Mori no Asagao
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is a Japanese manga
series by Mamora Gōda. It won the 11th Grand Prize for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival
in 2007. It will be adapted into a live-action television drama in 2010.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series by Mamora Gōda. It won the 11th Grand Prize for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival
Japan Media Arts Festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs since 1997. The festival for a nominal year was usually held during February or March next year, rather than at the end of the nominal year. For instance, the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival, where...
in 2007. It will be adapted into a live-action television drama in 2010.
Synopsis
New prison guard Naoki Oikawa gets assigned to the death row section. He strikes a friendship with Watase Mitsuru who is on death-row for the revenge murder of the man who killed his parents. Gradually Naoki begins to wonder about the necessity of the death penalty and the meanings of such concepts as repentance and forgiveness.Cast
- Atsushi ItōAtsushi Itois a Japanese actor, He started acting at the age of three in education programs. He is currently studying at Hosei University Business Faculty. He is frequently cast as geeky or otaku characters...
– Naoki Oikawa (22) - ArataArata (actor)Arata is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. He writes his name in Japanese as ARATA using capital letters.-Filmography:* Wonderful Life * Shady Grove * Distance * Ping Pong...
– Mitsuru Watase (22) - Yuu KashiiYuu Kashii, known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress and model. She studied at Mejiro University, where she majored in English. She married actor Joe Odagiri, who is exactly 11 years her senior, on February 16, 2008, the birthday the couple shares...
– Asami Sawasaki (Oikawa's girlfriend) (22) - Haruka Kinami – Kana Mochizuki (19)
- Akira Emoto – Keizukuri Hukahori (59)
- Sansei Shiomi – Yuzo Wakaboyashi (62)
- Mitsuki TanimuraMitsuki Tanimura, is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* The Chasing World * God's Puzzle * Summer Wars * Kanikōsen * Mei-chan no Shitsuji * Mori no Asagao * Hankyū Densha as Miho...
– Yoshioka Koharu - Youichi Nukumizu – Toshikazu Seko
- BengalBengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
– Toshiyuki Tanizaki - Masahiro Toda – Kazuaki Satonaka
- Yasuyuki Maekawa – Ryo Goto
- Ren Oosugi – Seido Oikawa (Oikawa's father)
- Yoshie Ichige – Sawako Oikawa (Oikawa's mother)
- Akiko Aizuki – Takako Toma
Guest
- Shido NakamuraShido Nakamura, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese kabuki and film actor.- Background:Born in Tokyo, the son of kabuki actor Nakamura Shidō I, young Nakamura made his kabuki debut at the age of eight. He took the name Shidō the following year, following his father's retirement...
– Tadashishi Kouzai (ep1) - Naomasa Musaka – Akira Ishimine (ep1)
- Koji Ohkura – Katsuhiro Hoshiyama (ep1-2)
- Yuri Nakamura – Taeko Kuramoti (ep2)
- Mitsuru Hirata – Takeshi Sasano (ep3)
- Mari HamadaMari Hamadais a Japanese female rock singer, songwriter and producer.- Biography :Mari Hamada started her professional singing career in 1983 as a heavy metal idol, produced by the late Munetaka Higuchi . Her records were successful in the Japanese rock market...
– Victim's parents (ep3) - Yumiko ShakuYumiko Shaku, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress and model. Her management is Tommy's Artist Company.- TV Dramas :*2011: BOSS...
– Yuko Nishida (ep4-5) - Kanji TsudaKanji Tsudais a Japanese actor.He played Katsuya Tokunaga in the Japanese film The Grudge. He is married and has one child. He is managed by La Sette talent agency....
– Sako Nishi (ep4-5,7) - Yuki Imai – Shinya Hukuda (ep4-5)
- Hiromasa Taguchi – Kengo Hukuda (ep5)
- Ryo IshibashiRyo Ishibashiis a Japanese actor and international celebrity. He is known around the world for his roles in the classic Japanese Horror films Suicide Club and Audition. He is also recognized in America for his role as Nakagawa in The Grudge and The Grudge 2....
– Eichiro Akashi (ep6) - Minoru TanakaMinoru Tanaka (actor)was a Japanese actor born in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. He was a graduate of the Tokyo metropolitan Yukigaya high school, Mumeijuku and was represented by JVC Entertainment Networks at the time of his death.- Film roles :* Uruu no Machi...
– Takashi Touzyou (ep6) - Kotaro Shiga – Chief Justice (ep6)
- Mashima Hidekazu – Kento Yamamoto (ep7)
- Saki Matsuda – Miyoko Yoshikawa (ep7)
- Yojin Hino – President of shipping company (ep7)
- Rei OkamotoRei Okamotois Japanese model and actress who stars as Mia Amagishi in Akai Ito.-References:...
– Kazuko Funaki (ep7) - Mayuko Nishiyama – (ep8)
Episode information
| Episode | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Ratings (Kanto) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New prison officers to move hearts and condemned "bonds" story (新人刑務官と死刑囚心動かす“絆”物語) |
Daisuke Habara | Akimitsu Sasaki | Oct 18, 2010 22.00 - 23.09 |
font style="color:red;">5.8 | |
| 2 | Instruction execution (死刑執行命令) |
Daisuke Habara | Akimitsu Sasaki | Oct 25, 2010 22.00 - 22.54 |
3.8 | |
| 3 | Give flowers to the condemned (死刑囚へ贈る花) |
Shizuka Oki | Makito Murakami | Nov 1, 2010 22.00 - 22.54 |
4.6 | |
| 4 | Wedding Bride prison (獄中結婚の花嫁) |
Daisuke Habara | Makito Murakami | Nov 8, 2010 22.00 - 22.54 |
4.3 | |
| 5 | Capital punishment against the families? (極刑反対の遺族!?) |
Shizuka Oki | Tomoyuki Furumaya Tomoyuki Furumaya is a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Nagano Prefecture, Furumaya was attending Nihon University when his 16mm film, Shakunetsu no dojjibōru, won the grand prize at the Pia Film Festival... |
Nov 15, 2010 22.00 - 22.54 |
4.1 | |
| 6 | Gray man 33 years of false accusation (冤罪33年の白髪男) |
Daisuke Habara | Munenobu Yamauchi | Nov 22, 2010 22.00 - 22.54 |
3.2 | |
| 7 | Father's death row prison guard rookie!! (新人刑務官の父の死刑囚!!) |
Daisuke Habara | Munenobu Yamauchi | Nov 29, 2010 22.00 - 22.54 |
font style="color:blue;">2.2 | |
| 8 | Visits last miracle (最期の面会の奇跡) |
Shizuka Oki | Tomoyuki Furumaya Tomoyuki Furumaya is a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Nagano Prefecture, Furumaya was attending Nihon University when his 16mm film, Shakunetsu no dojjibōru, won the grand prize at the Pia Film Festival... |
Dec 6, 2010 22.00 - 22.54 |
3.0 | |
| 9 | To the final chapter! Siblings Cry of the Soul Secrets (最終章へ! 魂の叫び兄妹の秘密) |
Tago Akihiro Shizuka Oki |
Akimitsu Sasaki | Dec 13, 2010 22.00 - 22.54 |
font style="color:blue;">2.2 | |
| 10 | Only to one person familiar with the last ... (たった一人の親友へ最後の…) |
Shizuka Oki | Akimitsu Sasaki | Dec 20, 2010 22.00 - 22.54 |
2.9 | |
| Viewership ratings: 3.6% | ||||||