Official site 鹿男あをによし / Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi
Also known as: The Fantastic Deer-Man
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 9.9 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-17 to 2008-Mar-20
Air time: Thursday 22:00
Directors: Suzuki Masayuki, Murakami Shosuke, Hijikata Masato, Kono Keita, Muratani Yoshinori
Screenwriter: Aizawa Tomoko
Original writing: Makime Manabu (万城目学) Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi (novel)
Synopsis: Forced out of his research group after conflicts with his colleagues, Ogawa Takanobu takes up an offer to teach at a girls' high school in Nara. When taking roll call on the first day one of his students, Hotta Ito, sneaks into class late, claiming a bogus excuse--that she got a ticket after trying to park her deer in front of the train station. He makes immediate enemies with Hotta when he tells his superiors about her tardiness and attitude. In the following days, he begins to notice something unusual about Hotta, but he can't seem to put his finger on it.
With an odd group of colleagues who live together with him, Ogawa slowly accustoms to life in slow-paced Nara, where there seem to be as many deer as people. Walking through Nara Park one day, he begins to befriend the local deer population, feeding them rice wafers. After being confronted by a talking deer who commandeers him to prevent the destruction of Japan, he fails in his first mission and the talking deer exacts punishment--looking into the mirror the next day, he discovers he has turned into a deer from the shoulders up. Ogawa slowly begins to piece the puzzle together: the talking deer, the mysterious student, and a recent series of earthquakes that could spell doom for Japan...
Cast:* Tamaki Hiroshi as Ogawa Takanobu
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Ayase Haruka as Fujiwara Michiko
* Tabe Mikako as Hotta Ito
* Shibamoto Yuki as Nagaoka Yoshie
* Yamadera Koichi (山寺宏一) as the voice of the deer
* Sasaki Kuranosuke as Fukuhara Shigehisa
* Kodama Kiyoshi as Oharida Fumiaki
* Sasai Eisuke as Mizoguchi Akio
* Kimura Midoriko as Maemura Saori
* Sakai Toshiya as Natori Ryoichi
* Washio Machiko as Fukuhara Fusae
* Tayama Ryosei as Otsu Mamoru
Episode Titles:01. The secret of the talking deer! Romance and adventure around the ancient capital
02. I've turned into a deer
03. The truth now coming to light
04. We're stuck here
05. It's a miracle!! Finale of Act I
06. The woman who holds all the keys in her hand
Beginning of Act II
07. The true identity of the mysterious young girl!? The shocking truth revealed
08. The unexpected truth discovered at last! The shocking facts come to light
09. The final battle! A night of destiny: What is Japan's fate?
10. Two kisses: Adventure's end is love's beginning
Awards:* 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 08): Best Drama
* 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 08): Best Actor - Tamaki Hiroshi
* 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 08): Best Supporting Actress - Ayase Haruka
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