Engine
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Details
- Title: エンジン
- Title (English): Engine
- Genre: Love, comedy
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 22.42%
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2005-Apr-18 to 2005-Jun-27
- Air time: Monday 21:00
- Theme song: I Can See Clearly Now by Jimmy Cliff
Synopsis
Jiro Kanzaki is an F3000 test driver blessed with acute sensitivity and breathtaking driving techniques. He's a daredevil who feels no fear driving at speeds that even top racers dare not attempt. But unexpected trouble forces this world-famous racer to leave his team and return to Japan for the first time in years. Until he finds a new job as a racer, Jiro decides to stay with his parents. What awaits Jiro there is his hardheaded father, his nagging sister, the 12 children of the foster home his father runs, a snobbish male nurse, and a stubborn female nurse who likes to daydream about her life.
Jiro's return home brings a breath of fresh air that influences the people around him. However, he is still unaware that he too will eventually be influenced to change the way he thinks and lives. -- Fuji TV
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Cast
- Kimura Takuya as Kanzaki Jiro
- Koyuki as Mizukoshi Tomomi
- Sakai Masato as Torii Motoichiro
- Matsushita Yuki as Kanzaki Chihiro
- Harada Yoshio as Kanzaki Takeshi
- Takashima Reiko as Ushikubo Eiko
- Izumiya Shigeru as Ichinose Chinsaku
- Okamoto Aya as Suenaga Tamaki
- Kadono Takuzo as Haruyama Mario
- Aoki Shinsuke as Sugawara Hiroto
- Ishigaki Yuma as Ibuki Tetsuya
- Kokusho Sayuri (Harumi's mother)
- Shimada Kyusaku (Daisuke's father)
- Asaka Mayumi (Daisuke's mother)
- Seto Yoichiro guest
- Miura Mayu (ep10)
- Miyata Daizo (ep11)
The Children of Kaze no Oka Home
- Ueno Juri as Hoshino Misae
- Toda Erika as Hida Harumi
- Kaho as Ninomiya Yukie
- Ishida Hoshi as Shioya Daisuke
- Ohira Natsumi as Taguchi Nao
- Arioka Daiki as Sonobe Toru
- Nakajima Yuto as Kusama Shuhei
- Kosugi Moichiro as Hirayama Morio
- Sato Miku as Sonobe Aoi
- Hirota Ryohei as Tone Akira
- Komuro Yuta as Kanemura Shunta
- Oka Mayu as Komori Nanae
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Inoue Yumiko
- Producer: Makino Tadashi, Iwata Yuji
- Director: Nishitani Hiroshi, Hirano Shin
- Music: Kanno Yugo
Awards
- 45th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress: Koyuki
- 9th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (2005-06): Best Drama
Review
A New Dimension to Kimura Takuya
'The story of a race car driver who meets a woman that changes his life', this was what I thought this drama was going to be about since Kimura Takuya's other dramas have always had romance making up a large part of the plot. However, this drama was not like that. Instead, the major focus of the story was the kids of Kaze no Oka. Each episode focuses on a different child.
We see a different part of Kimura Takuya in this drama and it's definitely something very heart-warming. He does so well in portraying the laid-back, at times immature, but thoughtful and caring Kanzaki Jiro. He brings a different point of view for the children and his way with dealing with their problems was sweet. Koyuki, on the other hand, plays Tomomi-sensei, a very uptight teacher that cares very much for the kids, but doesn't really understand them as Jiro could. As the drama progresses, we see changes in the way that Tomomi-sensei deals with the children.
Even though romance wasn't a significant part of the story, I felt that I enjoyed the short, but sweet and oftentimes funny interaction between Kimura and Koyuki. Excellent drama. The cast acted wonderfully, especially the children, and some parts of the story will surely bring a tear or two to your eyes.
- Rating: 5/5 (Life-Altering)
Episode Information
Episode | Subtitle | Rating (Kanto) |
---|---|---|
01 | Enter the 13th Child | 25.3% |
02 | Start from Zero | 22.5% |
03 | A Day with One's Future at Stake | 19.6% |
04 | Trivial Confession | 23.1% |
05 | Our Secret | 22.3% |
06 | 17-year-old Bride | 21.5% |
07 | The Home Closes! | 22.2% |
08 | Bye-bye, Jiro | 21.5% |
09 | Sink or Swim | 21.8% |
10 | Last Run | 22.5% |
11 | Winning Run | 24.3% |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
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