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Osozaki no Himawari [遅咲きのヒマワリ]

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Drama Details
Title:Osozaki no Himawari
遅咲きのヒマワリ
Late Blooming Sunflower
Telecast:2012-10-23 to 2012-12-25
Season:Fall 2012



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TV Station:Fuji TV
Duration:10 Episodes
Viewership:9.2%
Genre(s):Drama



Synopsis
The drama is set at the beautiful Shimanto River in the Kochi prefecture and revolves around a group of seven men and women and the unfolding of their lives.

Joutarou is a typical example of the so-called �elost generation�f in Japan. The term �elost generation�f refers to people who face a scarcity of employment right after graduating from school and therefore are left without any real perspective. He was lucky to find a regular employment, but it didn�ft last long and he was laid off due to downsizing. Around the same time he was also dumped by his girlfriend. Fed up with his life, he somehow ends up in a �erevitalization group�f of the Shimanto River area in Kochi.
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Soundtrack and Theme Songs (2)
1. Joutouku [Mr. Children]
2. Anata ni [MONGOL800 (as sang by the main cast)]

Actor/Actress Cast (38)
Ikuta Toma
生田斗真
Kodaira Joutarou
Maki Yoko
真木よう子
Nikaidou Kahori
Kiritani Kenta
桐谷健太
Fujii Junichi
Kashii Yu
香椎由宇
Morishita Ayaka
Emoto Tasuku
柄本佑
Matsumoto Hiroki
Kimura Fumino
木村文乃
Imai Haruna
Kuninaka Ryoko
国仲涼子
Shimada Sayori
Taguchi Junnosuke
田口淳之介
Aoyama Kaoru
Yashiba Toshihiro
矢柴俊博
Shimada Hisashi
Ihara Ryoka
庵原涼香
Shimada Mei
Takashima Kotoha
高嶋琴羽
Shimada Yui
Shima Hiroko
島ひろ子
Toyota Junko
Ito Kojun
伊藤幸純
Yamashita Kenji
Onuki Kae
小貫加恵
Inoue Sachiko
Sakagami Kazuko
阪上和子
Ichikawa Yoshiko
Satoi Kenta
佐戸井けん太
Nikaido Ryuzo
Asaka Mayumi
朝加真由美
Nikaido Tokiko
Mickey Curtis
ミッキー・カーチス
Okouchi Kinji
Matsushige Yutaka
松重豊
Kusaka Tetsuya
Shimada Kyusaku
嶋田久作
Fujii Toshio (ep. 1, 3-6)
Matsumoto Jun
松本潤
Suzuki (ep. 1, 3)
Baisho Mitsuko
倍賞美津子
Omura Ikuko (ep. 1)
Kato Kazuko
かとうかずこ
Kodaira Yuko (ep. 1)
Nakamaru Shinsho
中丸新将
Okajima Atsushi (ep. 1, 3, 5)
Hotaru Yukijiro
螢雪次朗
(ep. 1)
Kamio Yu
神尾佑
(ep. 1)
Otsuka Chihiro
大塚千弘
Saeko (ep. 1)
Yoshida Oolong-Ta
吉田ウーロン太
(ep. 1)
Kojima Koichi
児島功一
(ep. 1)
Hino Yojin
日野陽仁
Matsumoto Akihiko (ep. 3-5)
Toku Hideki
徳秀樹
(ep. 3-4)
Aoki Keito
青木勁都
(ep. 3)
Okada Kohki
岡田浩暉
Matsuura Toru (ep. 4-6)
Sakurai Hijiri
桜井聖
the supermarket manager (ep. 4)
Shimizu Kazuaki
清水一彰
a townspeople (ep. 4)
Oishi Goro
大石吾朗
Imai Sadao (ep. 5)
Nagano Satomi
長野里美
(ep. 5)
Umoto Aki
兎本有紀
(ep. 5)
 

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Drama Reviews (1)
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1. saikoo...yoko x toma=cute together [Rating: 8/10]
at first i dun really like this drama..but when i go through from one episode to another the relation between jotaro and koharu is kinda grow into me..they are so cute together and the love they developed into each other is reaching to audience..for me this drama is SUCCESS..
good job toma and yoko chan!
Reviewed by anon001 on 22 January 2013

Comments From Users (12)
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1. Comments by sasukekun6 [Rating: 8/10]
In my opinion this is one of those dramas that it made by the characters. I really enjoyed all the characters (and the actors portraying them). They were all really loveable and fairly realistic. Admittedly some of the drama in this drama was waaaaaaay blow out of proportions, but the characters make up for it. I'd really like to see more of Kiritani Kenta after this. He did a wonderful job as Junichi. And as usual, Ikuta Toma was wonderful. I think he must be one of the best actors out of Johnny's Entertainment.

Also, Jotaro's house in Shimanto looks amazing and I wish I lived there. ;____; And the scenery in this drama was amazing. <3
2. Comments by EstherM [Rating: 7/10]
Noble attempt to realistically portray the struggles of small town twenty and thirty-somethings limited by old-fashioned conventions or their own inabilities to move forward. A good, albeit slow quality watch. Mind you, this is a typical drama where all characters take the morally "good/noble" decisions in the end, which in real life they would not, hence rendering it unrealistic.
3. Comments by WhiteHawk [Rating: 7/10]
Okay, so this is a rural Japanese version of "Friends". Still, the acting is pretty good and the location (Shimanto) is beautiful. Oh, and good luck trying to get the theme song out of your head anytime soon! (That's a good thing.)
4. Comments by shinjitsu [Rating: 6/10]
Slow developing drama ... strictly based on character development and interaction, as there is not much in the environment. Cute but a tad predictable.
5. Comments by v1olet [Rating: 8/10]
nice drama to watch. I love the romance and day to day story. Ikuta Toma and Yoko really are good for their characters. Love the songs, too
6. Comments by gaijinmark [Rating: 8/10]
Maybe an 8 is too high. But I really liked it and it was nice seeing real actors instead of some fanboy/fangirl fluff.
7. Comments by jessiesoon [Rating: 9/10]
Love it. Very interesting to watch and I love when they filmed the drama in outskirt.
8. Comments by Spider [Rating: 8/10]
Nice drama about a problem facing many small towns in Japan. Worth watching!
9. Comments by simonelin [Rating: 7/10]
Shimantou is a beautiful place. I visited the area after watching the drama.
10. Comments by bobspelledbqwrds [Rating: 8/10]
I feel like everything is going to be okay. :]
11. Comments by Signo [Rating: 8/10]
city life "vs" country life...
12. Comments by niknik [Rating: 8/10]
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13. Comments by okatad001 [Rating: ?/10]
14. Comments by xaxa [Rating: 9/10]
15. Comments by hoihai [Rating: 9/10]
16. Comments by ayehunny [Rating: 8/10]
17. Comments by Goldenoozaru [Rating: ?/10]
18. Comments by kyoihishi [Rating: 9/10]
19. Comments by rikastar [Rating: 8/10]
20. Comments by Eyeyore [Rating: 8/10]
21. Comments by kamawanai [Rating: ?/10]
22. Comments by Dorobou [Rating: 8/10]