Ishiguro Eiyu & Iriki Mari Lead! Free Release of the First Episode of '35 Years Old, Love is Impossible Now' on YouTube! A Sense of Destiny Melting into a Dry Heart... The Love Story of Adults Who Have Given Up Begins to Move, Scene Photos Also Released!

DMM.com LLC (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, PF Company CEO: Yuusuke Muranaka, hereinafter DMM) operates DMM's comprehensive video streaming service 'DMM TV'. It has adapted the popular TL manga '35 Years Old, Love is Impossible Now' (Mobile Media Research) by Mikaneko into a live-action drama, which is currently being well-received. Starting today, the edited version of the first episode will be freely available on the DMM TV TL / Ladycom Drama [Official] YouTube channel.

The original work is Mikaneko's '35 Years Old, Love is Impossible Now' (Mobile Media Research). It depicts the realistic love life of a heroine who is torn between various choices in life, such as marriage and happiness, and has overwhelming support from women of the same generation, a love romance that adults adore.

A 35-year-old freelance writer, Kikuchi Mariko, who has been telling herself that love and marriage can wait, spends a night with a chef, Morihara Issei, at a small restaurant she happened to enter. She intended to make it a one-night memory, but she happens to meet him again at a place she is covering...

Mariko, who had forgotten to lean on someone, is swayed by Morihara, who is steadily closing the distance. 'Be my girlfriend'—the words spoken suddenly gently knocked on the door that had been closed for a long time.

Issei is played by Eiyu Ishiguro, who made his acting debut in the drama 'Gokusen' (2005) and is known for his leading role in 'Ultraman Orb' (2016). He plays the role of Issei, who has a certain charm of an adult but also gives a sense of awkwardness, in a very attractive way. And Mariko is played by Mari Iriki, a powerful actress who has been active in numerous dramas, movies, and stage performances. As she is also of the same generation, she realistically expresses Mariko, who faces the worries of being 35 years old and gradually finds her own way of living.

Amidst the growing attention to such a realistic love story of adults, starting today, the limited-time free release of the first episode has begun on the DMM TV TL / Ladycom Drama [Official] YouTube channel! This is the YouTube edited version, and the main episode with more intense descriptions can be viewed on DMM TV. Why not take a peek at the tactics of adult love and immerse yourself in its bottomless charm?

【First Episode】

【Second Episode】

Mariko (Mari Iriki), who has been independent as a freelance writer for several years and has finally gotten her work on track, is on the verge of giving up on continuing a relationship with a man as she no longer has the energy or stamina. The story begins on a 35-year-old night.

The released scene photos capture the subtle expressions of her, who gradually realizes her true feelings after a fateful encounter. And Issei (Eiyu Ishiguro), who, as a craftsman, has spent too much time and has also been away from love. It captures his gentle gaze as if he has remembered the joy of loving someone for the first time in a long time, and his adult inclusiveness, but also his somewhat awkward smile that peeks out at unexpected moments.

The frustrating distance between the gazes of the two adults who have tasted both bitterness and sweetness. The cuts that make you wonder how their relationship will develop from here are all must-sees!

Marriage or work, what do you really want? The love story '35 Years Old, Love is Impossible Now', which is not just sweet, is now being well-received on DMM TV!

Broadcast Schedule

Exclusively broadcast on DMM TV! The latest episode is updated every Monday at 25:05.

Viewing URL: https://tv.dmm.com/vod/detail/?season=rjnvk9dan86yw77fwquy3wt2o

*Note: The broadcast schedule may change.

*Note: Registration as a DMM Premium member (monthly fee of 550 yen, 650 yen including tax for registration from App Store, Google Play) is required to view the program.

*Note: Those who are in the 14-day free trial period can also view it.

Work Overview

【Title】35 Years Old, Love is Impossible Now

【Broadcast Date and Time】Every Monday at 25:05

【Distribution】Exclusively broadcast on DMM TV. Also available for catch-up viewing on TVer.

【Broadcast Station】TOKYO MX

【Cast and Staff】

Cast: Eiyu Ishiguro, Mari Iriki, etc.

Original Work: Mikaneko '35 Years Old, Love is Impossible Now' / Mobile Media Research

Theme Song: TRiDENT 'Candle' / KING RECORDS

Director: Miyako Yasashima

Screenplay: Sawa Nara

Production and Copyright: '35 Years Old, Love is Impossible Now' Production Committee

Production Company: MinyMiXCreati Department

Executive Producer: Kazuhiro Ito

Producer: Tatsu Ogiwara, Yuusaku Nishi, Minii Eiki Sugaya

Intimacy Coordinator: Momoko Nishiyama

Synopsis

A 35-year-old freelance writer, Kikuchi Mariko, who has been telling herself that love and marriage can wait, spends a night with a chef, Morihara Issei, at a small restaurant she happened to enter. The time she spent with him was supposed to end the next morning. However, fate quietly continues to bring the two closer. Work, the past, and the warmth that her body remembered first. Adult love, which cannot be taken forward with just 'like', begins to move, little by little, certainly.

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<Work Credit>

Work Title: 35 Years Old, Love is Impossible Now

Distribution Note: Exclusively broadcast on DMM TV!

Work URL: https://tv.dmm.com/vod/detail/?season=rjnvk9dan86yw77fwquy3wt2o

Copyright: © '35 Years Old, Love is Impossible Now' Production Committee

<First Episode Edited Version YouTube Link>

https://youtu.be/eAWcPWgnFEM

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