Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru (2003)

This drama is good. :) I really like the story...it was realistic and touching.

The problem was the pace and the acting. The pace was kind of fast at first but then it gradually slowed down too much, making me feel sleepy when watching certain episodes.

Also I usually like Yutaka's acting, but in this drama he wasn't that good. Yutaka and that older actress lacked facial expressions most of the time.. The rest of the cast was fine. No extraordinary acting from the rest of the cast, but it was good enough to enjoy the story. :)