Inu o Kau to Iu Koto (犬を飼うということ, My Dog, My Happiness) is a Japanese television series which premiered on TV Asahi on April 15, 2011. Its full title is Inu o kau toyuu koto〜 sukai to wagaya no 180-nichi〜 (犬を飼うということ〜スカイと我が家の180日〜, The Story of Keeping a Dog〜180 Days that the Dog Named "Sky" Stayed in our Home).

Inu o Kau to Iu Koto
Also known asMy Dog, My Happiness[1]
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time54 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
Release15 April 2011 (2011-04-15)

Cast

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Episodes

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Episode title Romanized title Translation of title Broadcast date Ratings
Ep. 1
貧乏家族、小さな命を拾う!?
Binbō kazoku, chiisana inochi o hirou!?
A poor family picking up a small life!?
April 15, 2011
9.3%
Ep. 2
一緒に、生きよう
Issho ni, ikiyou
Living together
April 22, 2011
8.3%
Ep. 3
大切な家族の失踪
Taisetsuna kazoku no shissō
The disappearance of an important family member
April 29, 2011
7.8%
Ep. 4
泣いてたまるか!!
Naite tamaru ka!!
Crying!
May 6, 2011
8.6%
Ep. 5
初めてのさよなら
Hajimete no sayonara
First Goodbye
May 13, 2011
9.4%
Ep. 6
スカイを助けて!
Sukai o tasukete!
Sky needs help!
May 20, 2011
7.4%
Ep. 7
君がくれた奇跡
Kimi ga kureta kiseki
You gave me a miracle
May 27, 2011
8.1%
Ep. 8
最終章〜君の命
Saishū Akira〜-kun no inochi
The Final Chapter of Your Life
June 3, 2011
8.3%
Ep. 9
拾われたのは僕たち家族のほうでした
Hirowa reta no wa boku-tachi kazoku no hōdeshitai
I was picked up by your family
June 10, 2011
9.0%
Ratings for Kanto region (average rating 8.47%) [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tv asahi Buyer's Catalogue".
  2. ^ "Nishikido Ryo stars as father in drama series "Inu wo Kau to Iu Koto"". Sankei Sports, Tokyograph. February 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  3. ^ "Inu o Kau to Iu Koto". Audience Rating Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-06-08.
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Preceded by
Bartender
(4/2/2011 - 2/4/2011)
Asahi TV Friday Night Drama
金曜ナイトドラマ
Fridays 23:15 - 00:10 (JST)
Succeeded by
Jiu
(29/7/2011 - 23/9/2011)