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Cast
Eita Nagayama
as Nakajima Keisuke / "Nakaji"
Juri Ueno
as Mizuno Tsukiko / "Haru"
Tetsuji Tamayama
as Ichihara Kaoru / "Linda"
Kim Jae-joong
as Park Seonsu / "Doctor"
Megumi Seki
as Nishimura Hikari / "Peach"
Mayumi Asaka
as Ichihara Misako
Haruka Kinami
as Park Minha
Koji Kikkawa
as Ryosuke Nakajima
Ryo Ryusei
as Masafumi Takahashi
Eri Watanabe
as Mariko Okuda
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2010
Runtime1 Season
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes5
Director—
WritersEriko Kitagawa
TypeWeb Series
Rating7.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHard to Say I Love You
About Hard to Say I Love You
Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation. Nishimura is Mizuno's best friend, whose boyfriend has been avoiding her since she discovered she was pregnant. Ichihara works at a magazine where he is being blackmailed into sexual favours by his chief editor. Park, on Twitter, takes on the persona of a doctor, when he is actually working at a company that sells medical equipment to disinterested doctors, and at the same time, trying to take care of his younger sister. This is a story about the blossoming friendship of five young people who were brought together by Twitter, and their journey to finding honesty with each other and with themselves.
Directed by —, Hard to Say I Love You leans on a strong ensemble — Eita Nagayama, Juri Ueno, Tetsuji Tamayama — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2010.
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