Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter


Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter is a Japanese television drama series that was broadcast on TBS from 2007. The series is based on a novel by Takahisa Igarashi in 2006. The South Korean comedy film Daddy You, Daughter Me directed by Kim Hyeong-hyeop in 2017 was based on this series.

Plot

Kyōichirō Kawahara, a deputy director of public relations at a top cosmetic company, leads a project called "Rainbow Dream," aimed at young consumers. His daughter, Koume, is a second-year student at Sakura Taipei High School and has a strained relationship with her father. During a family trip, a train accident causes them to swap bodies for seven days. How will they each navigate life as a middle-aged salaryman and a teenage high schooler?

Cast

Main characters

  • Kyōichirō Kawahara played by Hiroshi Tachi
  • * A salaryman working as the deputy director of public relations at Bisei Cosmetic.
  • Koume Kawahara played by Yui Aragaki
  • * A second year student at Sakura Taipei High School and Kyōichirō's daughter.

Kawahara Family

  • Reiko Kawahara played by Yumi Asō
  • * Kyōichirō's wife and Koume's mother.
  • Hisoka Kunieda played by Sumie Sasaki
  • * Reiko's mother and Koume's grandmother who lives in the mountains of Chiba.
  • Toshiko Kunieda played by Tatsuki Kasu
  • * Reiko's Sister and Koume's Aunt.

Bisei Cosmetic

  • Kosuke Nakajima played by Norito Yashima
  • * Kyōichirō's superior at work.
  • Kazuko Nishino played by Mayumi Sada
  • * A member of the new product development project team, she likes Kyōichirō.
  • Koichi Maeda played by Kenji Kaneko
  • * A member of the new product development project team. He used to be in the sales department.
  • Wataru Mifune played by Yūji Miyashita
  • * A member of the new product development project team who likes to gossip.
  • Kanako Shīna played by Imai Rika
  • * A member of the new product development project team, she came into the group because she is the daughter of a major department's president.
  • Hisako Itsaki played by Chie Īnuma
  • * A member of the new product development project team, originally from the accounting department.
  • Takeshi Watanabe played by Tōru Emori
  • * 4th generation Chairman of Bisei cosmetics.

Sakura Taipei High School

  • Oosugi Kenta played by Shigeaki Kato
  • * A high school third-year student in the football club. Koume has feelings for him.
  • Ritsuko Nakayama played by Ayaka Morita
  • * Koume's classmate, and childhood best friend.
  • Hirata Saori played by Natsuko Oki
  • * Koume's friend.
  • Mr. Morozumi
  • * Koume's Teacher.