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is a Japanese television special drama.
The story is about a family of three sisters and one brother with a dog living and running a Japanese Ryokan in Tenjin-cho, Hiroshima
near Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall
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The drama was made as the first drama of Nada So So Project by TBS
for its 50th anniversary in 2005.
The drama has been awarded the 2006 best TV program award of "NAB Awards" from National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan.
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It was a story about a tree sisters and one brother, when residents' houses, offices, shops restaurants, hospitals, schools, temples, hotels,.. were used be there in around the peace park.
Back to 1945, July 16, end of World War II, the town was used be called "Tenjin-cho", one of the towns in Horoshima, there were people's life as the real town.
"Shinobu" as the eldest sister of Yajima family, was running her Yajima-Ryokan which was given from her dead parents. She was taking care of her younger sisters and a brother.
The second elder sister, "Nobuko" was teaching at primary school as a substitute teacher
, she has wished to change something, even during the war.
The third sister, "Maki" was a high school student, was working hard for a factory as one of the mobilized students at wartime.
The yougest brother, "Toshiaki", loved flowers and animals, sweet, kind and good boy, but he had been called into the armed forces. He didn't wanted to show his fear to his sisters. But, only Shinobu had niticed that he was craying to his dog "Goro" at night. A boy who loved Creatures, how come he had to go to the war.
And a few days later, after Toshiaki left his family, the light went off, but his dog gave them a feel better.
One day, Maki met a school girl "Mika" who was playing ballet at the factory. When Maki saw that Mika had treat badly by a factory officer, Maki took Mika's hand to escape from the factory.
Nobuko took her students to play in a mountain because she felt her students were got tired from their demolishing buildings for a firebreak. But, it was notified by a military police and then caught.
Shinobu tried to ask them Maki to free. At the time, Shinobu received a letter from "Michiaki" who asked Shinobu to get married with him.
The story is about a family of three sisters and one brother with a dog living and running a Japanese Ryokan in Tenjin-cho, Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
near Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly called the Atomic Bomb Dome or , in Hiroshima, Japan, is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The ruin serves as a memorial to the people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6,...
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The drama was made as the first drama of Nada So So Project by TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
for its 50th anniversary in 2005.
The drama has been awarded the 2006 best TV program award of "NAB Awards" from National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan.
Plot
In the summer 2005, an old gentleman began to talk about a "sixty years ago story" to the school study trip students in Hiroshima Peace Memorial ParkHiroshima Peace Memorial Park
is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack, and to the memories of the bomb's direct and indirect victims ....
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It was a story about a tree sisters and one brother, when residents' houses, offices, shops restaurants, hospitals, schools, temples, hotels,.. were used be there in around the peace park.
Back to 1945, July 16, end of World War II, the town was used be called "Tenjin-cho", one of the towns in Horoshima, there were people's life as the real town.
"Shinobu" as the eldest sister of Yajima family, was running her Yajima-Ryokan which was given from her dead parents. She was taking care of her younger sisters and a brother.
The second elder sister, "Nobuko" was teaching at primary school as a substitute teacher
Substitute teacher
A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, or other reasons. "Substitute teacher" is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, Canada and Ireland, while supply teacher is the most commonly...
, she has wished to change something, even during the war.
The third sister, "Maki" was a high school student, was working hard for a factory as one of the mobilized students at wartime.
The yougest brother, "Toshiaki", loved flowers and animals, sweet, kind and good boy, but he had been called into the armed forces. He didn't wanted to show his fear to his sisters. But, only Shinobu had niticed that he was craying to his dog "Goro" at night. A boy who loved Creatures, how come he had to go to the war.
And a few days later, after Toshiaki left his family, the light went off, but his dog gave them a feel better.
One day, Maki met a school girl "Mika" who was playing ballet at the factory. When Maki saw that Mika had treat badly by a factory officer, Maki took Mika's hand to escape from the factory.
Nobuko took her students to play in a mountain because she felt her students were got tired from their demolishing buildings for a firebreak. But, it was notified by a military police and then caught.
Shinobu tried to ask them Maki to free. At the time, Shinobu received a letter from "Michiaki" who asked Shinobu to get married with him.
Cast
- Takako MatsuTakako Matsu, born , is a Japanese actress and pop singer/songwriter born on June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. The style of her music is often laid-back and relaxing.- Profile :* Interests: Watching movies and stage plays...
as "Shinobu Yajima", the eldest sister of Yajima family, 28 year old lady, after her parents died, she is running Yajima-Ryokan and taking care of her younger sisters and brother. - Ai KatoAi KatoAi Kato is a Japanese actress and model.Around 2003, a video of her bathing at an onsen surfaced on the internet...
as "Nobuko Yajima", the second sister, 22 year old lady, a primary school substitute teacherSubstitute teacherA substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, or other reasons. "Substitute teacher" is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, Canada and Ireland, while supply teacher is the most commonly...
, she was skeptical about the war, and an honest straight-talker, sometimes her words kept her sisters on tenterhooks. - Masami NagasawaMasami Nagasawais a Japanese actress under Toho Entertainment. She has performed in many movies and television dramas including Crying out Love, In the Center of the World, Dragon Zakura and Proposal Daisakusen. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2006. She is also known as "Ma-chan" or, as Tomohisa...
as "Maki Yajima", the third and youngest sister, 18 year old high school student, working for a factory at wartime, as an unspoilt girl, believing that the country will be won, and dreaming to be a ballet dancer. - Satoshi Tomiura as younger "Toshiaki Yajima", the youngest brother, 15 year old junior high school student, a tender boy loves creatures, his smile always makes his family happy.
- Tetsuji TamayamaTetsuji Tamayamais a Japanese TV and film actor. He was born to a Korean father. He joined modeling competitions and was active in Checkmate and other fashion magazines. In 2001, Tamayama debuted in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger as GaoSilver...
as "Yasuhide Ohara", Nobuko's boy friend working at Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, wanting to get married with Nobuko soon, because of the situation of war. - Aki Fukada as "Mika Kaneda", Maki's friend practicing ballet with Maki.
- Konomi Morita as Maki's class mate.
- Taichi KokubunTaichi Kokubunis a Japanese keyboardist and actor. He is keyboard of Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group.-Early life:Taichi Kokubun was born in Higashikurume, Tokyo...
as "Michiaki Shigematsu", Shinobu's boy friend, a doctor's son and heir, proposed to Shinobu to get married when after the war ended, coming back on a train to Hiroshima. - Kenjirō IshimaruKenjiro Ishimaruis a Japanese actor and announcer. He is best known for his role in Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Den-O as the owner of the DenLiner. He has also appeared in multiple competitions of Sasuke as a competitor and during that time has become one of only two people to fall off the Rolling Log obstacle...
as a military officer "Hirose". - Masahiro Komoto as a factory officer.
- Ken Mitsuishi as a military soldier.
- Shigeru IzumiyaShigeru IzumiyaShigeru Izumiya is a Japanese poet, folk singer, actor, tarento. He established record company "For Life Records" with Takuro Yoshida, Yosui Inoue, Hitoshi Komuro in 1975...
as a post officer. - Toshiyuki NishidaToshiyuki Nishidais a Japanese actor. Outside of Japan, Nishida is best known for his portrayal of Pigsy in the TV series Monkey.Toshiyuki Nishida has received ten Japanese Academy Award nominations, winning twice, for Dun-Huang in 1988 and Gakko and Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 in 1993...
as elder "Toshiaki Yajima", an old gentleman taking to school students about story of his family. - Shigeya Fugane as a high school boy, listening to Toshiaki's story in Hiroshima Peace Park.
Crew
- Script by Kazuhiko Yukawa
- Produced by Jun Nasuda
- Directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa
Theme song
- Nada SosoNada Sōsōis a song written by Japanese band Begin and singer Ryoko Moriyama. It was first released by Moriyama in 1998, but achieved popularity through the cover version by Rimi Natsukawa in 2001.-Ryoko Moriyama version:...
- Sing by Rimi NatsukawaRimi Natsukawais an Okinawan singer. She is best known for her 2001 single "Nada Sōsō."- Childhood :Natsukawa was born in Ishigaki, the largest city in the Yaeyama Islands chain. From a young age she enjoyed singing, and wanted to be a singer after hearing her father sing Yaeyama folk songs, such as and...
- Written by Ryoko MoriyamaRyoko Moriyama, is a Japanese folk and jazz singer. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotaro Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician....
- Composed by BeginBegin (band)is a Japanese pop group from Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Their sound contains many elements of traditional Ryukyuan folk music, and prominently features the sanshin.-History:...
- Sing by Rimi Natsukawa