Second Chance Chauffeur
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- Drama: Second Chance Chauffeur (English title) / Meteor Wagon (literal title)
- Romaji: Ryusei Wagon
- Japanese: 流星ワゴン
- Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa
- Writer: Kiyoshi Shigematsu (novel), Hiroyuki Yatsu, Saya Matsuda
- Network: TBS
- Episodes: 10
- Release Date: January 18 - March 22, 2015
- Runtime: Sundays 21:00
- TV Ratings: 10.3% (weekly average)
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
Kazuo Nagata (Hidetoshi Nishijima) gets laid off from his job. His wife, Miyoko (Haruka Igawa), asks for a divorce. His son, Hiroki (Kota Yokoyama), commits domestic violence. Kazuo experiences troubles with his father, Tadao (Teruyuki Kagawa), who is suffering from terminal cancer.
Kazuo sits on the beach and thinks about all of his problems. Suddenly, a wine color wagon appears. The driver is Yoshiaki Hashimoto (Hidetaka Yoshioka), who died 5 years ago. Yoshiaki’s son Kenta (Serai Takagi) is also on the wagon with Yoshiaki. He also died.
Kazuo gets on the wagon and has a look at all the important places in his past. He realizes what went wrong with his wife and son.
Notes
- "Second Chance Chauffeur " takes over TBS' Sunday 21:00 time slot previously occupied by "Saving My Stupid Youth" and followed by "The Emperor's Cook" on April 26, 2015.
- Based on novel "Ryusei Wagon" by Kiyoshi Shigematsu (published February, 2002 by Kodansha Ltd.).
Cast
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| Hidetoshi Nishijima | Teruyuki Kagawa | Haruka Igawa | Mitsuko Baisho | Kota Yokoyama |
| Kazuo Nagata | Tadao Nagata | Miyoko Nagata | Sumie Nagata | Hiroki Nagata |
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| Hidetaka Yoshioka | Serai Takagi | Jingi Irie | Keita Machida | You Takahashi |
| Yoshiaki Hashimoto | Kenta Hashimoto | Kazuya Senga | Koga | Nobuyuki Nagata |
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| Miwako Ichikawa | Kunihiro Suda | Akira Yamamoto | Makiko Watanabe |
| Tomoko Nagata | Junpei Ito | Takeoka | Sumie Nagata (30 years ago) |
Additional Cast Members:
- Houka Kinoshita - Fujiki
- Syo Honma - Hideaki Fujiki
- Hiroko Nakajima - Hanaori Hashimoto
- Kunihiro Suda - Junpei Ito
- Itta Maru - Doctor Sakamoto
- Shion Sato - Kazuo Nagata (young)
- Itsuwa Sato - Hiroki Nagata (young)
- Yuna Miyata - hospital receptionist (ep.4)
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Date | Ratings (Kanto Region) |
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| 01 | 01/18/2015 | 11.1% |
| 02 | 01/25/2015 | 11.7% |
| 03 | 02/01/2015 | 11.1% |
| 04 | 02/08/2015 | 9.6% |
| 05 | 02/15/2015 | 8.3% |
| 06 | 02/22/2015 | 9.0% |
| 07 | 03/01/2015 | 9.0% |
| 08 | 03/08/2015 | 11.0% |
| 09 | 03/15/2015 | 10.1% |
| 10 | 03/22/2015 | 11.2% |
| Average | 10.3% | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
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lolsomany Dec 05 2017 3:26 am this drama is really sad. it told us to appreciate our dad especially when u never know his story. this drama really touch my heart and a bit superior than one liter of tears
Jonna Nov 05 2017 10:33 am One of the best jdrama ever!