Extremely Inappropriate!

Extremely Inappropriate! (Japanese: 不適切にもほどがある!, Hepburn: Futekisetsu ni mo Hodo ga Aru!) is a 2024 Japanese comedy musical drama television series about a man and his friends who time travels back-and-fourth between 1986 (Showa era) and 2024 (Reiwa era), where the man finds that his Shōwa-era way of being conflicts with contemporary Japanese society.[1][2]

Extremely Inappropriate!
不適切にもほどがある!
GenreDrama
Comedy
Musical
Written byKankurō Kudō
StarringSadao Abe
Riisa Naka
Hayato Isomura
Yuumi Kawai
Manato Sakamoto
Yō Yoshida
Opening theme"Nidone" by Creepy Nuts
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes10
Original release
NetworkTBS
ReleaseJanuary 26 (2024-01-26) –
March 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)

Cast

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  • Sadao Abe as Ichirō Ogawa
  • Riisa Naka as Nagisa Inushima, Junko's daughter
  • Hayato Isomura as Mutsumi Akitsu (1986) and his son Masahiko
    • Hikomaro as Mutsumi Akitsu (2024)
  • Yuumi Kawai as Junko Ogawa, Ichirō's daughter
  • Yō Yoshida as Sakae Sakisaka (2024)
    • Otone Maeda as Sakae Sakisaka (1986)
  • Manato Sakamoto as Kiyoshi Sakisaka, Sakae's son
  • Arata Furuta as Yuzuru Inushima (2024), Nagisa's father
  • Yoshihiko Hakamada as the master of a cafe (1986)
    • Baku Numata as the master of a cafe (2024)
  • Hiroki Miyake as Masakazu Inoue (2024), Sakae's ex-husband
    • Richi Nakata as Masakazu Inoue (1986)
    • Takehiko Ono as Masakazu Inoue (2054)
  • Ayumu Nakajima as Yasumori
  • Koji Yamamoto as Kazuya Kurita
  • Narushi Ikeda as Kentarō Emo
  • Masaki Okada as Naoki
  • Norito Yashima as himself
  • Yu-ki Matsumura as himself, a popular actor in the 1980s.
  • Kyoko Koizumi as herself, one of the top idols of the 1980s.

Awards and nominations

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Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
17th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Drama Series Extremely Inappropriate! Nominated [3]
Best Screenwriter Kankurō Kudō Won
Best Director Fuminori Kaneko Won
Best Theme Song Nidone Won

References

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  1. ^ Michel, Patrick St (April 5, 2024). "'Extremely Inappropriate!' took a big swing. TV is better for it". The Japan Times.
  2. ^ Rich, Motoko; Notoya, Kiuko (May 29, 2024). "A Show That Makes Young Japanese Pine for the 'Inappropriate' 1980s" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "【東京ドラマアウォード】「連ドラ部門」大賞は『VIVANT』 草なぎ剛が主演男優賞 『ふてほど』最多4冠【受賞結果掲載】". Oricon. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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