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Middle-aged Bachelors

Middle-aged Bachelors

1997 1 seasons 13 eps≈ 10h totalEndedJNN

Three close friends realize, at the age of 40, that maybe it's time to think seriously about getting married. Employed by an advertising agency, each struggles with his own weakness-one consistently strikes out with women, while the second can't seem to break his attachments to his mother, and the third is an unabashed playboy. This adult comedy exposes the humorous views and sobering misconceptions of marriage by single men today.

Synopsis

Three close friends realize, at the age of 40, that maybe it's time to think seriously about getting married. Employed by an advertising agency, each struggles with his own weakness-one consistently strikes out with women, while the second can't seem to break his attachments to his mother, and the third is an unabashed playboy. This adult comedy exposes the humorous views and sobering misconceptions of marriage by single men today.

Cast

Kimiko YoKimiko Yo
Akiko MatsumotoAkiko Matsumoto
Masahiko NishimuraMasahiko Nishimura
Koji YakushoKoji Yakusho

Network

JNN

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

13

Episode length

45 min

Total runtime

≈ 10h

First aired

1997

Country

Japan

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