Life Without Cuteness and Sweetness

Life Without Cuteness and Sweetness (Japanese: Hepburn: Yasashi-sa to ama-sa ga nai jinsei) is a Japanese television drama series which first aired on TV Tokyo in 2009.

Main characters

 * Hidehiko Matsuda
 * Portrayed by: Hiroshi Tachi; Voiced by: Lucien Dodge (English)
 * The main protagonist of the series, Hidehiko is a Japanese businessman and cameraman. He despises cute and kawaii stuff. He prefers to take action and travels to many countries. His favorite camcorder is the Canon HG10 with a tripod, allowing him to record videos. His iconic weapon is an M1911.


 * Hisamitsu Matsuda
 * Portrayed by: Hiro Shimono; Voiced by: Todd Haberkorn (English)
 * Brother of Hidehiko Matsuda, Hisamitsu often helps Hidehiko take action against villains. He is also a gunmaker.


 * Fujiko Matsuda
 * Portrayed by: Mami Koyama; Voiced by: Alison Viktorin (English)
 * Fujiko is the girlfriend of Hidehiko. Like him, she despises cute and kawaii stuff. Her favorite weapon is a Browning M1910. She is the tritagonist of the series.


 * Nobuo Hamaguchi
 * Portrayed by: Rikiya Koyama; Voiced by: David Wald (English)
 * The main antagonist of the series, Nobuo is a Japanese assassin-for-hire who often travels to countries around the world. His favorite weapon is an M16 assault rifle.


 * Resumi Hamaguchi
 * Portrayed by: Toshiko Fujita; Voiced by: Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)
 * Resumi is the girlfriend of Nobuo. She likes hiragana, allowing her to write something in hiragana. Like Fujiko Matsuda, her favorite weapon is a Browning M1910.


 * Susumu Takashima
 * Portrayed by: Shinichi Watanabe; Voiced by: Jamieson Price (English)
 * Susumu is a Tokyo-born Japanese digital animator, who is a friend of Hisamitsu.


 * Kagami Ochiai
 * Portrayed by: Tomoko Kaneda; Voiced by: Chiara Zanni (English)
 * Kagami is the girlfriend of Susumu Takashima. She was born in Osaka, unlike her boyfriend. She is also an art director.

Recurring characters

 * Felix Cox
 * Portrayed by: David Povall
 * An American CIA agent who often hires Nobuo to assassinate people. He speaks English via the Japanese subtitles.


 * Derrick Robinson
 * Portrayed by: Steve Kramer
 * An American FBI agent who often has to deal with hijackers at airports. He is a unique character because he is one of the few living people who know about Nobuo Hamaguchi. He speaks English via the Japanese subtitles.


 * Warren Hughes
 * Portrayed by: Seán Barrett
 * The Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service and like other government officials has frequently hired Nobuo Hamaguchi's skills for various missions. He speaks English via the Japanese subtitles.


 * Prabhakar Singh (प्रभाकर सिंह Prabhaakar Sinh)
 * Portrayed by: Ajay Devgn; Voiced by: Kirk Thornton (English)
 * An honest Indian police officer and inspector in Mumbai. He speaks Hindi via the Japanese subtitles.


 * Mahesh Gupta (महेश गुप्ता Mahesh Gupta)
 * Portrayed by: Sudhanshu Pandey; Voiced by: David Wald (English)
 * An Indian moviegoer who likes Indian action and maputa movies. He speaks Hindi via the Japanese subtitles.


 * Zhang Jing Yi
 * Portrayed by: Xenia Wong; Voiced by: Michelle Ruff (English)
 * A Taiwanese-born Hong Kong voice actress who loves drinks. She speaks Chinese via the Japanese subtitles.


 * Jun Fujioka
 * Portrayed by: Kanichi Kurita; Voiced by: Tony Oliver (English)
 * A Japanese bar owner whom he owns a bar named Kurita's Bar.


 * Katsuro Hisakawa
 * Portrayed by: Kiyoshi Kobayashi; Voiced by: Richard Epcar (English)
 * A Japanese computer graphics director. He is a dropout of Tokyo University.


 * Hibiki Kimura
 * Portrayed by: Makio Inoue; Voiced by: Chris Carlson (English)
 * A Japanese sound effects editor and computer graphics programmer.


 * Kyle Rodriguez
 * Portrayed by: Lex Lang
 * A Mexican-American captain of the SWAT . He is the friend of Warren Hughes. He speaks English via Japanese subtitles.


 * Brandon Richardson
 * Portrayed by: Andy McAvin
 * An Argentinian-born American stand-up comedian who was born in 1955. He is the brother of Kyle Rodriguez. He speaks English via Japanese subtitles.


 * Kwak Hyun-jung (Hanja: ; Hangul: 곽현정)
 * Portrayed by: Koo Ja-hyung; Voiced by: Doug Erholtz (English)
 * A South Korean hijacker, terrorist and sex offender who avoids being arrested by the police. In some episodes, he gets arrested sometimes. He speaks Korean via Japanese subtitles.


 * Felipe García
 * Portrayed by: Carlos Segundo Bravo; Voiced by: Doug Erholtz (English)
 * A Mexican hijacker and terrorist. He is one of the partners of Kwak Hyun-jung. He speaks Spanish via Japanese subtitles.


 * Jerônimo Félix
 * Portrayed by: Peterson Adriano; Voiced by: Ted Cole (English)
 * A São Paulo-born Brazilian hijacker, terrorist and sex offender. He is one of the partners of Kwak Hyun-jung. He speaks Portuguese via Japanese subtitles.


 * Denis Magalhães
 * Portrayed by: Garcia Júnior; Voiced by: Sam Vincent (English)
 * A Brazilian hijacker and sex offender. He is one of the partners of Kwak Hyun-jung. He speaks Portuguese via Japanese subtitles.


 * Adrienne Clément
 * Portrayed by: Lucie Dolène; Voiced by: Chantal Strand (English)
 * A French female hijacker and terrorist. She is the girlfriend of Kwak Hyun-jung and one of his partners. She speaks French via Japanese subtitles.


 * Jamal Al-Hashim (جمال الهاشم)
 * Portrayed by: Wael Mansour; Voiced by: Illich Guardiola (English)
 * An Egyptian burglar, criminal, thief, hijacker, terrorist and sex offender. He is the friend of Kwak Hyun-jung and one of his partners. He speaks Arabic via Japanese subtitles.


 * Patricia Cook
 * Portrayed by: Chantal Strand
 * A Canadian female news reporter of CNN, reporting about controversies and terrorism. She speaks English via Japanese subtitles.


 * Shavik Ramakrishnan (ஷாவிக் ராமகிருஷ்ணன் Ṣāvik Rāmakiruṣṇaṉ)
 * Portrayed by: Vijayakanth; Voiced by: Dwight Schultz (English)
 * Shavik is the Indian Federal Democratic Party's presidential candidate. He becomes Nobuo Hamaguchi's target of the underworld driving his campaign with a slogan, "No More Drugs". He speaks Tamil via Japanese subtitles.


 * Viji Lakshmi (விஜி லட்சுமி Viji Laṭcumi)
 * Portrayed by: Rajinikanth; Voiced by: Carlos Ferro (English)
 * Viji is Shavik Ramakrishnan's candidate for the vice president of India.


 * Predaj Amidane (بريداج أميدان)
 * Portrayed by: Hiam Abbass; Voiced by: Denise Poirier (English)
 * Predaj is a high-ranking member of the commando squadron of the Palestinian Liberation Front.