JAPANESE DRAMA DATABASE: Dakishimetai

Dakishimetai (I want to hold you)

Asako and Natsuko have been close friends for more than 25 years. Natsuko's husband Keisuke had affairs, so she asks Asako to let her stay at hers. Keisuke was once Asako's boyfriend. They are going to be 30 years old soon. There are other nice guys around Asako. It's a drama about their love and friendship.

STARRING: ATSUKO ASANO/YUHKO ASANO/MASAHIRO MOTOKI/JUN-ICHI ISHIDA/YOHKO NOGIWA/KOHICHI IWAKI
NETWORK: FUJI TV
DURATION: 12 episodes. 1988.
REVIEWS:

This drama is known to start the "trendy drama" in Japan. They did things that women could relate to and it was so popular that many producers followed this trend. It showed off the latest fashions, newest interior styles, cars, cool jobs, something you usually see in American dramas and shows but not in Japan. - KNDY