Love is Still Necessary

Jul 12, 2002 (ja) Drama [54] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jul 12, 2002
  • Production
    TBS, Paravi
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    愛なんていらねえよ、夏
  • Release
    Jul 12, 2002
  • ja
    -

Overview

Rage, a pimp who only loves money and himself, is sent to jail for 6 months. While he is in the jail, Rage’s partner, Reiji, dies in a traffic accident. Released from prison, Rage finds himself having lost everything but a debt of 6 million dollars. One day, Rage is visited by a lawyer that mistakes him for Reiji. According to the lawyer, Reiji’s father died and left him a large inheritance. Reiji’s only other living relative is his blind sister. Rage smells money and hatches a plan to pretend to be Reiji and steal his money.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Hiroki Ueda

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Ryoko Hirosue

    Takazono Ako

  2. Atsuro Watabe

    Shiratori Reiji

  3. Tatsuya Fujiwara

    Akutagawa Naru

  4. Kazuma Suzuki

    Igarashi Akira

  5. Ryoko Sakaguchi

    Nakata Sakiko

  6. Leo Morimoto

    Ueda Takuro

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 6 / Crews : 4

Season 1 ( 2002-07-12)

光の差す方へ ~autumn has come~

Episode: 1

想い出の一夜 ~i want to die in your arms~

Episode: 2

最後の晩餐 ~farewell to illusions of happiness~

Episode: 3

おまえを絶対守る!! ~wedding dress for death~

Episode: 4

最後の夏休み ~memory of a firefly~

Episode: 5

優しすぎる嘘 ~only truth! I want~

Episode: 6

最高のプレゼント ~happy birthday~

Episode: 7

愛を拾いし夜 ~i believe you~

Episode: 8

7億3000万の殺意 ~kill me, with love~

Episode: 9

盲目の令嬢 ~money, money, money~

Episode: 10
Jul 12, 2002 (ja)
Drama
[54] Min
  • First Air Date Jul 12, 2002
  • Production
    TBS, Paravi
  • Rotten tomato 70%
Original Title 愛なんていらねえよ、夏
ja

Overview

Rage, a pimp who only loves money and himself, is sent to jail for 6 months. While he is in the jail, Rage’s partner, Reiji, dies in a traffic accident. Released from prison, Rage finds himself having lost everything but a debt of 6 million dollars. One day, Rage is visited by a lawyer that mistakes him for Reiji. According to the lawyer, Reiji’s father died and left him a large inheritance. Reiji’s only other living relative is his blind sister. Rage smells money and hatches a plan to pretend to be Reiji and steal his money.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Hiroki Ueda

    Producer