A Stalker's Guide to Yoshizawa Ryo In an attempt to change her life, Tsuyama Shio, a 30-year-old plain-looking office lady at a conservative company, makes up her mind to get started by living in a shared house. Through a strange turn of events she meets two intriguing men and falls in love for the first time in a long while with one of them, Sakurai Yukiya. Sakurai is a salaryman in his 40s, has a wife and child but his life has ceased to matter because of something and he abandons work as well as family to come to the shared house. However, Sakurai is gradually drawn to the simple, gawky and mysterious Kawaki Tatsuhei, an alien being from outer space who came to the house attracted to Shio. And so a curious love triangle begins. (Source: Jdrama Weblog) Edit Translation
- English
- Español
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Native Title: シェアハウスの恋人
- Also Known As: Share House Lover , Sheahausu no Koibito , Sharehouse's Lovers , Sharehouse no Koibito
- Director: Nakajima Satoru, Nagumo Seiichi, Yoshino Hiroshi
- Screenwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie, Yamaoka Shinzuke
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
Cast & Credits
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![Mizukawa Asami in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)]( "Mizukawa Asami in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)")
Mizukawa Asami Main Role -
![Tanihara Shosuke in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)]( "Tanihara Shosuke in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)")
Tanihara Shosuke Main Role -
![Oizumi Yo in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)]( "Oizumi Yo in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)")
Oizumi Yo Main Role -
![Nakajima Yuto in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)]( "Nakajima Yuto in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)")
Nakajima YutoTsuyama NagiSupport Role -
![Kawaguchi Haruna in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)]( "Kawaguchi Haruna in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)")
Kawaguchi HarunaNishikino KaoruSupport Role -
![Kimino Yuma in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)]( "Kimino Yuma in Share House no Koibito Japanese Drama (2013)")
Kimino YumaSakurai SorachiSupport Role
Reviews
Three strangers, alienated by society in some way, enter into a love triangle. Share House spins this tried and true formula, having a male lead fancy the other -- instead of the main female. This aspect initially intrigues, but loses charm by the halfway point. Despite some chemistry existing in all directions, none of the possible love lines are handled well. Where romantic feelings exist, they appear to have done so strongly from first sight. We never see "falling in love", and no tension is created by the triangle. A second triangle (comprised of seriously underdeveloped supporting characters) could have been cut without repercussion.
The other theme, alienation, fares somewhat better. I will refrain from making a joke about extraterrestrials now, since there are enough in the drama.
Only one character worked for me (Sakurai), with the other two being snooze-worthy (Shio) or out of this world (Teppei). Sakurai, almost feline and seriously aloof, was easiest to like and sympathize with. His story rang true and actually had me feeling for him. On top of that, the comedic aspect of his character worked most consistently; Tanihara Shosuke has amazing comedic timing. Oizumi Yo does as well and is generally wonderful on screen. It's just the script spent too much time wringing laughs out of his character that weren't there.
Little impression was made by the music, though the vocal by ayaka is noteworthy. It plays at the beginning of each episode, accompanied by a neat intro sequence.
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