Otousan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Following the death of his dear wife, a man was left to raise their four daughters on his own. It hasn't been easy and his daughters always seem unsatisfied and arguments are an everyday occurrence. All of them have a secret they can't bring themselves to tell him. The oldest Yu has decided to leave her husband and child and return home. The responsible second daughter, Akira has decided to have another go at her dreams and is planning to leave home. The third daughter, Makoto is a nurse who lacks self-confidence and is secretly renting an apartment so she can live with a dullard. The youngest daughter, Kei has played piano since she was a child but thinks she has gone as far as she can and wants to quit music school. Then one day, he announces he is remarrying. The daughters aren't happy and as they set about trying to stop their father they begin to examine their own lives and personal philosophies in the heart-warming drama.

Series details

• Title: Otousan
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Premiere date: 2002-10-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-12-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24102
• TVDB ID: 156161

Cast and credited roles

• Tamura Masakazu — Shindo Shiro
• Ryoko Hirosue — Shindo Makoto
• Kyoko Fukada — Shindo Kei
• Miki Nakatani — Shindo Akira
• Iijima Naoko — Masuda Yu

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-10-13; final listed air date 2002-12-22; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Otousan 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.