is a Japanese television drama series and the 109th Asadora series, following Ranman. It premiered on October 2, 2023 and concluded on March 29, 2024. The drama is modeled after the Japanese singer and actress Shizuko Kasagi, but it is produced as fiction and is an original drama work.
Plot
Cast
Hanada's family
Shuri as Suzuko Hanada Rioka Sawai as young Suzuko Toshirō Yanagiba as Umekichi Hanada, Suzuko's father Asami Mizukawa as Tsuya Hanada, Suzuko's Mother Kodai Kurosaki as Rokuro Hanada, Suzuko's brother Kyoko Mitsubayashi as Toshi Onishi, Suzuko's Grandmother
Osaka Umemaru Shoujo Kagekidan (USK) Kazuki Tsubasa as Aoi Tachibana Yū Aoi as Reiko Yamato Kurumi Shimizu as Sachiko Shirakawa / Lily Shirakawa Yuki Katayama as Tatsumi Sakuraba Rikka Ihara as Mitsuki Akiyama Yuuki Morinaga as Yoshio Matano Jun Hayashi as Hayashi Takeshi Masu as Okuma, Umemaru company CEO
Public bath "Hanayu
Takeshi Nadagi as Ekisha Takashi Okabe as stupid old man Shohei Uno as Gonbei Kaoru Kusumi as Asa Kazuo Senoo as enthusiastic schoolteacher
Tokyo Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Zenichi Hatori, Composer. He is modeled after Ryōichi Hattori Miwako Ichikawa as Mari Hatori, Zenichi's wife Rinko Kikuchi as Ritsuko Ibarada, singer. She is modeled after Noriko Awaya
Others Koshi Mizukami as Aisuke Murayama, Suzuko's husband Koyuki as Tomi Murayama, Aisuke's mother. She is modeled after Sei Yoshimoto, the co-founder of Yoshimoto Kogyo. Noriko Nakagoshi as Kinu Nishino, Suzuko's real mother. Natsumi Kon as Yoshiko Yamaguchi (Li Hsiang-lan) Katsuhisa Namase as Kenji "Tanaken" Tanahashi. He is modeled after Ken'ichi Enomoto. Miu Tomita as Sayo Kobayashi Jack Kennedy as Sam Sakura Kiryu as Ayumi Mizuki, Yoshio Matano and Reiko Yamato's daughter Takashi Naito as a detective Ryota Miura as Takeshi Shibamoto Hana Kino as Akiko Ōno
Music Many songs were used. The arrangement of all songs in the drama is by Takayuki Hattori, grandson of Ryōichi Hattori.
Tokyo Boogie-Woogie Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written by Masaru Suzuki and the music was composed by Ryōichi Hattori.
Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written and composed by Ryōichi Hattori.
Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written and composed by Ryōichi Hattori. Farewell Blues Ritsuko Ibarada sings in concert. Furusato (children's song)
When the Saints Go Marching In
Habanera Hey hey Boogie Woogie
TV schedule WeekEpisodesTitleDirected byOriginal airdateRating11–5Mitsuhiro FukuiOctober 2–6, 2023 16.0%26–10Takamasa IzunamiOctober 9–13, 202315.6%311–15Mitsuhiro FukuiOctober 16–20, 202315.7%416–20Wataru SuzukiOctober 23–28, 202315.8%521–25October 30–November 3, 202315.4%626–30Makoto BonkobaraNovember 6–10, 202316.3%731–35Takamasa IzunamiNovember 13–17, 202316.3%836–40Mitsuhiro FukuiNovember 20–24, 202315.5%941–45Takamasa IzunamiNovember 27–December 1, 202315.7%1046–50Makoto BonkobaraDecember 4–8, 202316.2%1151–55Daisuke Hutami December 11–15, 202315.6%1256–60December 18–22, 202315.9%1361–64Mitsuhiro FukuiDecember 25–28, 202315.2%1465–66Mitsuhiro FukuiJanuary 4–5, 20241567–71Makoto BonkobaraJanuary 8–12, 202416.1%1672–76January 15–19, 202416.2%1777–81Takamasa IzunamiJanuary 22–26, 202416.1%1882–86Daisuke HutamiJanuary 29–February 2, 202416.1%1987–91Mitsuhiro FukuiFebruary 2–5, 20242092–96February 12–16, 20242197–101Makoto BonkobaraFebruary 19–23, 202422102–106Toyo KojimaFebruary 26–March 1, 202416.2%23107–111Daisuke HutamiMarch 4–8, 202416.2%24112–116March 11–15, 202415.9%25117–121Mitsuhiro FukuiMarch 18–22, 202415.7%26122–126March 25–29, 2024Average rating 15.9% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).
References
External links
Official website