Himawari (TBS)
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Details
- Title: ひまわり
- Title (romaji): Himawari
- Also known as: Sunflower
- Tagline: 夏目雅子２７年の生涯と母の愛
- Tagline (romaji): Masako Natsume 27-sai no Shougai to Haha no Ai
- Format: Tanpatsu
- Genre: Human drama
- Viewership ratings: 13.6
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast date: 2007-Sep-16
- Air time: Sunday 21:00
Synopsis
Based on the book 'Futari no Masako' by Odate Sue, the drama will be about the life of actress Masako Natsume, who died of leukemia in 1985 at the age of 27. Tokyograph
Masako Odate is an only daughter who aspires to be an actress. She wants to understand the lives of others and experience their pain and joy. Overcoming her mother's objections, she enters the entertainment world, only to find herself woefully unsuccessful.
A new opportunity as a character girl appears. But this time, her mother makes her choose between her dream and the Odate family name, leading to the birth of 'Natsume Masako'!
Masako went on to become one of Japan's most successful actress of the 80's, but her life was cut tragically short with the diagnosis of acute leukemia. Despite the latest methods of treatment for the time, she died on November 9th, 1985.
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Cast
- Nakama Yukie as Natsume (Odate) Masako
- Yagi Yuki as the young Masako
- Mita Yoshiko as Odate Sue
- Kishibe Ittoku as Odate Munekazu
- Kaneko Ken as Odate Kazuo
- Ishiguro Hideo as Odate Toshiaki
- Shimizu Shuto (清水志優人) as the young Toshiaki
- Ogata Naoto as Ijuuin Shizu
- Hasegawa Hatsunori
- Okamori Akira (岡森諦)
- Tanaka Yoshiko
- Takeda Tetsuya
- Enjoji Aya
- Mano Yuko
- Ran Issei (乱一世)
- Yamazaki Satohiro (山崎聡弘)
- Yasoda Yuichi
- Ichikawa Isamu
- Muto Akiko (武藤晃子)
- Yamazaki Nobuo (嶋崎伸夫)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Novel Futari no Masako by Odate Sue (小達スエ)
- Screenwriter: Sato Shimako
- Producer: Matsubara Hiroshi, Shimizu Masaya (清水雅哉)
- Director: Takezono Hajime