is a television series adaptation of the novel Spark by Naoki Matayoshi. It premiered worldwide on Netflix on June 2, 2016. The story follows an aspiring stand-up comedian Tokunaga (Kento Hayashi), who embarks on an apprenticeship with Kamiya (Kazuki Namioka), a seasoned manzai artist.
Cast Kento Hayashi as Tokunaga Kazuki Namioka as Kamiya Mugi Kadowaki as Maki Masao Yoshii (Inoshita Yoshii) as Yamashita Hideaki Murata (Toro salmon) as Ōbayashi Nahana as Erika Nishida Sayaka Yamamoto as waitress Eri Tokunaga as Ayumi Maryjun Takahashi as Yurie Rina Takeda Shugo Oshinari as Sasamoto Kyūsaku Shimada Shōta Sometani as Ogata Tomorowo Taguchi as Hyuga Kaoru Kobayashi as Watanabe Hiro Honda as VIP guest
Reception David Cirone of J-Generation criticized the slow pacing of the first half of the series, but said "even with its rough edges, Hibana shines with the power of its two leads [Hayashi and Namioka]." Maggie Lee of Variety called the series "a profoundly reflective and achingly tender look at Japan's vibrant yet cutthroat comedy scene". Elissa Loi of Stuff complimented the show for "steering away from the usual predictable Japanese tropes".
Soundtrack
Theme song Okamoto's - "Brother" (released June 1, 2016)
Soundtrack album Netflix Original Drama Hibana -Spark- Soundtrack (released February 26, 2017 by Yoshimoto Music Ltd.) Track#Track titleEnglish translationArtist01."Prologue"Prologue上野耕路02."I See Reflections in Your Eyes"I See Reflections in Your Eyes木戸やすひろ・上野耕路03."伝記"Biography上野耕路04."師弟"Junior Brother上野耕路05."Night"Night大和女幸・上野耕路06."戯れ"Play上野耕路07."公園"Park上野耕路08."平穏"Calm石塚徹09."平安"Peace石塚徹10."太鼓"(Traditional Japanese) Drum石塚徹11."不調和"Dissonance上野耕路12."吉祥寺"Kichijōji (the city name)上野耕路13."Corduroy"Corduroy上野耕路14."おにまんま"Demon Rice (nickname of a cuisine Maki prepared)上野耕路15."I See Reflections in Your Eyes (String Quartet Version)"I See Reflections in Your Eyes上野耕路16."Monochrome"Monochrome上野耕路17."愉快酒"沖田修一とアモーレスターズ18."さすらい"Wandering石塚徹19."視線"Sight石塚徹20."うたかた"石塚徹21."Attack"Attack鈴木俊介22."Dance"DanceTEMMA-Teje23."ガラクタ"石塚徹24."Irony"Irony石塚徹25."引越し"石塚徹26."Kick Sparks"Kick Sparks石塚徹27."自戒"上野耕路28."屈折"上野耕路29."New Life"New Life上野耕路30."Spark"Spark石塚徹31."I See Reflections in Your Eyes (Long Version)"I See Reflections in Your Eyes木戸やすひろ・上野耕路
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ja:火花 (小説)#ドラマ