tsubasa Honda Shūhei Nomura
Ending theme	"Kimi ga Kureta Natsu" by Leo Ieiri[1]
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	9
Production
Producer(s)	Ryōta Fujino
Running time	54–69 minutes
Release
Original network	Fuji TV
Original release	July 20, 2015 – September 14, 2015
External links
Website

Koinaka (恋仲) is a Japanese television drama series premiered on Fuji TV from July 20, 2015 on Mondays at 21:00.^[2] It was directed by Hiro Kanai and Shōgo Miyaki, both of whom directed Summer Nude in 2013. The screenplay was written by Sayaka Kuwamura who is a screenwriter of the live-action version of Strobe Edge.^[3]

Sota Fukushi played the lead role for the first time in getsuku drama,^[4] Tsubasa Honda played his childhood friend, and Shūhei Nomura played his rival in love. They made a joint appearance in Enoshima Prism in 2013.^[5]

The first episode received a viewership rating of 9.8%, and the third episode recorded the highest rating of 11.9% in the Kantō region.^[6] The last episode was partially broadcast live, and Rino Sashihara appeared as a guest role.^[7]

Cast

• Sota Fukushi as Aoi Miura, main character
• Tsubasa Honda as Akari Serizawa, Miura's childhood friend
• Shūhei Nomura as Shōta Aoi, Miura's childhood friend
• Taiga as Kōhei Kanazawa, Miura's childhood friend
• Sakurako Ohara as Nanami Miura, Aoi Miura's younger sister
• Yui Ichikawa as Ruiko Saeki, Miura's ex-girlfriend
• Yua Shinkawa as Kazuha Sawada, Shōta Aoi's co-worker
• Mizuki Yamamoto as Mirei Tominaga, senior worker at Miura's company
• Yō Yoshida as Mariko Niwa, chairman of Miura's company
• Kaoru Kobayashi as Hirotoshi Serizawa, Akari's father

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original air date	Ratings (%)
1	"君がいた夏"	Hiro Kanai	July 20, 2015	9.8[8]
2	"戻れない距離"	Hiro Kanai	July 27, 2015	9.9[9]
3	"7年目の真実"	Shōgo Miyaki	August 3, 2015	11.9[10]
4	"裏切り"	Shōgo Miyaki	August 10, 2015	10.8[11]
5	"最後の花火"	Shōgo Miyaki	August 17, 2015	11.8[11]
6	"決意"	Shōgo Miyaki	August 24, 2015	9.5[12]
7	"告白"	Hiro Kanai	August 31, 2015	10.6[13]
8	"結婚"	Shōgo Miyaki	September 7, 2015	10.9[14]
9	"君がくれた夏"	Hiro Kanai	September 14, 2015	11.5[6]

References

1. "Ieiri Leo to sing the theme song for Fukushi Sota's starring drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
2. TV 恋仲. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
3. 福士蒼汰、月9初主演に不安なし！ (in Japanese). Cinematoday Inc. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
4. "Fukushi Sota to star in next 'Getsu 9' drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
5. 新月9「恋仲」の3人は実は幼馴染!?福士蒼汰、本田翼、野村周平が出演の映画『江ノ島プリズム』をご紹介！ (in Japanese). navicon. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
6. 月9「恋仲」最終回視聴率は11.5% 右肩上がりでフィニッシュ (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
7. 指原莉乃『恋仲』最終回に生出演「月9女優になれました！」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
8. 「恋仲」初回視聴率は9.8% まさか…月9史上初の1桁発進 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
9. 「恋仲」第2話も2桁届かず9.9% 月9史上初の1桁発進から横ばい (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
10. フジ月9「恋仲」視聴率11.9%！第3話で初の2桁をマーク (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
11. 月9「恋仲」第5話視聴率11.8% 3週連続2桁台キープ (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
12. 月9「恋仲」第6話は9.5% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
13. 月9「恋仲」第7話は10.6% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
14. 月9「恋仲」第8話は10.9% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-09-17.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Koinaka at the Internet Movie Database