Himitsu no Hanazono
Encyclopedia
is a 2007 Japan
ese drama
series by KTV
, a Kansai-based affiliate of Fuji TV
. The show is also known as The Secret Garden or Hanazono's Secret. The theme song is "Baby Don't Cry" by Namie Amuro
.
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...
ese drama
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...
series by KTV
Kansai Telecasting Corporation
, often called or , is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, serving the Kansai region of Japan...
, a Kansai-based affiliate of 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 ....
. The show is also known as The Secret Garden or Hanazono's Secret. The theme song is "Baby Don't Cry" by Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro
is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
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Plot
A 28-year-old female magazine editor who is tired of work and feels she doesn't have a life is assigned to be in charge of a very popular cartoonist with a most lovely name, Yuriko Hanazono. But as she goes to Hanazono's residence/office, she is met by four men who seem to be her assistants. Then it turns out those four men are brothers who form a team named Yuriko Hanazono by taking roles to create popular comics. In this heartwarming comedy, the exhausted editor may find out the key to being happy while she is being driven crazy by this unique gang of brothers.Cast
- Yumiko ShakuYumiko Shaku, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress and model. Her management is Tommy's Artist Company.- TV Dramas :*2011: BOSS...
(釈由美子 Shaku Yumiko) - Kayo Tsukiyama - Masato SakaiMasato Sakaiis a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for Kuhio taisa and Nankyoku ryourinin and the award for best supporting actor at the 2008 Nikkan Sports Film Award, at the 33rd Hochi Film Award and at the 51st Blue Ribbon Awards...
(堺雅人 Sakai Masato) - Wataru Kataoka - Tetsuhiro Ikeda (池田鉄洋 Ikeda Tetsuhiro) - Osamu Kataoka
- Jun KanameJun Kanameis a Japanese actor. He was born in Mitoyo, Kagawa. He made his drama debut as an actor in 2001 in the Tokusatsu Series "Kamen Rider Agito". He appears not only in TV dramas but also in movies, commercial messages, variety TV programs, plays, and music videos.-TV:...
(要潤 Kaname Jun) - Satoshi Kataoka - Kanata HongoKanata Hongois a Japanese actor and model. He is part of Stardust Talent agency and has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and magazines. His major breakthrough role was as the anime character Ryoma Echizen in the film adaptation of The Prince of Tennis, and became even more widely...
(本郷奏多 Hongō Kanata) - Hinata Kataoka - Susumu TerajimaSusumu Terajimais a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 100 films, 15 television commercials, three PVs, and numerous television dramas in a career spanning over 20 years. He rarely is the star of the films he is in but he is widely respected for taking every job seriously and diving into his work,...
(寺島進 Terajima Susumu) - Ichiro Tanaka - Miki MayaMiki Mayais a Japanese actress, and also a former top star of the Takarazuka Revue. Her real name is . During her childhood, she lived in several different cities because of her father's job. It was Toyonaka, Osaka, where she had spent most of her teen years before she joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1981...
(真矢みき Maya Miki) - Ryoko Kawamura - Saori Takizawa (滝沢沙織 Takizawa Saori) - Minae
- Rinako Matsuoka (松岡璃奈子 Matsuoka Rinako) - Misuzu Sugimoto
- Tetsushi TanakaTetsushi Tanaka', born February 18, 1966 in Mie Prefecture, is a Japanese actor.-Plays:*Hamlet *A Midsummer Night's Dream *Amor Vincit Omnia *MacBeth *Waiting for Godot *A Streetcar Named Desire...
(田中哲司 Tanaka Tetsushi) - Shin'ichi Tamaru - Yusuke YamamotoYusuke Yamamotois a Japanese actor. He was born in Aichi, Japan. His debut role was as Tsurugi Kamishiro, a.k.a. Kamen Rider Sasword, in Kamen Rider Kabuto.-Television:-Movies:...
(山本裕典 Yamamoto Yūsuke) - Takumi Tachikawa - Shunsuke DaitoShunsuke Daitois a Japanese actor, talent and fashion model. He was born in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. Currently, he is employed by the Top Coat subsidiary of Watanabe Productions. Since debuting in 2005's Nobuta wo Produce, he has appeared in many Japanese dramas, movies, variety shows and on...
(大東俊介 Daitō Shunsuke) - Miura - Kei Yamamoto (山本圭 Yamamoto Kei) - Toru Kataoka
Staff
- Director - Takashi KomatsuTakashi Komatsuis a male triple jumper from Japan. His personal best jump is 16.65 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad.-Achievements:-References:...
(小松隆志 Komatsu Takashi) - Producers - Hideki Yoshijō (吉條英希 Yoshijō Hideki), Kōichi Tōda (遠田孝一 Tōda Kōichi), Tatsuya ItōTatsuya Itois the Minister of State for Financial Services in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet.Born in Tokyo, Ito graduated from Faculty of Law, Keio-Gijuku University and joined Matsushita Institute of Government and Management in 1984...
(伊藤達哉 Itō Tatsuya) - Screenwriter - Yūko Nagata (永田優子 Nagata Yūko)
- Music - Kyō Nakanishi (仲西匡 Nakanishi Kyō)
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Others
- There are an anime titled Anime Himitsu no Hanazono broadcasted by NHK and a manga titled Himitsu no Hanazono written by Mihona Fujii. Neither is any relation to this TV series. The anime series is an adaptation of Frances Hodgson BurnettFrances Hodgson BurnettFrances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden , A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy.Born Frances Eliza Hodgson, she lived in Cheetham Hill, Manchester...
's children's novel The Secret GardenThe Secret GardenThe Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format starting in the autumn of 1910, and was first published in its entirety in 1911. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of English children's...
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