Bartender
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Details
- Title: バーテンダー
- Title (romaji): Bartender
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Drama
- Episodes: 8
- Viewership rating: 10.0 (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: TV Asahi
- Broadcast period: 2011-Feb-04 to 2011-Apr-01
- Air time: Friday 23:15
- Theme song: Lotus by Arashi
Synopsis
Upon return from Paris, Sasakura Ryu spends some time wandering amiss, but after some time he decides to start anew by becoming a bartender. On a daily basis as a bartender, he helps solve the various problems burdening his customers, including work and love and family troubles, one cocktail at a time.
Furthermore, what will happen to the romantic relationship between Ryu, who seeks the best cocktail, and Kurushima Miwa, who is pertinent to his growth as a person. Also in the drama you'll see the fateful showdown between Kuzuhara Ryuichi, referred to as Mr. Perfect, and Master Kase Goro. -- TV Asahi
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Aiba Masaki as Sasakura Ryu
- Kanjiya Shihori as Kurushima Miwa
- Arakawa Yoshiyoshi as Sugiyama Kaoru
- Mitsuishi Ken as Mihashi Jyunji
- Ikezu Shoko as Itsuki Yoko
- Nishi Keiko as Sakura Kotobuki
- Kaneko Nobuaki as Kuzuhara Ryuichi
- Omi Toshinori as Sakura Hajime
- Takenaka Naoto as Kase Goro
- Tsugawa Masahiko as Kurushima Taizo
- Nanami Eri (七海エリ) as part of the editorial staff of Tokyo Wonder Night
- Ishimaru Nanami (石丸奈菜美) as part of the editorial staff of Tokyo Wonder Night
Feautured Guests
- Kurashina Kana as Yamagishi Yukari (ep2)
- Joshima Shigeru as Shimizu (ep2)
- Tsuda Kanji as Oda Kimihiko (ep3)
- Cunning Takeyama as Kitakata Aki (ep4)
- Tanaka Miho as Nanbara (ep4)
- Ashina Sei as Suwa Mari (ep5)
- Muroi Shigeru as Suwa Sanae (ep5)
- Otomo Kohei as Yamanouchi Seiji (ep6)
- Bessho Tetsuya as Hayase Hiroaki (ep7)
- Sato Eriko as Kimishima Rumi (ep7)
- Nishikido Ryo as Hongo Yuji (ep8)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Manga Bartender by Jo Araki (城アラキ)
- Screenwriter: Takahashi Natsuko, Yamaura Masahiro
- Producer: Yokochi Ikuei, Nakagawa Noriko, Oe Tatsuki, Harafuji Kazuteru, Nakazawa Susumu
- Director: Katayama Osamu, Tamura Naoki, Ninomiya Takashi, Shiraishi Kazuya (白石和彌)
- Music: Nakajima Yasuo (中島靖雄)
Episode Information
| Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The man that calls upon the storm VS The legendary hotel king...Forever a bad tasting drink | 11.0 |
| 2 | The dangerous all female get together...The astonishingly beautiful best friend's secret | 10.6 |
| 3 | A 40-year old woman decides against marriage!! Period of popularity arrives...the miraculous cocktail | 10.9 |
| 4 | The cocktail full of the tearful poison...The 12 o-clock Kabukicho Cinderella | 09.2 |
| 5 | I won't accept you as my mother!! The last drink left for the daughter of Ginza's Empress hostess | 08.9 |
| 6 | That person gave me courage…Now I can make the best drink | 08.8 |
| 7 | The final chapter!! Goodbye…my last days at Lapin | 09.1 |
| 8 | Finishing tonight!! The last drink I dedicate to you…even if I don't ever get to see you again | 11.7 |
| Average | 10.0 | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
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