Yasuko to Kenji
The Complete Japanese Drama DVD Collection (1-10 End)
Japanese with English Subtitles
Format: DVD

TOKIO's Masahiro Matsuoka will star in a new NTV drama series called "Yasuko to Kenji." It is based on a comical manga by artist Aruko that was serialized in Bessatsu Margaret between April 2005 and November 2006.

The show focuses on a man named Kenji and his younger sister Yasuko, whose parents died in an accident 10 years earlier. Kenji was once the leader of a gang, but in order to support him and his sister, he began making a living as a shojo mangaka. His character normally wears glasses and appears to be a gentle guy, but he throws off his glasses and reverts to his violent side whenever he tries to protect Yasuko from danger. Part of the story follows Yasuko's romance with an intelligent and good-looking man named Jun Tsubaki. Jun's older sister Erika now runs a flower shop, but Erika was once a leader of a female gang, and she used to be in love with Kenji during those days.

Cast
# Matsuoka Masahiro as Oki Kenji
# Hirosue Ryoko as Tsubaki Erika
# Tabe Mikako as Oki Yasuko
    * Yagi Yuki as young Yasuko
# Okura Tadayoshi as Tsubaki Jun
# Yamaguchi Sayaka as Miyazono Kaori
# Uchiyama Shinji as Mosu
# Watabe Gota as Ajidasu
# Higashi Ayu (東亜優) as Aki
# Egashira Yui (江頭由衣) as Chisato
# Kojima Haruna as Shingyoji Hiyoko
# Nishida Natsumi (西田奈津美) as Rumi
# Matsumoto Kana as Ayame
# RIKIYA as Aota
# HIRO as Akagawa
# Shima Daisuke as Shibuya Masaru
# Sakurai Atsuko as Hoshikawa Yukiko