Futsu ga Ichiban
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Details
- Title: ふつうが一番
- Title (romaji): Futsu ga Ichiban
- Also known as: Simple is Best
- Tagline: 作家・藤沢周平 父の一言 / Sakka Fujisawa Shuhei Chichi no Hitokoto
- Format: Tanpatsu
- Genre: Drama, biography
- Viewership ratings: 9.8%
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast date: 2016-Jul-04
- Air time: Monday 21:00
Synopsis
With dreams of becoming a Naoki Prize-winning author, Kosuge Tomeji is a widower who ekes out a living as a reporter for a trade newspaper while caring for his young daughter, Noriko, and living with his mother, Takie around 1963. Based on the true story of writer, Fujisawa Shuhei, "Futsu ga Ichiban" traces the half life of protagonist, Fujisawa, up until his winning of the Naoki Prize in 1973 as seen through the eyes of his beloved daughter, Noriko. -- TBS
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Cast
- Higashiyama Noriyuki as Kosuge Tomeji (Fujisawa Shuhei)
- Matsu Takako as Kosuge Kazuko
- Kadono Takuzo as Kakinuma Kenzo
- Sato B-saku as Kiuchi Matsugoro
- Maeda Gin as Takazawa Shotaro
- Shinoda Saburo as Doctor Takeshita
- Kumagai Mami as Izumi
- Kusabue Mitsuko as Kosuge Takie
- Inagaki Kurumi as Kosuge Nobuko (age 5-6)
- Kobayashi Seiran as Kosuge Nobuko (age 8-10)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Endo Nobuko (遠藤展子)
- Screenwriter: Kurotsuchi Mitsuo (黒土三男)
- Producer: Ishii Fukuko (石井ふく子)
- Director: Kiyohiro Makoto
- Narrator: Kobayashi Ayako