Taiyo no kisetsu (2002)
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
drama TV miniseries
which first aired on July 7, 2002. It starred Hideaki Takizawa
and was directed by Nobuhiro Doi. The program was a remake of an earlier film of the same name
, released in 1956.
For some unknown reason, Tatsuya has taken to hanging around with the richest kid in school, basically a trusting, nice guy whom Tatsuya is out to destroy. He feels an uncontrollable urge to deface the rich kid's new car and chase after his fiancée. Complicating the plot further is Tatsuya's run-in with a young composer and pianist, who has a limp from injuries sustained in a car accident many years before. She, too, is rich, although Tatsuya does not know it yet. Stuck in a stifling home environment with her pianist mother who disdains her desire to compose, the obedient young woman begins to change after a chance meeting with Tatsuya, while he seems to regain some of his humanity in his interaction with her.
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
drama TV miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
which first aired on July 7, 2002. It starred Hideaki Takizawa
Hideaki Takizawa
is a Japanese actor and member of the J-pop duo Tackey & Tsubasa from Tokyo, Japan. In 2002, when he reached the age of 20, he debuted with Tsubasa Imai in the group Tackey & Tsubasa under the record label Avex Trax. That same year, he graduated from Johnny's Junior. Tackey & Tsubasa have released...
and was directed by Nobuhiro Doi. The program was a remake of an earlier film of the same name
Season of the Sun
is a Japanese novel written in 1955 by the current Governor of Tokyo Shintaro Ishihara. It is the source of the name of the rebellious, taiyozoku youth culture which emerged after World War II...
, released in 1956.
Plot summary
Tatsuya (Takizawa), a tormented college student who was once an all-around nice guy, now seems to be balancing a gigantic grudge on his shoulder. What the grudge is has yet to be revealed, although it likely has something to do with his father and the poverty that plagues his life.For some unknown reason, Tatsuya has taken to hanging around with the richest kid in school, basically a trusting, nice guy whom Tatsuya is out to destroy. He feels an uncontrollable urge to deface the rich kid's new car and chase after his fiancée. Complicating the plot further is Tatsuya's run-in with a young composer and pianist, who has a limp from injuries sustained in a car accident many years before. She, too, is rich, although Tatsuya does not know it yet. Stuck in a stifling home environment with her pianist mother who disdains her desire to compose, the obedient young woman begins to change after a chance meeting with Tatsuya, while he seems to regain some of his humanity in his interaction with her.
Cast
- Hideaki TakizawaHideaki Takizawais a Japanese actor and member of the J-pop duo Tackey & Tsubasa from Tokyo, Japan. In 2002, when he reached the age of 20, he debuted with Tsubasa Imai in the group Tackey & Tsubasa under the record label Avex Trax. That same year, he graduated from Johnny's Junior. Tackey & Tsubasa have released...
- Tatsuya - Kota YabuKota YabuKota Yabu , is a Japanese singer as well as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and currently lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.On September 23, 2001, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee...
- Younger Tatsuya - Chizuru Ikewaki
- Yoshinori OkadaYoshinori Okadais a Japanese actor. He has starred several TV series such as Atsuhime and Nobuta. O Produce as well as movies such as Densha otoko . He is a high school graduate and does not have a college degree...
- Rio MatsumotoRio MatsumotoRio Matsumoto is a Japanese actress, model and singer. She has had a prolific career in television drama series since the mid 1990s and since 2003 has also been in several films...
See also
- Season of the SunSeason of the Sunis a Japanese novel written in 1955 by the current Governor of Tokyo Shintaro Ishihara. It is the source of the name of the rebellious, taiyozoku youth culture which emerged after World War II...
, 1955 novel - Season of the Sun (1956 film)Season of the Sun (1956 film)is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Takumi Furukawa.This film is a 1956 feature film adaptation of Shintarō Ishihara's novel Season of the Sun...