The show is how a normal good Jdrama should be, but for some reason a lot of the more recent Jdramas are going down the toilet. The main actor is well known by older people since he's been acting ever since he was a kid in a very famous series called Kita no kuni kara. One of those feel good my hometown "furusato" shows that hits the heart of a Japanese type shows. Shibasaki Kou is extremely popular and hot, but that's just my opinion. I hope you look up stuff on the drama wikis out there.