Japan Synopsis
5→9 〜私に恋したお坊さん〜
“In this romantic comedy that’s sure to arouse sympathy, love changes to hate every five minutes!!”
Junko Sakuraba dreams of working in New York, but she currently works as an English conversation teacher. She's about to have her 29th birthday. Junko Sakuraba works hard to achieve her dream, but New York seem far away. She has also not dated in a long time. Junko Sakuraba attends a funeral held at a temple. During the funeral, she makes a mistake and throws ashes onto a monk chanting a sutra. She feels apologetic and embarrassment. Later, Junko Sakuraba's family deceives her into going on a blind date. The man she meets on the blind date is Takane Hoshikawa. Her date is the monk whom she accidentally threw ashes on.
Also On Fuji TV
Other series that aired on Fuji TV.
Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 5→9 From Five to Nine itself).
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
5→9 From Five to Nine holds position #290 of 581 Japan seriess in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 5→9 From Five to Nine premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan seriess in 2015.
The 3238th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 27th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,022 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #710 of 1,411 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 10 |
| Release Date | October 12, 2015 |
| Official Site | www.fujitv.co.jp |
Questions Answered
When did 5→9 From Five to Nine end?
5→9 From Five to Nine finished its run with its final episode airing on December 14, 2015.
Where did 5→9 From Five to Nine air?
5→9 From Five to Nine aired on Fuji TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.