is a
Japanese television drama
, also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thriller ...
series that aired on
TBS from 14 January to 4 March 2011. The theme song of the series is ''Anomii'' by
amazarashi
Amazarashi (stylized as amazarashi) is a Japanese rock band from Aomori, currently signed to Sony Music Japan. Formed in 2007, its members are Hiromu Akita (lead vocals, guitar, songwriter) and Manami Toyokawa (keyboard). They have released six si ...
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Cast
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Umika Kawashima
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She is a former member of the Japanese girl group 9nine. Her solo single "Maji de Koi Suru 5 Byō Mae/Ichigo Iro no Kimochi", on the '' Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai ...
as Ai
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Yoshiko Mita
(born October 8, 1941) is a Japanese actress. Born in the city of Osaka, she graduated from Joshibi High School of Art and Design in Suginami, Tokyo. In 1960, she was hired by Toei and made her acting debut. She remained with Toei until 1967, t ...
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Gō Ayano
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Ayano was featured in several roles beginning in 2003. In 2009, he appeared in Takashi Miike's ''Crows Zero 2''. His role in the film was described by Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times'' as "a tall, pale-faced, deli ...
as Shion
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Yūta Nakano
Yūta, Yuta or Yuuta is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yūta can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
*勇太, "courage, thick"
*勇汰, "courage, excessive"
*勇多, "courage, ma ...
as Naruki
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Hirotarō Honda
is a Japanese actor from MIto, Ibaraki Prefecture.
He started his acting career at the Bungakuza Theatre Company's acting school. His first film appearance was in the Nikkatsu Roman Porno film ''Sei to Ai no Korider'' in 1977.
Filmography Fil ...
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Ryū Morimiya is a Japanese masculine given name and family name meaning "dragon", "noble", "prosperous", or "flow". Ryū, Ryu, or ryu may also refer to:
Fiction
* ''Ryū'' (manga), a 1986 series by Masao Yajima and Akira Oze
* , a 1919 book by Ryūnosuke Aku ...
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Seika Taketomi
is a form of ''ikebana''. Written with the same ''kanji'' characters, it is also pronounced and known as ''Shōka''.
History
The painter Sōami and the art patron and ''shōgun'' Ashikaga Yoshimasa were supporters of the style as early as t ...
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Kazuki Namioka
is a Japanese actor. He made his acting debut in the television series ''Pride''. He appeared in Hiroshi Shinagawa's 2009 debut film ''Drop''. He also co-starred with Kōji Yakusho in Takashi Miike's '' 13 Assassins''.
Filmography
Films
* ''Bre ...
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Hirofumi Araki
is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Watanabe Entertainment. He is a member of the acting troupe D-Boys and the leader of its pop unit D-Date. As an actor, Araki has been involved in many theater and television projects, notably st ...
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Tarō Suruga
References
External links
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Japanese drama television series
2011 Japanese television series debuts
2011 Japanese television series endings
TBS Television (Japan) dramas
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