Ryusei no Kizuna
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is a novel by the famous mystery writer Keigo Higashino
and also a Japanese television drama
adapted from the novel. The novel was released on March 5, 2008, after being serialized in Weekly Gendai from September 16, 2006 until September 15, 2007. With the opening theme "Beautiful days
" by Arashi
and the insert song "Orion" by Mika Nakashima
, the drama series began on October 17, 2008.
It was broadcasted in Taiwan
through Videoland Japan on Monday through Friday from August 3 to 14, 2009. It is broadcasted in the United States
, Canada
, and Puerto Rico
through TV Japan
, US affiliate of NHK
, on every Saturday from October 10, 2009.
Keigo Higashino
is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels.-Biography:Born in Osaka, he started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co. . He won the Edogawa Rampo Award, which is awarded annually to the finest mystery work, in 1985 for the novel Hōkago at age 27...
and also a Japanese television 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...
adapted from the novel. The novel was released on March 5, 2008, after being serialized in Weekly Gendai from September 16, 2006 until September 15, 2007. With the opening theme "Beautiful days
Beautiful Days (song)
"Beautiful Days" is the twenty-fourth single from the Japanese boy band Arashi. It was used as the theme song for the drama Ryūsei no Kizuna, starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya....
" by Arashi
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...
and the insert song "Orion" by Mika Nakashima
Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
, the drama series began on October 17, 2008.
Cast
- Kazunari NinomiyaKazunari Ninomiya, often called , is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to movie audiences for his portrayal as Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war film Letters from Iwo Jima.Ninomiya began his career in the...
as Koichi Ariake - Ryusei Saito as young Koichi
- Ryo NishikidoRyo Nishikidois a Japanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Johnny & Associates boy band Kanjani Eight and was a member of boy band NEWS.- Biography :Ryo Nishikido was born in Hyogo on November 3, 1984 and raised in Osaka. He made his major debut in 2004 as an actor and a singer. Nishkido belongs to two...
as Taisuke Ariake - Issei Kakazu as young Taisuke
- Erika TodaErika Toda, is a Japanese actress from Kobe. She originally debuted as a gravure model at age 13.She starred in many dramas like Liar Game, Code Blue, Ryusei no Kizuna and Keizoku 2: SPEC. She has had supporting roles in many popular Japanese TV dramas such as BOSS, Nobuta wo Produce, Engine and Gal Circle...
as Shizuna Ariake - Sea Kumada as young Shizuna
- 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:...
as Yukinari Togami - Toshinori Oumi as George Hayashi
- Osamu Shitara as Shinji Hagimura
- Akira Emoto as Masayuki Togami
- RyoRyo (actress)is a Japanese model, actress and former singer whose birth name is .-Movies:* Goemon *The Witch of the West is Dead * Welcome to the Quiet Room * Canary * CASSHERN...
as Toko Ariake - 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,...
as Yukihiro Ariake - Tomokazu MiuraTomokazu Miurais a Japanese actor. Born January 28, 1952 in Enzan, Yamanashi, his real name is Miura Minoru . He attended Hino high school in Tokyo, and married actress and singer Momoe Yamaguchi in 1980...
as Yasutaka Kashiwabara - Kenta Kiritani as Hisanobu Takayama
- Mika NakashimaMika Nakashimais a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
as Sagi
Guests
- Taiyo Sugiura as Kazuya (ep 1,4)
- Shoko Ikezu as Miwa Katsuragi (ep 1)
- Tomiyuki Kunihiro as Nobuo Yazaki (ep 3,6)
- Seminosuke Murasugi as Katsuo Tsukimura (ep 3-5,8)
- Kazuaki Hankai as Teranishi (ep 3,6)
- David Ito as Takehiro Sawai (ep 4)
- Eri Tokunaga as Chiemi (ep 4)
- Yumi Aso as Toko Yazaki (ep 5,6)
- Morishita Aiko as Kimiko Togami (ep 5-10)
- Shoichiro Tanigawa as a restaurant manager (ep 5)
- Kiyohiko Ichihara as a shopkeeper (ep 5)
- Akio Kaneda as chief clerk (ep 7)
- Yusuke Shoji as Tsujimura (ep 7)
Staff
- Script: Kankurō KudōKankuro KudoKankurō Kudō is a Japanese screenwriter, dramatist, director, actor and member of the theater company Otona Keikaku...
- Soundtrack:
- Producer: ,
- Director: ,
Episodes
| Episode | Air date | Title | Director | Rating | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Higashino Keigo x Kudo Kankuro! The No.1 Tearful, Moving, Epic Mystery | Kaneko Fuminori | 21.2% | Extra 15 minutes | |
| 2 | The Umbrella, the Portrait, and the Mysterious Woman | 17.3% | |||
| 3 | Parents' Secret and the Hashed Meat Prince | Yasuharu Ishii | 15.0% | ||
| 4 | A Memory That is Connected to the Real Perpetrator | 15.6% | |||
| 5 | Enemy's Son and the Stolen Flavour | 15.1% | |||
| 6 | We Are Not Real Brothers and Sister | 14.8% | |||
| 7 | Our Sister is in Love with the Enemy's Son | 14.5% | |||
| 8 | Our Sister's True Self and the Cornered Perpetrator | 11.5% | |||
| 9 | Final Confession On the Day the Statute of Limitation Ends | 15.4% | |||
| 10 | You Are the Perpetrator! The Fate of the 3 Siblings... A Tearful and Moving Final Episode! | 22.6% | Extra 15 minutes | ||
| Average Rating: 16.59% | |||||
It was broadcasted in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
through Videoland Japan on Monday through Friday from August 3 to 14, 2009. It is broadcasted in the United States
United States
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
through TV Japan
TV Japan
TV Japan is a 24-hour Japanese language television channel geared towards the Japanese diaspora in North America. It is currently the only Japanese TV channel available in the United States and Canada. TV Japan is owned by NHK CosmoMedia America Inc, a company operated by NHK Enterprises- the...
, US affiliate of NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
, on every Saturday from October 10, 2009.