Hardhead
8th October 2000Dad Gives In
15th October 2000The Worst Wedding Ever
22nd October 2000The Good Daughter
29th October 2000A Dictator's Tears
5th November 2000The Fiance's Secret
12th November 2000what the Patient saw
19th November 2000The Jig is Up
26th November 2000The Last Class
3rd December 2000Family Breakup
10th December 2000The One I Love Most
17th December 2000At 55, Kan-ichi Kanzaki is the old-fashioned and overbearing father of the Kanzaki family: his wife Miyako, his son Tadashi, and his two daughters Sayuri and Suzu. Being an “oyaji,” a stubborn middle-aged man that cannot keep his opinion to himself, Kan-ichi is particularly bothered when he views what he believes to be a failure in the public’s morals. But unlike the occasional stranger, his kids have to live under his scrutiny every day, and there are plenty of family crises to draw his ire. Although he can be strict, his actions are driven by his love for his family, and one can’t help but be touched and amused by the loving efforts of such an “oyaji.”
