Orange Days
Encyclopedia
is a drama
series that aired in Japan
on TBS
in 2004.
and trying to find a job. One day, he encounters a girl, Hagio Sae (Shibasaki), playing the violin, and becomes intrigued. He eventually discovers that she has lost her hearing, and can now only communicate using Japanese Sign Language
.
Before they reveal what they think about each other, Sae and Kai must overcome a lot of barriers. They both become stronger along the way, finding their goals.
"Sign" by Mr. Children
'OST Tracks by Naoki Sato
Other Songs:
Shanghai Honey by Orange Range
(Episode 5)
Gavotte en Rondeau (Violin Piece)
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 that aired in Japan
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...
on 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 ....
in 2004.
Cast
- Satoshi TsumabukiSatoshi Tsumabukiis a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' prize...
as Kai Yuuki - leading role - Kou ShibasakiKou Shibasaki, born Yukie Yamamura, on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese singer and actress.-Music career:Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single Trust My Feelings, but she became recognized for her second single Tsuki no shizuku which was used for the...
as Sae Hagio - heroine - Manami KonishiManami Konishiis a Japanese actress and singer from Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan. She is a part of Sony Music Japan.-Biography:Born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1978, Manami Konishi joined Kohei Tsuka's Theatre Company in 1999, and made her stage debut in Tsuka's play "Netorare Sosuke." She established...
as Maho Takagi - Kai's girlfriend, postgraduate student - Hiroki NarimiyaHiroki Narimiya, better known as , is a Japanese actor.-Early life:He was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. His parents are Okinawan, so he is of Okinawan descent. His parents divorced when he was young, and in his third year of junior high school, his mother died and he and his brother were raised by his...
as Shohei Aida - Kai's friend - Eita as Keita Yashima - Kai's friend
- Miho ShiraishiMiho Shiraishiis a Japanese actress from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.-Filmography:* Shiroi Fune * Swing Girls as Yayoi Itami* Densha Otoko cameo* The Harimaya Bridge as Kayo Takeuchi-TV dramas:...
as Akane Ozawa - Sae's friend - Yu YamadaYu Yamadais a model, actress, and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine. Shintaro Yamada is her brother.- Career :Yamada graduated from Okinawa Actors School...
as Soyoko Saeki - one of Shohei's girlfriends - Jun FubukiJun Fubukiis a Japanese actress. She received a Japanese Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in Muno no hito, and won at the Hochi Film Awards. This role also won Fubuki the "Best Actress" award at the Yokohama Film Festival...
as Yuriko Hagio - Sae's mother - Fumiyo Kohinata as Professor Sakaida
- Juri UenoJuri Uenois a Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. She was one of six actors to receive the "Newcomer of the Year" prize at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her role in Swing Girls....
as Ayumi Kirishima - Shohei's younger sister - Ikki SawamuraIkki Sawamurais a Japanese model, film and television actor, and television presenter signed to Ken-On.-Biography:Ikki Sawamura was born in Kagoshima in 1967. After graduating from the local high school, he moved to Tokyo and started his career as a fashion model. In 1996, Sawamura debut in a TV drama Matsuda...
as Haruki Fujii - pianist, Sae's childhood friend - Takashi Kashiwabara as Sano
- Masaru Nagai as Toru Kakizaki - violinist who used to belong to the same orchestra as Sae
- Eriko SatoEriko Sato, originally a glamour model, is a Japanese actress.She was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and raised in Tokyo. She was given the Best Actress award at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival....
as Arisa - one of Shohei's girlfriend - Ken Mitsuishi as Iwasaki
Story
Yuuki Kai (Tsumabuki) is a senior at a university studying social welfare psychologyPsychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and trying to find a job. One day, he encounters a girl, Hagio Sae (Shibasaki), playing the violin, and becomes intrigued. He eventually discovers that she has lost her hearing, and can now only communicate using Japanese Sign Language
Japanese Sign Language
, also known by the acronym "JSL", is the dominant sign language in Japan.-History:Little is known about sign language and the deaf community before the Edo period. In 1862, the Tokugawa shogunate dispatched envoys to various European schools for the deaf...
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Before they reveal what they think about each other, Sae and Kai must overcome a lot of barriers. They both become stronger along the way, finding their goals.
Songs
Theme Song"Sign" by Mr. Children
Mr. Children
, commonly called , is a Japanese rock band formed in 1988 by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki. As a group, they are one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 50 million records and creating the in the mid 1990s in Japan...
'OST Tracks by Naoki Sato
Naoki Sato
is a Japanese composer and producer who has provided the music for several popular anime series. He was born on May 2, 1970 and graduated in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo College of Music...
- Eternal
- Graceful Heart
- That's Life
- Memoria
- Overcast Sky
- Yo-Yo Comrade
- Liebe
- Anxiety
- As Good As It Gets
- Modest Request
- Precious Seasons
- Sign-Instrumental Version
Other Songs:
Shanghai Honey by Orange Range
Orange Range
is a 5-member Okinawan alternative rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The group left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, Super Echo....
(Episode 5)
Gavotte en Rondeau (Violin Piece)