Onna no Ichidaiki
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Details
- Title: 女の一代記
- Title (romaji): Onna no Ichidaiki
- Also known as: A Woman's Biography
- Genre: Human fiction based on real facts
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Theme song: Inochi no Relay, by Nakajima Miyuki
Renzoku
- Episodes: 3 (in separate story format)
- Broadcast period: 2005-Nov-24 through 2005-Nov-26 (three nights)
- Air time: 21:00
Synopsis
The real-life experiences of three famous women over the last century.
The First Night
- Title: 『瀬戸内寂聴~出家とは生きながら死ぬこと』
- Title (romaji): "Setouchi Jakucho: Shukke to wa Ikinagara Shinu Koto"
- Viewership ratings: 18.5%
The first night retells the story of Setouchi Harumi, a woman with a troubled history of divorce and adultery who eventually abandons her family and leaves for Tokyo to devote herself to writing. She becomes involved in an affair with novelist Kosugi Shingo and with his help she wins a literature contest and succeeds in getting her first novel published. The drama recounts the events that shaped Harumi into today's Setouchi Jakucho, a well-respected writer and Buddhist nun.
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Cast
- Miyazawa Rie as Setouchi Harumi (Jakucho)
- Abe Hiroshi as Kosugi Shingo
- Nakamura Kantaro (中村勘太郎) as Kinoshita Ryouta
- Hino Shohei as Saeki Juuzou
- Ichige Yoshie as Setouchi Koharu
- Ibu Masato as Kon Toukou
- Sano Shiro as Kusumoto
- Osugi Ren as Setouchi Toyokichi
- Saito Yuki as Setouchi Tsuya
- Izumi Pinko as Omata Kin
Production Credits
- Original writing: Basho, Setouchi Jakucho (Shinchosha, 2004)
- Screenwriter: Kamiyama Yumiko (神山由美子)
- Executive producers: Ota Toru, Ishihara Takashi
- Producer: Nakamura Yuriko (中村百合子), Suzuki Shintaro (鈴木伸太郎), Nagai Reiko
- Director: Hoshida Yoshiko
The Second Night
- Title: 『越路吹雪・愛の生涯~この命燃えつきるまで私は歌う』
- Title (romaji): "Koshiji Fubuki: Ai no Shougai ~ Kono Inochi Moetsukiru made Watashi wa Utau"
- Viewership ratings: 19.8%
The second night follows the life story of Koshiji Fubuki, a woman who lives and breathes music and theatre. As a member of the Takarazuka Revue, she comes to know Iwatani Tokiko, who works behind-the-scenes for the theatre troupe, and the two become intimate friends. When Koshiji decides to leave Takarazuka for the world of cinema, Iwatani joins her as her manager. The drama depicts Koshiji's early struggle as a singer and eventual rise to national fame, and the manager who stood behind the curtain supporting her throughout her career.
Cast
- Amami Yuki as Koshiji Fubuki
- Matsushita Yuki as Iwatani Tokiko
- Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Naitou Tsunemi
- Sudo Risa as Yuuko (Koshiji's fan)
- Uehara Misa as Ota Kazuko (helper)
- Watanabe Tetsu as the cabaret manager
- Nukumizu Youichi as the Takarazuka publishing editor
- Aragaki Yui as Koshiji Fubuki (child)
- Tanihara Shosuke as Toshiro Mayuzumi
- Tsurumi Shingo as Yamamoto Shirou (Nichigeki director)
- Harada Taizo as Abe (Koshiji's mahjong partner)
- Tamura Ryo as Matsuoka Tatsurou (Toho president)
- Kazama Morio as Fujimoto Sanezumi (president of Fujimoto Productions)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Ai to Kanashimi no Refrain, Iwatani Tokiko (Kodansha, 1982)
- Screenwriter: Mizutani Ryuji (水谷龍二)
- Executive producers: Ota Toru, Ishihara Takashi
- Producer: Kita Reiko (喜多麗子)
- Director: Nagayama Kozo
The Final Night
- Title: 『悪女の一生~芝居と結婚した女優・杉村春子の生涯~』
- Title (romaji): "Akujo no Isshou: Shibai to Kekkon Shita Joyuu, Sugimura Haruko no Shougai"
- Viewership ratings: 15.9%
The final night follows the story of Nakano Haruko, a young girl with a love for the theatre, born into a family that runs a residence for geisha. After discovering that she is actually the illegimate daughter of a geisha, she strikes out on her own, heading for Tokyo to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. The story depicts two facets of Nakano's life: one as the star actress of the Japanese stage, Sugimura Haruko, and one as a woman yearning for love and family.
Cast
- Yonekura Ryoko as Sugimura Haruko
- Yanagiba Toshiro as Morimoto Kaoru
- Yamaguchi Tatsuya as Nagahiro Kishirou
- Narimiya Hiroki as Ishiyama Toshihiko
- Sugita Kaoru as Tagami Fuyuko
- Itao Itsuji as Ogawa Yasuo
- Sonim as Taichi Kiwako
Production Credits
- Original writing: Sugimura Haruko: Joyuu to Shite, Onna to Shite, Nakamaru Mie (Bungei Shunju, 2005)
- Screenwriter: Hayashi Koji
- Executive producers: Ota Toru, Ishihara Takashi
- Producer: Nishioka Yoshinobu (西岡善信), Sakai Minoru (酒井実), Tsukada Youko (塚田洋子), Kurihara Miwako
- Director: Hirano Shin
Special
- Title: 女の一代記『向井千秋』
- Title (romaji): Onna no Ichidaiki: Mukai Chiaki
- Tagline: ~夢を宇宙に追いかけた人~ / Yume wo Uchuu ni Oikaketa Hito
- Format: Tanpatsu
- Episodes: 1
- Viewership ratings: 9.7%
- Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-12
- Air time: 21:00~23:07
Synopsis
This special retells the story of Mukai Chiaki, an upbeat woman with a can-do attitude. Overturning the stereotypical image of women, she ventures into the field of medicine as a surgeon, a profession dominated by men. But one day she realizes she has even bigger dreams and sets her eyes on becoming the first Japanese woman to go to outer space.
Cast
- Morisako Ei → Kanno Miho as Mukai Chiaki
- Ishiguro Ken as Mukai Makio
- Sakurai Shizuku (櫻井詩月) → Kato Rosa as Naitou Chiharu
- Morimoto Leo as Professor Kurihashi
- Nishimura Masahiko as Sugimoto
- Inoue Jun as Naitou Kikuo
- Yoshiyuki Kazuko as Naitou Mitsu
- Hayakawa Yasutaka (早川恭崇)
- Maruyama Ayumu (丸山歩夢)
- Tsuji Yoshihito as Mori Mamoru
- Haneda Youichi (羽根田陽一) as Doi Takao
Production Credits
- Original writing: Kimi ni Tsuite Ikou, Mukai Makio (Kodansha, 1998); Zoku: Kimi ni Tsuite Ikou -- Nyoubou ga Uchuu wo Tonda, Mukai Makio (Kodansha, 2002)
- Screenwriter: Orito Nobuhiro (折戸伸弘)
- Executive producers: Ota Toru, Ishihara Takashi
- Producer: Makino Tadashi, Azuma Yasuyuki (東康之)
- Director: Suzuki Masayuki
- Music: Oshima Michiru