Tensai Yanagisawa Kyouju no Seikatsu(2002)

Tensai Yanagisawa Kyouju no Seikatsu is a Japanese drama adapted from a 14-year serialized manga in Weekly Morning. The series follows Yoshinori Yanagisawa, an economics professor at International Cultural University, whose life revolves around strict routines and peculiar habits. He walks only on the right side of sidewalks, crosses streets exclusively at designated crosswalks, and maintains an unwavering bedtime of 9 p.m. His greatest passion is hunting for affordable, high-quality dried fish—a quest he pursues with remarkable dedication. When his daughter Setsuko challenges his rigid rules, particularly his crosswalk obsession, everyday moments become sources of gentle conflict. The show captures the quiet comedy and warmth of a man whose eccentricities mask deeper values about discipline, family, and finding joy in life's small pleasures.