Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter

Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter (Japanese: パパとムスメの７日間, Hepburn: Papa to Musume no Nanokakan) is a Japanese television drama series that was broadcast on TBS from 2007.^[6] The series is based on a novel by Takahisa Igarashi^[7] in 2006. The South Korean comedy film Daddy You, Daughter Me directed by Kim Hyeong-hyeop in 2017 was based on this series.^[8]

Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter
Also known as	Papa to Musume no Nanokakan
パパとムスメの７日間
Genre	Drama and Comedy
Based on	Papa to Musume no Nanokakan by Takahisa Igarashi
Written by	Chiho Watanabe Shuko Arai
Directed by	Mahoko Takanari Ken Yoshida
Starring	Hiroshi Tachi[1] Yui Aragaki[2]
Ending theme	星屑サンセット
Composer	YUKI[3]
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	7 [4]
Production
Running time	54 min (Japan) [5]
Production company	TBS
Original release
Network	TBS
Release	July 2 (2007-07-02) – August 19, 2007 (2007-08-19)

Plot

Kyōichirō Kawahara (Hiroshi Tachi), a deputy director of public relations at a top cosmetic company, leads a project called "Rainbow Dream," aimed at young consumers. His daughter, Koume (Yui Aragaki), is a second-year student at Sakura Taipei High School and has a strained relationship with her father. During a family trip, a train accident causes them to swap bodies for seven days. How will they each navigate life as a middle-aged salaryman and a teenage high schooler?

Cast

Main characters

• Kyōichirō Kawahara played by Hiroshi Tachi
  • A salaryman working as the deputy director of public relations at Bisei Cosmetic.
• Koume Kawahara played by Yui Aragaki
  • A second year student at Sakura Taipei High School and Kyōichirō's daughter.

Kawahara Family

• Reiko Kawahara played by Yumi Asō
  • Kyōichirō's wife and Koume's mother.
• Hisoka Kunieda played by Sumie Sasaki
  • Reiko's mother and Koume's grandmother who lives in the mountains of Chiba.
• Toshiko Kunieda played by Tatsuki Kasu
  • Reiko's Sister and Koume's Aunt.

Bisei Cosmetic

• Kosuke Nakajima played by Norito Yashima
  • Kyōichirō's superior at work.
• Kazuko Nishino played by Mayumi Sada
  • A member of the new product development project team, she likes Kyōichirō.
• Koichi Maeda played by Kenji Kaneko
  • A member of the new product development project team. He used to be in the sales department.
• Wataru Mifune played by Yūji Miyashita
  • A member of the new product development project team who likes to gossip.
• Kanako Shīna played by Imai Rika
  • A member of the new product development project team, she came into the group because she is the daughter of a major department's president.
• Hisako Itsaki played by Chie Īnuma
  • A member of the new product development project team, originally from the accounting department.
• Takeshi Watanabe played by Tōru Emori
  • 4th generation Chairman of Bisei cosmetics.

Sakura Taipei High School

• Oosugi Kenta (Ken) played by Shigeaki Kato
  • A high school third-year student in the football club. Koume has feelings for him.
• Ritsuko Nakayama played by Ayaka Morita
  • Koume's classmate, and childhood best friend.
• Hirata Saori played by Natsuko Oki
  • Koume's friend.
• Mr. Morozumi
  • Koume's Teacher.

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Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original air date	Ratings (%)
1	"マジ!? パパがあたしで、あたしがパパで―"	Shuko Arai and Yuichi Tokunaga	July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01)	14.0%
2	"パパのせいで失恋!? ムスメのせいでリストラ!?"	Shuko Arai	July 8, 2007 (2007-07-08)	12.8%
3	"パパのせいで留年!? ムスメのせいで夫婦の危機!?"	Chiho Watanabe	July 15, 2007 (2007-07-15)	13.1%
4	"決戦!ムスメの御前会議!!"	Chiho Watanabe	July 22, 2007 (2007-07-22)	14.1%
5	"「だって、あたし、小梅なんだもん!」 もう戻りたい7日目!嵐の告白!3者面談"	Shuko Arai	August 5, 2007 (2007-08-05)	16.7%
6	"「これで、もとに戻れる!!...かも?」伝説の桃の秘密"	Chiho Watanabe	August 12, 2007 (2007-08-12)	11.9%
7	"「パパ、ありがとう...」―7日間の秘密!"	Shuko Arai	August 19, 2007 (2007-08-19)	14.5%

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