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[[Image:Ao no Jidai.jpg|thumb|270px|Ao no Jidai]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 青の時代
*'''Title (romaji):''' Ao no Jidai
*'''Also known as:''' Blue Days / La Periode Bleue / Time of Youth / The Misfits
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Human drama
*'''Episodes:''' 11
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 15.5
*'''Broadcast network:''' TBS
*'''Broadcast period:''' 1998-Jul-03 to 1998-Sep-11
*'''Air time:''' Friday 21:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Ao no Jidai'' by [[Wikipedia:Kinki Kids|KinKi Kids]]

==Synopsis==
Abandoned by his mother and having had to fend for himself, Ryuu is one of many Japanese youths that have turned to a life of petty crime in order to survive in Japanese society. Life on the streets has given him a tough exterior, but it is his kind heart and his dislike for what he has become that wins over a local beauty and helps him take his first steps towards a better life. When an overzealous and less than ethical police inspector fingers Ryuu for a crime he didn't commit, he is resigned to accept his fate. However, help emerges from an unexpected source to give him the strength to fight for his freedom: a victim of one of his past crimes. ''--TBS''

==Cast==
*[[Domoto Tsuyoshi]] as Ryuu
*[[Kamikawa Takaya]]
*[[Okina Megumi]]
*[[Ando Masanobu]]
*[[Kohashi Kenji]]
*[[Yoshizawa Hisashi]]
*[[Shimura Togo]] (志村東吾)
*[[Shinohara Ryoko]]
*[[Toyohara Kosuke]]
*[[Morimoto Leo]]
*[[Fubuki Jun]]
*[[Yamamoto Kei]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Komatsu Eriko]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Ito Kazuhiro]]
*'''Directors:''' [[Matsubara Hiroshi]], [[Nasuda Jun]], [[Katayama Osamu]]
*'''Music:''' [[Senju Akira]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/drama_archive/aonojidai/ TBS Drama Archive]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.28.htm JDorama.com]

[[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama1998]] [[Category:TBS]]