Suna no Utsuwa
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Details
- Title: 砂の器
- Title (romaji): Suna no Utsuwa
- Also known as: Vessel of Sand
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 19.6%
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 2004-Jan-18 to 2004-Mar-28
- Theme song: Yasashii Kisu wo Shite by Dreams Come True
- Related drama: Suna no Utsuwa 2011
Synopsis
Eiryo Waga (Nakai Masahiro) is a well-known musician. As a composer and pianist, he has begun a rapid climb to stardom. But he must keep his terrible past a secret. "Eiryo Waga" is not his real name, but an assumed identity.
One day someone who knows all about his past, Kenichi Miki (Akai Hidekazu), appears before him and refers to him by his real name, Hideo Motoura. In order to protect the fame he has obtained, Waga kills Miki. Immediately after that, Waga runs into Asami Naruse (Matsuyuki Yasuko). He manages to pull himself together and leave the scene.
An investigation team is established led by two detectives Shuichiro Imanishi (Watanabe Ken) and Masaya Yoshimura (Nagai Masaru), but they have difficulty making any headway. Meanwhile, by coincidence Waga bumps into Asami again. Asami is a stage actress has her own dark past. Soon the two fall in love. But Waga is already engaged to Ayaka Tadokoro (Kyono Kotomi). It was with her father's help that Waga began his ascent to the top of the music world. It looks like Waga's ambitions are about to confront reality. However....
Based on Seicho Matsumoto's famous work that was released in 1960-61, [translated into English as Inspector Imanishi Investigates.] the drama illustrates the life of a man burdened with a heavy fate in a contemporary setting. --TBS
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Cast
- Nakai Masahiro as Waga Eiryo/Motoura Hideo
- Matsuyuki Yasuko as Naruse Asami
- Takeda Shinji as Sekikawa Yusuke
- Kyono Kotomi as Tadokoro Ayaka
- Nagai Masaru as Yoshimura Masaya
- Matsuoka Shunsuke as Karaki Isamu
- Okada Yoshinori as Miyata Makoto
- Sato Hitomi as Ogihara Reiko
- Natsuyagi Isao as Tadokoro Shigeyoshi
- Ichimura Masachika as Aso Yuzuru
- Akai Hidekazu as Miki Kenichi
- Harada Yoshio as Motoura Chiyokichi
- Watanabe Ken as Imanishi Shuichiro
- Tsuji Kazunaga as Kuroki Hajime
- Serizawa Meijin (芹沢名人) as Noguchi Shingo
- Saito Ryusei as young Motoura Hideo
Guests
- Ishimaru Kenjiro as Sasaki Kenji (ep1,10)
- Akiyama Natsuko as Yuko (ep1,6)
- Sato Megumi as Kirino Kaoru (ep1-2,4)
- Sato Jiro as Miki Hiroshi (ep2-3)
- Otaka Hiroo as a detective (ep2-3)
- Takubo Issei as the Kameda Police Station chief (ep2)
- Tajima Kengo (田島健吾) as the young boy (ep3-4)
- Sato B-saku as the linguist (ep3)
- Moriguchi Yoko as Imanishi Junko (ep3)
- Komoto Masahiro as Shimoda Akira (ep4,7)
- Numata Baku (ep4)
- Nishimura Junji (西村淳二) (ep4)
- Orimoto Junkichi as Kirihara Kojuro (ep4,7)
- Kayashima Narumi as the proprietress of Oya Inn (ep5)
- Saito Yosuke as the Bunkaza manager (ep5)
- Nemoto Ritsuko (根本りつ子) as the proprietress of Club Rain (ep5-6)
- Ito Kojun (伊藤幸純) (ep8)
- Yada Yuzo (矢田有三) (ep8)
- Tanaka Mitsutaka (田中充貴) (ep8)
- Hattori Miyako (服部美也子) (ep8)
- Hatae Kiyoshi (波多江清) (ep8)
- Kanzaki Tomotaka (ep8)
- Omori Akemi as the orphanage manager (ep8)
- Kusanagi Kojiro (草薙幸二郎) as the go player (ep8)
- Fuwa Mansaku (ep8)
- Ito Masayuki as the Nagasaki Citizen Affairs official (ep8)
- Takamura Kohei (高村晃平) (ep9)
- Hirooka Yuriko (ep10)
- Tsuneizumi Tadamichi (常泉忠通) as the village head (ep10)
- Eto Kansai (江藤漢斉) as the village doctor (ep10)
- Kodama Raishin (ep10)
- Iwata Gan (ep10)
- Kase Koichi (加世幸市) (ep10)
- Kato Kazuko as Motoura Fusa (ep10-11)
- Hamachika Takanori (濱近高徳) (ep11)
- Urasaki Hiroshi (浦崎宏) as the school teacher (ep11)
- Yamaoka Hajime (山岡一) (ep11)
- Kasamatsu Bansuke (笠松伴助) (ep11)
- Takagi Yuki (高木優希) (ep11)
Production Credits
- Original story: Matsumoto Seicho
- Producer: Isano Hideki, Setoguchi Katsuaki
- Director: Fukuzawa Katsuo, Kaneko Fuminori, Yamamuro Daisuke
- Screenwriter: Tatsui Yukari
- Music: Senju Akira
Episode Information
Titles
- Ep. 01: Fate begins to sting
- Ep. 02: Witness
- Ep. 03: A sadness that'll never return
- Ep. 04: The puzzle of Kamedake
- Ep. 05: A life of lies begins to crumble
- Ep. 06: The shadow of the detective, fast approaching
- Ep. 07: The secret I would keep forever
- Ep. 08: He begins to hear his father's voice
- Ep. 09: Escape
- Ep. 10: Fate: The final movement, part 1
- Ep. 11: Finale: A fated reunion
Episode Ratings
- Ep 01: 26.3%
- Ep 02: 20.3%
- Ep 03: 19.4%
- Ep 04: 16.7%
- Ep 05: 19.1%
- Ep 06: 18.8%
- Ep 07: 18.6%
- Ep 08: 18.7%
- Ep 09: 15.8%
- Ep 10: 18.2%
- Ep 11: 21.5%
Recognitions
- 40th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor (Nakai Masahiro)
- 40th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Watanabe Ken)
- 40th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Musical Arrangement
- 7th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Drama
- 7th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Actor (Nakai Masahiro)
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