Rebound (2011 Japanese TV Drama)

Rebound (Japanese: リバウンド, Hepburn: Ribaundo) is a Japanese television drama series that aired on NTV from April 27 to June 29, 2011. The series consists of 10 episodes and was broadcast on Wednesday nights.

Plot

The story follows Nobuko Oba, played by Saki Aibu, who grew up in a family that owned a restaurant specializing in tonkatsu (breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet). Her love for food, particularly tonkatsu and cakes, led to her weighing 82 kilograms in her early 20s. Following personal difficulties, she decides to lose weight and succeeds in shedding 37 kilograms. This transformation helps her secure a job as an editor for a fashion magazine and attracts romantic interest. However, her life becomes complicated after she interviews a handsome pastry chef named Taiichi Imai, portrayed by Mokomichi Hayami, and finds herself falling in love with both him and his cakes.

Cast

The main cast includes:

Saki Aibu as Nobuko Oba
Mokomichi Hayami as Taiichi Imai
Chiaki Kuriyama as Hitomi Mimura
Ryo Katsuji as Kensaku Kazami
Maki Nishiyama as Yuki Naito
Kazuaki Hankai as Takayuki Kamiya
Kazue Ito as Chie Oba
Hidehiko Ishizuka as Mutsumi Oba
Mayumi Wakamura as Ran Morinaka

Reception

The series achieved an average viewership rating of 11.11% in the Kanto region during its initial run.