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Can't Write! ~A Life Without Scenario~

Can't Write! ~A Life Without Scenario~

20217.21 Season8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Keisuke Yoshimaru is a screenwriter, but instead of working, he is responsible for all household chores. On the other hand, Keisuke's wife, Nami, is a popular novel writer under the name "Ririko Kōsaka". Nami is the breadwinner with outstanding fame and income. Keisuke is somehow satisfied with his current life, but, one day, the main writer of a prime-time drama suddenly drops out, and Keisuke was given the opportunity to write again. Although Keisuke starts writing with full of expectations, he begins to be swayed by various problems.

Created by Yasushi Fukuda
Written by Yasushi Fukuda
Produced by Takako Miyauchi, Nobuyuki Hattori
Networkstv asahi

Top Cast

Masaki Okada

Masaki Okada

Hayato Yagami

Teppei Koike

Teppei Koike

Takashi Sumi

Anna Yamada

Anna Yamada

Erika Yoshimaru

Fuma Kikuchi

Fuma Kikuchi

Shunya Sengawa

Michiko Kichise

Michiko Kichise

Nami Yoshimaru

Toma Ikuta

Toma Ikuta

Keisuke Yoshimaru

Yunho

Yunho

Sora Yoshimaru

K

Kenta Hamano

skinhead man

Mijika Nagai

Mijika Nagai

Megumi Matsuo

Takehiko Ono

Takehiko Ono

Shigeyuki Shinoda

About Can't Write! ~A Life Without Scenario~

Can't Write! ~A Life Without Scenario~ is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 2021. Created by Yasushi Fukuda, it stars Masaki Okada, Teppei Koike, Anna Yamada. Keisuke Yoshimaru is a screenwriter, but instead of working, he is responsible for all household chores. On the other hand, Keisuke's wife, Nami, is a popular novel writer under the name "Ririko Kōsaka". Nami is the breadwinner with outstanding fame and income. Keisuke is somehow satisfied with his current life, but, one day, the main writer of a prime-time drama suddenly drops out, and Keisuke was given the opportunity to write again. Although Keisuke starts writing with full of expectations, he begins to be swayed by various problems.

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