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Gift (television series)
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is a drama
that aired on Fuji TV
. It first aired in Japan
from April 16, 1997 to June 25, 1997 every Wednesday. It features music by Bryan Ferry
(main theme song) and Howard Jones
(ending theme song).
It raised several issues in Japanese society, due to its casual use of a butterfly knife and its resulting violence
.
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
that aired on Fuji TV
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
. It first aired in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
from April 16, 1997 to June 25, 1997 every Wednesday. It features music by Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
(main theme song) and Howard Jones
Howard Jones (musician)
Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
(ending theme song).
It raised several issues in Japanese society, due to its casual use of a butterfly knife and its resulting violence
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
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Cast
- Kimura Takuya as Yukio/Takehiro
- Muroi Shigeru as Naomi
- Baisho Mitsuko as Inspector Sakuhara
- Imai Masayuki as Norasanei
- Kobayashi Satomi as Shika
- Shinohara Ryoko as Chiaki
- Momoi Kaori as Dr. Ika