KINOU NANI TABETA?
COMEDY / DRAMA / FAMILY
JAPAN
2021
KINOU NANI TABETA? (Int. Title: What Did You Eat Yesterday?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga. KINOU NANI TABETA? consists of 13 episodes of 30 minutes.
STORY: The slice of life series focuses on the relationship between Shiro Kakei and Kenji Yabuki, a middle-aged gay couple living in Tokyo, Japan. The manga has been serialized in the manga magazine Morning since February 2007, and was adapted into a live-action television drama by Shochiku that aired on TV Tokyo in 2019; a film sequel to the television drama was released in November 2021.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Shiro (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is a serious and reserved lawyer, while Kenji (Seiyô Uchino) is cheerful and outgoing hairdresser. Each chapter in the series focuses on Shiro and Kenji as they encounter a particular comedic or dramatic scenario, often focused around issues of domestic life, workplace humor, and LGBT rights in Japan.
Shiro Kakei (Hidetoshi Nishijima) & Kenji Tabuki (Seiyô Uchino)
HIDETOSHI NISHIJIMA (2021) March 29, 1971, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
SEIYÔ UCHINO (2021) September 16, 1968, Yokohama, Japan
SPECIAL: Five million copies of the Japanese edition of What Did You Eat Yesterday? were in print as of January 2019 and 8.4 million copies as of October 2022.
AWARDS: ‘KINOU NANI TABETA?’:What Did You Eat Yesterday? was the most-awarded series at the 101st Television Drama Academy Awards awarded by Kadokawa, winning Best TV Series; Best Actor in a Leading Role for Seiyō Uchino (with Hidetoshi Nishijima placing second); Best Screenplay for Naoko Adachi; and Best Director for Kazuhito Nakae, Katsumi Nojiri, and Kenshi Katagiri.
8.1 IMDB
