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Japanese Americans
Time: Autumn 2010 (TBA)
Station: TBS
Cast: Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Nakama Yukie, Matsuyama Kenichi, Terashima Saki, Kawashima Umika, Oizumi Yo, Ichikawa Ukon, Kobayashi Nenji, Sasano Takashi, Nakao Akiyoshi, Nakai Kiichi, Izumi Pinko, Yachigusa Kaoru, Kamijo Tsunehiko, Kishi Keiko

Synopsis:

One hundred years ago, 19-year-old Hiramatsu Chokichi (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi), who was born as the second son to poor peasants in Shimane, decides to leave for America in the spring of 1912 to reduce the mouths his impoverished family has to feed and to work abroad. However, behind this decision is a secret dream to make a name for himself in America. Chokichi suffered setbacks from his early years but he does not lose heart because of his fortitude, and continues to work hard as a seasonal labourer in the farms. As time passed, Chokichi (Nakai Kiichi) and his wife, Tomo (Izumi Pinko) finally come into possession of their own farm through hard work. They also have four children … In 1940, the year that Japanese-American relations deteriorate and spur discrimination against immigrants of Japanese descent, Chokichi’s eldest son, Ichiro (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi), turns 18. He has no friends at the American university he attends because of the discrimination but through a strange turn of events, he falls in love with Shinobu (Nakama Yukie), the daughter of a consulate staff who attends the same university as him. The beautiful Shinobu also endears herself to the Hiramatsu family and helps out at their farm. Ichiro’s younger brother, Jiro (Matsuyama Kenichi), has a crush on Shinobu. At that moment, war breaks out between Japan and America. One day, Chokichi is arrested by the FBI and placed in detention. Ichiro, Shinobu, Tomo, Jiro and other people of Japanese descent are also segregated and sent to a camp. Ichiro’s younger sisters, Shizu (Terashima Saki), and Sachi (Kawashima Umika) are sent home to Japan and placed with relatives. Before long, the war intensifies. In order to gain America’s trust in their family, Ichiro pledges his allegiance to America and is sent to the European warfront as a US soldier. At that moment, Shizu is caught in the atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Sachi gets entangled in the war in Okinawa …

Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/japanese-americans/

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this is a five-night drama SP, with 2 hours of duration in each episode

more news can be found here

but playing as a 18/19-year-old??? :shocked:

nevertheless, I'm so excited with this :victory:

^ Interesting... A top-notch cast, like a Taiga. :victory:

And it reads like a variation of Haru to Natsu.

tokyograph added this:

Filming starts in the next few days and is expected to last five months, including two months filming in the U.S.

Maybe I'll bump into Yukie or Kusanagi at Book-Off someday!! :fingerscrossed:

gaijinmark wrote:tokyograph added this:

Filming starts in the next few days and is expected to last five months, including two months filming in the U.S.

Maybe I'll bump into Yukie or Kusanagi at Book-Off someday!! :fingerscrossed:

Wonder if the filming will be in California somewhere...?

qnuy wrote:Japanese Americans
Time: Autumn 2010 (TBA)
Station: TBS
Cast: Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Nakama Yukie, Matsuyama Kenichi, Terashima Saki, Kawashima Umika, Oizumi Yo, Ichikawa Ukon, Kobayashi Nenji, Sasano Takashi, Nakao Akiyoshi, Nakai Kiichi, Izumi Pinko, Yachigusa Kaoru, Kamijo Tsunehiko, Kishi Keiko

Synopsis:

One hundred years ago, 19-year-old Hiramatsu Chokichi (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi), who was born as the second son to poor peasants in Shimane, decides to leave for America in the spring of 1912 to reduce the mouths his impoverished family has to feed and to work abroad. However, behind this decision is a secret dream to make a name for himself in America. Chokichi suffered setbacks from his early years but he does not lose heart because of his fortitude, and continues to work hard as a seasonal labourer in the farms. As time passed, Chokichi (Nakai Kiichi) and his wife, Tomo (Izumi Pinko) finally come into possession of their own farm through hard work. They also have four children EIn 1940, the year that Japanese-American relations deteriorate and spur discrimination against immigrants of Japanese descent, Chokichi’s eldest son, Ichiro (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi), turns 18. He has no friends at the American university he attends because of the discrimination but through a strange turn of events, he falls in love with Shinobu (Nakama Yukie), the daughter of a consulate staff who attends the same university as him. The beautiful Shinobu also endears herself to the Hiramatsu family and helps out at their farm. Ichiro’s younger brother, Jiro (Matsuyama Kenichi), has a crush on Shinobu. At that moment, war breaks out between Japan and America. One day, Chokichi is arrested by the FBI and placed in detention. Ichiro, Shinobu, Tomo, Jiro and other people of Japanese descent are also segregated and sent to a camp. Ichiro’s younger sisters, Shizu (Terashima Saki), and Sachi (Kawashima Umika) are sent home to Japan and placed with relatives. Before long, the war intensifies. In order to gain America’s trust in their family, Ichiro pledges his allegiance to America and is sent to the European warfront as a US soldier. At that moment, Shizu is caught in the atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Sachi gets entangled in the war in Okinawa E

Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/japanese-americans/

All text copyright © jdramas.wordpress.com

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this is a five-night drama SP, with 2 hours of duration in each episode

more news can be found here

but playing as a 18/19-year-old??? :shocked:

nevertheless, I'm so excited with this :victory:

sounds interesting :dancing:

Yusuke Yamamoto stars in rhythmic gymnastics drama
Wed, February 17, 2010 (2:42am EST)
This spring, TBS will explore the world of men's rhythmic gymnastics with a new drama series titled "Tumbling." The show will feature a cast of popular young actors, led by Yusuke Yamamoto (22) in his first lead role in a series.

Yamamoto plays a high school delinquent who has a weakness for women. When an attractive transfer student (Azusa Okamoto) joins the women's rhythmic gymnastics team, he responds by joining the men's team and soon discovers a passion for the sport. Since last fall, Yamamoto has been undergoing special gymnastics training for the role.

Although men's rhythmic gymnastics originated in Japan, the sport is still dominated by women. It is estimated that there are only about a thousand men involved in the sport competitively.

The supporting cast of "Tumbling" includes Koji Seto, Shohei Miura, Shunsuke Daito, Takahiro Nishijima, Satoshi Tomiura, Tomo Yanagishita, Kento Kaku, Soran Tamoto, Rei Okamoto, Jiro Sato, Ryoko Kuninaka, and Nene Otsuka.

TBS plans to broadcast the series on Sunday nights at 7:56pm, starting in April.
Source: Sankei Sports

^ "Gokusen Meets the Balance Beam"

Although, checking the cast, looks like this one might pry ralph away from all his K-Dramas. :woot:

^ Rhythmic Gymnastics?

PASS. :bleh:

Perhaps a "Waterboys" for this decade?

Rhythmic Gymnastics has a shabby image over here - there must be some truth in it - a friend of mine competed for Belgium in the early 90ties and has many stories of medication abuse, anabolic steroids etc. He quit at 19.

EstherM wrote:Rhythmic Gymnastics has a shabby image over here

I think it's a joke here as well... Curling has a better reputation. :beaten:

Matsuyuki stars in "Mother"

Yasuko Matsuyuki (37) will star in an NTV drama series this spring, titled "Mother." As the title suggests, the drama will carry a theme of motherhood, but it will have an element of suspense.

Matsuyuki, who is a mother herself, plays the part of Nao Suzuhara, an elementary school teacher. When she realizes that one of the female students is receiving abuse from her mother, Nao's maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. Serving as a substitute mother, Nao takes the child on a trip from Hokkaido to Tokyo, and the two experience various events together along the way.

The story is based on an original script by Yuji Sakamoto ("Tokyo Love Story," "Watashitachi no Kyoukasho") and co-directed by Nobuo Mizuta ("Maiko Haaaan!!!") and Makoto Naganuma. Filming will begin later this month in Hokkaido.

NTV will broadcast the show on Wednesdays at 10:00pm, beginning in April.

Ayumi Ito (29) started her acting career as a child 17 years ago, but now she will finally be the star of a television drama. She has been cast in a four-episode series on TBS titled "Kioku no Umi," airing next month.

The drama is based on a novel that won the grand prize of the 2nd Drama Gensaku Taisho (organized by TBS and Kodansha). The story is set in the near future, where society has achieved the ability to convert human memories into data, allowing them to be preserved. Satomi Ono (Ito), a member of a university research team, is hoping for the recovery of her boyfriend (Michitaka Tsutsui), who was involved in an accident during an experiment and can now retain only three minutes of memory at a time.

TBS has scheduled the drama for four consecutive nights (March 22-25) at 11:30pm.
Source: Sports Hochi

Hitomi Kuroki is back!! :woot: :hot:

Hitomi Kuroki leads cast of "Dousoukai"

Next season, TV Asahi will broadcast a drama series titled "Dousoukai ~ Love Again Shoukougun," starring actress Hitomi Kuroki (49). The show also features Katsunori Takahashi (45), Yuki Saito (43), and Hiroshi Mikami (47).

Described as a "love mystery" by popular screenwriter Yumiko Inoue, "Dousoukai" revolves around four men and women around the age of 45, who meet again after thirty years at their junior high reunion. Feelings of love unexpectedly emerge among them, leading to a complicated situation.

Kuroki plays the former honor student Tomomi, who takes care of her two children and her currently unemployed husband. Back in junior high, she and Kosuke (Takahashi) had feelings for each other. Kosuke is now a police detective, but he has trouble balancing his work with his wife and son.

Saito plays a housewife leading a high-class lifestyle but hiding a secret, while Mikami plays a magazine editor who has gone through a divorce but is still popular with women.

"Dousoukai" will air on Thursday nights at 9:00pm, beginning in April.

Spring 2010 drama - Sunao ni Narenakute ‘f’¼‚É‚È‚ê‚È‚­‚Ä

Eita and Ueno Juri will be working together for the 8th time in the FujiTV spring 2010 drama, "Sunao ni Narenakute" (I can't be frank) which begins its run in the Thursday 10pm slot from April. The drama will be produced by the same crew which produced "Last Friends", the last drama which Eita and Ueno worked together. The script is written by Kitagawa Eriko whose last work was "Sora kara furu ichioku no Hoshi" which starred Kimura Takuya and Fukatsu Eri.

The two of them are 2 of 5 main characters who come to know one another through the short message communication application Twitter and the drama depicts the process how they become true friends. Eita plays Nakaji who aspired to be a war photographer but starts to have second thoughts after seeing his father return injured from the war zone. On the other hand, Ueno plays a part-time teacher Haru at a private senior high school who feels frustrated at being unable to handle the demands of her job. Haru then meets Nakaji through Twitter where he subsequently falls for her but is unable to be frank about his feelings.

Tamayama Tetsuji and Seki Megumi also form part of the cast as Linda and Peach while the person to play the final character in the group has yet to be decided. Linda is the leader of the group and works in the publishing industry. However, despite his flashy appearance, Linda is troubled because he is suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED) at a young age. As for the character Peach, she is Haru's buddy who has an affair with her married superior.


http://doramaworld.blogspot.com/2010/02/spring-2010-drama-sunao-ni-narenakute.html


yay!!!!

^ Hmm.... The story doesn't sound all that interesting. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:^ Hmm.... The story doesn't sound all that interesting. :sweat:

You're just mad you didn't meet Ueno on Twitter. :P

Tu_triky wrote:You're just mad you didn't meet Ueno on Twitter. :P

That must be it. :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:

You're just mad you didn't meet Ueno on Twitter. :P

LOL :lol:

So many great casting next season! Matsuyuki-san is back, so is Uchino, and Watanabe-Yui, and now Juri-Eita. Spring season is looking prettier by the second! :woot:

And how glad I am that the rumored Nishikido Ryo drama did not materialize as Narimiya Hiroki is now confirmed as the lead. Yes for Narimiya, who I love more as an actor than Ryo. :)

bmwracer wrote:^ Hmm.... The story doesn't sound all that interesting. :sweat:

Well there's this from Tokyograph

Popular screenwriter Eriko Kitagawa is handling the script. Kitagawa was responsible for "Orange Days" (which Eita and Ueno also appeared in) and other hit dramas, though "Sunao ni Narenakute" is her first for Fuji TV since "Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi" in 2002.

"Sunao ni Narenakute" will premiere in April, airing on Thursday nights at 10:00pm.

If Kitagawa's doing the writing, that's a big plus! :thumbsup: