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series and the 109th

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series, following '' Ranman''. It premieres on October 2, 2023 and concluded on March 29, 2024. The drama is modeled after the Japanese singer and actress

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, but it is produced as fiction and is an original drama work.

Plot

Cast

Hanada's family

* Shuri as Suzuko Hanada ** Rioka Sawai as young Suzuko *

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as Umekichi Hanada, Suzuko's father *

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as Tsuya Hanada, Suzuko's Mother * Kōudai Kurosaki as Rokuro Hanada, Suzuko's brother * Kyoko Mitsubayashi as Toshi Onishi, Suzuko's Grandmother

Osaka

Umemaru Shoujo Kagekidan (USK)

* Kazuki Tsubasa as Aoi Tachibana *

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as Reiko Yamato * Kurumi Shimizu as Sachiko Shirakawa / Lily Shirakawa * Yuki Katayama as Tatsumi Sakuraba * Rikka Ihara as Mitsuki Akiyama * Yuuki Morinaga as Yoshio Matano * Jun Hayashi as Hayashi *

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as Okuma, Umemaru company CEO

Public bath "Hanayu

* Takeshi Nadagi as Ekisha * Takashi Okabe as stupid old man * Shohei Uno as Gonbei * Kaoru Kusumi as Asa * Kazuo Senoo as enthusiastic schoolteacher

Tokyo

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as Zenichi Hatori, Composer. He is modeled after

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as Mari Hatori, Zenichi's wife *

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as Ritsuko Ibarada, singer. She is modeled after

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Others

* Koshi Mizukami as Aisuke Murayama, Suzuko's husband *

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as Tomi Murayama, Aisuke's mother. She is modeled after Sei Yoshimoto, the co-founder of

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. *

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as Kinu Nishino, Suzuko's real mother. *

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(Li Hsiang-lan) *

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as Kenji "Tanaken" Tanahashi. He is modeled after Ken'ichi Enomoto. *Miu Tomita as Sayo Kobayashi *Jack Kennedy as Sam *Sakura Kiryu as Ayumi Mizuki, Yoshio Matano and Reiko Yamato's daughter *Takashi Naito as a detective *Ryota Miura as Takeshi Shibamoto *Hana Kino as Akiko Ōno

Music

Many songs were used. The arrangement of all songs in the drama is by Takayuki Hattori, grandson of Ryōichi. * : Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written by Masaru Suzuki and the music was composed by Ryōichi Hattori. * : Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written and composed by Ryōichi Hattori. * : Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written and composed by Ryōichi Hattori. * Farewell Blues : Ritsuko Ibarada sings in concert. * Furusato (children's song) * *

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