Buzzer Beat

Details

• Title: ブザー・ビート
• Title (English): Buzzer Beat
• Tagline: 崖っぷちのヒーロー / Gakeppuchi no Hero
• Format: Renzoku
• Genre: Romance, sports
• Episodes: 11
• Viewership rating: 14.3 (Kanto)
• Broadcast network: Fuji TV
• Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-13 to 2009-Sep-21
• Air time: Monday 21:00
• Theme song: Ichibutozenbu by B'z

Synopsis

Kamiya Naoki is a young player from a professional basketball team. But due to his relatively smaller size and his tendency to crack under pressure, he is unable to show his true skills on the court. Meanwhile, Shirakawa Riko is a cheerful, strong-spirited music college graduate aiming to become a professional violinist. One day, Riko finds Naoki's lost cell phone on a bus, and their meeting begins a friendship that eventually turns into love. However, Naoki was already considering marriage with his current girlfriend. And it doesn't help matters that Naoki's coach has fallen in love at first sight with Riko! --Tokyograph

Cast

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Players

• Yamashita Tomohisa as Kamiya Naoki (SG)
• Mizobata Junpei as Hatano Shuji (SG/G)
• Kaneko Nobuaki as Yoyogi Ren (F/SG)
• Aoki Munetaka as Moriguchi Shuto (PF/C)
• Nagai Masaru as Utsunomiya Toru (team captain/PG)
• Ishida Takaki (石田剛規) as Saga Hiroaki (SG)
• David M as Larry Brown (C)
• Abe Shohei (阿部翔平) as Nishizaki Ken
• Fujiyama Makoto (藤山誠) as Ito Shigeru
• Matsuzaki Yutaka (松崎裕) as Endo Yuji
• Nakamura Tomoya (中村友也)
• Miyanaga Yuto (宮永雄太)
• Saido Masahiko (西堂雅彦)

Management

• Ogi Shigemitsu as Ashikaga Kunimitsu (company director)
• Ito Hideaki as Kawasaki Tomoya (head coach)
• Maekawa Yasuyuki as Mishima Yusuke (retired player/temporary assistant coach)
• Kanada Satoshi as Kasukabe Yoshio (team manager)
• Kawashima Akiyoshi as Matsuyama Ryosuke (trainer)
• Ayana (綾那) as Saeki Kaori (official photographer)

Cheerleading Squad

• Aibu Saki as Nanami Natsuki
• Komatsu Ayaka as Kanazawa Shion
• Kuroki Haruka (黒木春香) as Fukuda Seiko
• Suzuki Hotaru (鈴木蛍)
• Kataoka Haruka (片岡春香)
• Saito Yuko (斉藤優子)
• Yamamoto Sayuri (山本沙友里)
• Kurose Noriko (黒瀬法子)
• Hanada Kozue (花田梢)
• Namiki Nao (双木奈央)
• Kanako, Mimi, Nao, Naomi

Music Students

• Kitagawa Keiko as Shirakawa Riko (violin)
• Kanjiya Shihori as Ebina Mai (flute)

Kamiya Family

• Maya Miki as Kamiya Makiko
• Oomasa Aya as Kamiya Yuri
• Chisun as Komaki Yukino (ep3-5,11)
• Kawabata Ryuta as Komaki Yusuke (ep5,11) / Kakogawa Masashi (ep1-2)

Others

• Kato Keisuke as Oze Yoichi
  • Mizukami Hiromi (水上裕望) as young Yoichi (ep2)
• Sugimoto Yumi as Akita Saori (ep1,4,6-7,11)
• Ohira Natsumi as Yuri's friend (ep1,6-7,11)
• Masu Takeshi as Yatsuo Ryusuke (ep6-7,9-11)
• Tezuka Satomi as Shirakawa Harumi (ep9-10)
• Nomura Shinji (野村信次) as Shirakawa Mitsuo (ep9-10)

  • Supporting Cast & Guests

Production Credits

• Screenwriter: Omori Mika
• Producer: Nakano Toshiyuki
• Director: Nagayama Kozo (ep1-2,5-6,9,11), Nishiura Masaki (ep3-4,7-8,10)
• Music: B.B.O.S.T feat. Hinata Toshifumi, Sahashi Yoshiyuki (佐橋佳幸), Nobuchika Teruyuki, Makiyama Junko (牧山純子)

Episode Information

Episode	Subtitle	Ratings (Kanto)	Ratings (Kansai)	Ratings (Nationwide)
1	The Power of Love Makes People Stronger!! A Hero on the Brink of Activation!! First Quarter Special Program	15.5	?	?
2	The Summer of Love Begins!!	13.5	?	?
3	A Secret Between Two People	14.0	?	?
4	A Shocking Evening	14.1	?	?
5	Your Tears	13.5	?	?
6	Promise	13.8	?	?
7	An Extra Fifteen Minute Special!! ... I Won't Part From You	13.5	?	?
8	Please Don't Go	17.5	?	?
9	A Torn Bond	15.0	?	?
10	Final Chapter ~ Goodbye	13.7	?	?
11	Last Quarter Seventy-Five Minute Expanded Conclusive Special!! Departure	13.8	?	?
Average		14.3	?	?

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Recognitions

• 62nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
• 62nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Scriptwriter - Omori Mika
• 62nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme song
• 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2009): Best Drama
• 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2009): Best Actor - Yamashita Tomohisa
• 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2009): Best Actress - Kitagawa Keiko
• 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2009): Best Supporting Actress - Kanjiya Shihori

Notes

• Professional basketball players made a special apperance in the first episode of the series, Aoki Kohei, Nakama Junpei & Joho Masashi of Tokyo Apache from the bj league and the Link Tochigi Brex from JBL.
• Igarashi Kei of Toyota Alvark also from JBL was on the titleback.

External Links

• Official site
• Japanese Wikipedia

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