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[[Image:Shourou.jpg|frame|Floating Lanterns]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 精霊流し
*'''Title (romaji):''' Shoro Nagashi
*'''Also known as:''' Floating Lanterns
*'''Tagline:''' あなたを忘れない / Anata wo Wasurenai / I'll Never Forget You
*'''Format:''' Yorudora
*'''Genre:''' Human drama
*'''Episodes:''' 16 (15 mins each, 4 weeks)
*'''Broadcast network:''' NHK
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2002-Nov-11 to 2002-Dec-05
*'''Air time:''' Monday through Thursday at 23:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Shoro Nagashi'' by Sada Masashi

==Synopsis==
The 5th NHK Yorudora is ''Shoro Nagashi.''  This is a term that refers to floating lanterns that are sent down the river during [[Wikipedia:Obon|O-bon]] to honor deceased loved ones.

It's the summer of 1982.  Singer-songwriter Sakurai Masahiko returns home to Nagasaki so he can participate in sending off the floating lanterns during O-bon.  It's the first O-bon since his beloved aunt, Setsuko, has died.  Before the festival, Masahiko is approached for an interview with a magazine, which makes him remember all of his happiest memories, and all of his most bittersweet ones as well.  This is a heart-warming tale of love, life and death and the memories all of those leave with us.

-- ''translated from excerpts of NHK synopsis by'' '''[[User:Awrittensin|awrittensin]]

==Cast==
*[[Sakaguchi Kenji]]
*[[Nakamura Shunsuke]]
*[[Miyazaki Yoshiko]]
*[[Nezu Jinpachi]]
*[[Fubuki Jun]]
*[[Sano Shiro]]
*[[Niiyama Chiharu]]
*[[Takizawa Saori]]
*[[Seki Keisuke]]
*[[Matsumoto Jun (female)|Matsumoto Jun]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' [[Sada Masashi]] (さだまさし)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Ichikawa Shinichi]] (市川森一)
*'''Director:''' [[Nakayama Shuichi]] (中山秀一)
*'''Music:''' [[Hattori Takayuki]]

==Episode Titles (by Week)==
*'''Week 1:''' When the Journey Began
*'''Week 2:''' "When We Met
*'''Week 3:''' When We Parted
*'''Week 4:''' When We Were Born

-- ''translated by'' '''[[User:Awrittensin|awrittensin]]'''

==External Links==
*[[Wikipedia:ja:精霊流し〜あなたを忘れない〜|Japanese Wikipedia]]

[[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama2002]] [[Category:NHK]][[Category:NHK Yorudora]]

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