

Engine
2005-04-18 · 54 min / episode · ★ 7.2
Jiro Kanzaki is an F3000 test driver blessed with acute sensitivity and breathtaking driving techniques. He's a daredevil who feels no fear driving at speeds that even top racers dare not attempt. But unexpected trouble forces this world-famous racer to leave his team and return to Japan for the first time in years. Until he finds a new job as a racer, Jiro decides to stay with his parents. What awaits Jiro there is his hardheaded father, his nagging sister, the 12 children of the foster home his father runs, a snobbish male nurse, and a stubborn female nurse who likes to daydream about her life.
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- Production companies
- Kyodo Television, Fuji Television Network
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Takuya KimuraJiro Kanzaki
KoyukiTomomi Mizukoshi
Masato SakaiTorii Motoichiro
Yuki MatsushitaChihiro Kanzaki
Yoshio HaradaTakeshi Kanzaki
Reiko TakashimaEiko Ushikubo
Shigeru IzumiyaChinsaku Ichinose
Aya OkamotoTamaki Suenaga
Takuzo KadonoHaruyama Mario
Shinsuke AokiSugawara Hiroto
Yuma IshigakiIbuki Tetsuya
Sayuri KokushoHarumi's mother
Kyusaku ShimadaDaisuke's father
Mayumi AsakaDaisuke's mother
Juri UenoMisae Hoshino
Erika TodaHarumi Hida
KahoYukie Ninomiya
Hoshi IshidaShioya Daisuke
Daiki AriokaSonobe Toru
Yuto NakajimaKusama ShuheiTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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