Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni
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Details
- Title: 僕が僕であるために
- Title (romaji): Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni
- Also known as: I always keep control of myself
- Format: Tanpatsu
- Genre: Human drama
- Episode: 1
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 1997-Jan-03
- Theme songs:
- Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni by Ozaki Yutaka
- Fire in The Sky by Cagnet
Synopsis
The members of SMAP play former high school classmates who were members of the Ekiden team six years ago. This drama depicts the changes in character over the past six years and the members future endeavors. Naruse (Nakai), Chikara or Riki (Kimura), Kinoshita (Inagaki), and Etsuro (Kusanagi) are all 24 years of age. Satoru (Katori) is 22 years old. Satoru was an ichinensei when the team won the prefectural Ekiden meet. After they graduated from high school they all went on their own separate paths. Naruse is a marathon runner for a sporting goods firm. After his senpai gets discharged due to an injury, Naruse also worries about his own future. Hirosue Ryoko plays Naruse's younger sister. Chikara works as a model scout. He is still not used to his work. Although he has been living with Natsumi (Tsuruta) for about three years, he still has many relationships with different women.
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Cast
- Kimura Takuya as Kurosawa Riki
- Nakai Masahiro as Naruse Hayato
- Inagaki Goro as Kinoshita Masaki
- Kusanagi Tsuyoshi as Mizoguchi Etsuro
- Katori Shingo as Ozu Satoru
- Suzuki Honami as Tsukada Sonoko
- Tsuruta Mayu as Tsuda Natsumi
- Matsu Takako as Muranaka Hiroko
- Seto Asaka as Kawakami Kinuyo
- Hirosue Ryoko as Naruse Yako
- Karasawa Toshiaki (police investigator)
- Nogiwa Yoko (Satoru's dance partner)
- Shiina Kippei (bank loan officer)
- Kishitani Goro (potato vendor)
- Takada Toshie
- Tadano Akko
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie
- Director: Nagayama Kozo