OSSAN'S LOVE
COMEDY / DRAMA / ROMANTIC COMEDY
JAPAN
2018-2019
OSSAN'S LOVE (Japanese: おっさんずラブ, Hepburn: Ossan zu Rabu, lit. 'Middle Aged Man's Love') is a Japanese television drama produced by TV Asahi. Ossan's Love was initially released as a single-episode television special in 2016, which was adapted into a seven-episode television series in 2018. A feature film sequel to the television series, Ossan's Love: Love or Dead, was released in 2019; a second season of the television series titled Ossan's Love: In the Sky aired that same year. OSSAN'S LOVE consists of 15 episodes.
STORY: The series follows Soichi Haruta (Kei Tanaka), a romantically unsuccessful office worker whose male boss and his roommate confess their romantic feelings for him.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Soichi Haruta (Kei Tanaka), a single 33-year-old man, has been unsuccessful in getting a girlfriend. One day, he discovers his boss, Kurosawa (Kôtarô Yoshhida) secretly collects images of him and learns that Kurosawa is deeply in love with him. Unsettled by Kurosawa's bold confession and romantic pursuits, Haruta seeks advice from his friends, discovering in the process that his male co-worker is also in love with him. Ryota Maki (Kento Hayashi) is Haruta's 25-year-old roommate who works in the same company under the design department. He is in love with Haruta and becomes protective after discovering Kurosawa is in love with him. In a love triangle, Haruta navigates through his feelings for his two love interests.
Musashi Kurasawa (Kôtarô Yoshida) & Sôlchi Haruta (Kei Tanaka) & Ryota Maki (Kento Hayashi)
KÔTARÔ YOSHIDA (2018-2019) January 14, 1959, Tokyo, Japan
KEI TANAKA (2018-2019) July 10, 1984, Tokyo, Japan
KENTO HAYASHI (2018-2019) December 6, 1990, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
SPECIAL: Ossan's Love was credited as one of the series that brought interest to the boys' love genre to mainstream audiences outside of anime and manga fans, and was praised in Japan and Hong Kong for its positive portrayal of same-sex couples. The series' popularity is noted as influencing the production of live-action television dramas and films featuring male-male romance, such as Pornographer (2018) on Fuji TV, What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2019) on TV Tokyo, and Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (2020) on TV Tokyo, and the live-action film adaptation of The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (2020).
AWARDS: 'OSSAN'LOVE' none
7.5 IMDB
