He Who Can't Marry

152006•1h 0m•8.0/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

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8.0/10(31)

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.

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Production

Fuji Television Network, Media Mix Japan, Kansai Television

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 4, 2006

Last Aired

December 10, 2019

Networks

Fuji TV

Created By

Masaya Ozaki

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

So What If I Like to Be Alone?!

Air date: 2006-07-04

So What If I Eat the Food I Like to Eat?!

Air date: 2006-07-11

So What If I Spend My Money the Way I Want to?!

Air date: 2006-07-18

So What If I Spend My Days Off Alone?!

Air date: 2006-07-25

So What If I Don't Let People Into My Home?!

Air date: 2006-08-01

So What If I'm Inflexible?!

Air date: 2006-08-08

So What If I Don't Like to Mix With the Relatives?!

Air date: 2006-08-15

So What If I Hate Dogs?!

Air date: 2006-08-22

So What If I Have a Girlfriend?!

Air date: 2006-08-29

E10

So What If I Don't Understand a Woman's Heart?!

Air date: 2006-09-05

E11

So What If I Hate Floral Patterns?!

Air date: 2006-09-12

E12

So What If I've Become Happy?!

Air date: 2006-09-19

Cast

Hiroshi Abe

Shinsuke Kuwano

Yoh Yoshida

Yoshiyama Madoka

Izumi Inamori

Okano Yukie

Takashi Tsukamoto

Eiji Murakami

Toshinori Omi

Yoshio Nakagawa

Mai Fukagawa

Tonami Saki

Mitsuko Kusabue

Ikuyo Kuwano

Rieko Miura

Keiko Nakagawa

Yuna Taira

Nakagawa Yumi

Miyu Sakihi

Sakurako Moriyama

Nao

Yokota Shiori

Atsuko Anami

Sawamura Eiko

Atsushi Arai

Maruyama Yuta

Mansaku Fuwa

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David Ito

Rosa Yamamoto

Kento Nozawa

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Yoh Yoshida

Izumi Inamori

Takashi Tsukamoto

Toshinori Omi

Mai Fukagawa

Mitsuko Kusabue

Rieko Miura

Yuna Taira

Miyu Sakihi

Nao

Atsuko Anami

Atsushi Arai

Mansaku Fuwa

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Rosa Yamamoto

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