Olympic no Minoshirokin
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Details
- Title: オリンピックの身代金
- Title (romaji): Olympic no Minoshirokin
- Format: Tanpatsu
- Genre: Suspense
- Episodes: 2
- Viewership rating: 13.9%
- Broadcast network: TV Asahi
- Broadcast period: 2013-Nov-30 to 2013-Dec-01
- Air time: 21:00-23:21 / 21:00-23:10
Synopsis
Based on the same-titled novel, the drama is set in the year 1964, the year the Olympics were held in Tokyo. A nation trying to rebuild its economy post world war II, Japan was eager to show the world what it had to offer. Amidst all the excitement and enthusiasm, two fires had broken out consecutively; at the private residence of the Chief of Police, Suga Shuichiro, and then at the Nakano Police Academy. However, both incidents were hushed up, and even Detective Ochiai Masao, from Division One MPD (Metropolitan Police Department) had to find out about it from his fellow colleague. Ochiai was puzzled as to why no investigations were being carried out and it soon came to light that prior to the first fire at the Chief's home, a threatening letter had been sent to the MPD. In view of the upcoming Olympics, everyone at the MPD were feeling jittery over the letter and the arson, and thus a team was set up to ensure the safety of the public during the event.
Ochiai and his team mates were to carry out the investigation secretly. Information came to Ochiai, that some 25 tubes of dynamite were stolen from a gunpowder factory. While questioning the owner, Ochiai was introduced to Shimazaki Kunio, a poor student from Akita prefecture, attending Tokyo University and working part-time there. Suspecting him of the crime, Ochiai started digging around into Shimazaki's life and was surprised to find out that his own sister, Yumi, was actually dating Shimazaki!
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Cast
- Takenouchi Yutaka as Ochiai Masao
- Matsuyama Kenichi as Shimazaki Kunio
- Kuroki Meisa as Ochiai Yumi
- Amami Yuki as Kasahara Eiko
- Eikura Nana as Tsukioka Midori
- Esumi Makiko as Professor Hamano
- Emoto Akira asYamada Shinichi
- Osugi Ren as Tanaka Seiji
- Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Nii Kaoru
- Karasawa Toshiaki as Sato Shigeo
- Kishibe Ittoku as Suga Shuichiro
- Kiritani Kenta as Yabutani Kiyoshi
- Kunimura Jun as Oba Genzo
- Saito Takumi as Iwamura Takashi
- Sasano Takashi as Murata Tomekira
- Sawamura Ikki as Tamari Minoru
- Hayami Mokomichi as Suga Tadashi
- Fukiishi Kazue as Ochiai Harumi
- Aijima Kazuyuki as Shimazaki Hatsuo
- Iida Kisuke as Sawano Hisao
- Ishida Takuya as Terada
- Ishibashi Anna as Keiko
- Izumiya Shigeru as Kin
- Imai Masayuki as Policeman
- Emoto Tasuku as Yamamoto
- Endo Kaname as Kurohashi Tetsuo
- Kakizawa Hayato as Kawai
- Kusabue Mitsuko as Shimazaki Umeko
- Kurokawa Tomoka as Kobayashi Yoshiko
- Kondo Yoshimasa as Sasaki
- Sasaki Sumie as Yone
- Suzuki Kazuma as Yano
- Tanaka Tetsushi as Kitano
- Tanaka Yoji as Shiono
- Terajima Susumu
- Toda Keiko as Chiyo
- Nakamoto Ken (中本賢) as Mori Takuro
- Nishioka Tokuma
- Hara Sachie as Shimazaki Kiyoko
- Harada Ryuji as Suga Masaru
- Hino Yojin as Kajimoto
- Hiraizumi Sei as Stationmaster
- Bengal as Sushi Shop owner
- Maekawa Yasuyuki
- Mitsuishi Ken as Miyashita Daikichi
- Musaka Naomasa as Higuchi
- Muroi Shigeru as Akemi
- Yamaguchi Tomomitsu as Kazama
- Watanabe Ikkei
- Watanabe Dai as Yonemura Shigeru
- Watanabe Tetsu as Runba
Production Credits
- Original writing: Novel by Okuda Hideo (奥田英朗)
- Producers: Funatsu Koichi, Oe Tatsuki, Iida Sayaka, Tsubaki Norikazu (椿宜和)
- Director: Fujita Meiji
- Music: Sawada Kan