Love Shuffle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Usami Kei is a salaryman who has risen in status due to his engagement with Mei, the wealthy daughter of his company's president. Shortly after she breaks off the engagement, a power failure leaves him stuck in the elevator of his apartment building. Trapped with him are three others living on the same floor - Airu, a trilingual interpreter; Ojiro, a model photographer; and Masato, a psychiatrist. While waiting, their conversation hits upon their love lives and the question of whether there is truly only one fated partner for everyone. As a result, they decide to try "shuffling" their relationships with each other.

Series details

• Title: Love Shuffle
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2009-01-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6902
• IMDb ID: tt1360590
• TVDB ID: 91781

Cast and credited roles

• Hiroshi Tamaki — Usami Kei
• Shota Matsuda — Sera Ojiro
• Shosuke Tanihara — Kikuta Masato
• Shihori Kanjiya — Kagawa Mei
• Kojima Hijiri — Kamijyo Reiko
• Yuriko Yoshitaka — Hayakawa Kairi
• DAIGO — Oishi Yukichi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-01-16; final listed air date 2009-03-20; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Love Shuffle on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.