Being Born.
The Hayashidas were a typical happy family of father, mother, two boys and two girls. Until it all changed suddenly with the untimely death of the father, Shinpei. While still mourning his passing, the children are hit by another bit of shocking news from their mother “Truth is… I'm pregnant.” The news of their mother's pregnancy at 51 sets into motion a new series of challenges for the four children, particularly for the eldest sister, Manami, who now becomes the family patriarch, forced to struggle with the pressures and responsibilities of “child rearing” and “family ties”, not to mention greater philosophical questions about the meaning of life. A moving, life-sized human drama..
Seasons
Cast

Maki Horikita
Hayashida Manami

Tadayoshi Okura
Hayashida Taichi

Kento Nakajima
Hayashida Koji

Haruka
Hayashida Miko

Misako Tanaka
Hayashida Aiko

Otake Koichi
Moriwaki Tetta

Tomomi Nishimura
Uchida Rumi

Ren Osugi
Kondo Takumi

Ryohei Suzuki
Okawa Yoichi

Keiko Toda
Kuniki Miwa

Wakana Sakai
Mizukawa Maho

Ayumu Saito
Nakano Eita
Reviews
ParkMin
Fake Messiness. The drama started with enough intrigue to keep me curious for where it was heading. However, it quickly became apparent what type of drama this was going to be. Things were messy and over bloated with way too many plotlines that were forcefully connected to the mother's pregnancy to give the illusion of a grand story. Most of these plotlines didn't get the treatment they deserve and were brushed off hastily, take for example the younger daughter at school. On the other hand, the older brother story with the gang business and whatnot was just seriously stupid writing that didn't mix well with the overall story at all. The drama was also painfully filled with extreme cliches at every turn, scene and dialogue, which the Japanese consider mandatory for every 'family' drama. If we were to focus on the mother (and maybe eldest daughter?) then the drama is decent enough.
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