Strawberry on the Shortcake

Strawberry on the Shortcake (ストロベリー・オンザ・ショートケーキ)^[1] is a Japanese romance television drama series which stars Hideaki Takizawa and Kyoko Fukada and aired on TBS in 2001. It was written by Shinji Nojima, and directed by Nobuhiro Doi and Hiroshi Matsubara.

Strawberry on the Shortcake
Genre	Romance
Written by	Shinji Nojima
Directed by	Nobuhiro Doi Hiroshi Matsubara
Starring	Hideaki Takizawa Kyoko Fukada Yōsuke Kubozuka Rina Uchiyama Yuriko Ishida
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	54 minutes
Original release
Network	TBS
Release	12 January (2001-01-12) – 16 March 2001 (2001-03-16)

Plot

At some point, Manato Irie (Hideaki Takizawa) began to withdraw himself from the world. Even when picked on, it's not the real Irie, but an act. One day he meets a strange girl - Yui Misawa (Kyoko Fukada), who finds the tedium of everyday life unbearable, and teases Manato with her almost too upfront and honest manner. Alone and afraid Manato wavers but finds himself drawn to her, but his feelings for Yui are doomed to be unrequited, when he discovers that Yui is none other than his new step sister. While he struggles with his feelings for Yui, Manato begins to receive blue love letters in his shoe locker at school. He eventually discovers that they were left there by his next-door neighbour, Haruka (Uchiyama Rina). Meanwhile, Yui finds herself falling for senpai Saeki (Yōsuke Kubozuka), who in turn is having an affair with his teacher, Asami-sensei (Ishida Yuriko).

Cast

• Hideaki Takizawa – Manato Irie
• Kyoko Fukada – Yui Mizawa
• Yōsuke Kubozuka – Tetsuya Saeki
• Rina Uchiyama – Haruka Sawamura
• Yuriko Ishida – Mariko Asami

Songs

• Title song: Chiquitita by ABBA
• Closing credits: SOS by ABBA

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Strawberry on the Shortcake at IMDb