A live-action TV drama adaptation of Tsutomu’s Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki. (The middle-aged man loves cute things) is set to premiere on Yomiuri TV’s “Platinum Night Thursday Drama F” programming block this summer.
“Oji-san” in the title is a double meaning of “middle-aged man” and the last name of its protagonist Mitsutaka Oji.
And 43-year-old Hidekazu Kishima (Takano in Rurouni Kenshin live-action films) is cast as its protagonist Mitsutaka Oji.