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Yell

Details

• Title: エール
• Title (English): Yell
• Format: Renzoku
• Genre: Drama
• Episodes: 120
• Viewership ratings: Avg: 20.1%, high: 22.1%
• Broadcast network: NHK
• Broadcast period: 2020-Mar-30 to 2020-Nov-27
• Air time: Monday - Friday 08:00
• Theme song: Hoshikage no Yell by GReeeeN

Synopsis

Yell is based on the composer Koseki Yuji whose music was beloved in the turbulent time of the Showa era.

Koyama Yuichi is the eldest son of a long established kimono shop in Fukushima, he's a shy and clumsy boy that tends to be bullied. However, when he start composing music at the recommendation of his teacher, he demonstrates his talent. He dreams of becoming a composer.

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Cast

Koyama Family Kubota Masataka as Koyama Yuichi Ishida Sera as young Yuichi Karasawa Toshiaki as Koyama Saburo (Yuichi's father) Kikuchi Momoko as Koyama Masa (Yuichi's mother) Sakumoto Takara as Koyama Koji (Yuichi's younger brother) Yunho as young Koji Furukawa Kotone as Koyama Hana (Yuichi's daughter) Nemoto Maharu as 11-year-old Hana Tanaka Noa as 4-year-old Hana Murata Sayuri (村田さゆみ) as baby Hana Adachi Shoma (安達聖真) as Kirishima Yuta (Hana's son) Tsukao Ouga as young Yuta Tanaka Yua as Kirishima An (Hana's daughter) Sekiuchi Family Nikaido Fumi as Sekiuchi Oto Shimizu Kaho as young Oto Mitsuishi Ken as Sekiuchi Yasutaka (Oto's father) Yakushimaru Hiroko as Sekiuchi Mitsuko (Oto's mother) Matsui Rena as Sekiuchi Gin (Oto's elder sister) Honma Toito (本間叶愛) as young Gin Mori Nana as Sekiuchi Ume (Oto's younger sister) Niitsu Chise as young Ume Okuno Eita as Kaburagi Tomohiko (Gin's husband) Gondo Family Moriyama Shuichiro (森山周一郎) as Gondo Genzo (Masa's father) Mita Kazuyo (三田和代) as Gondo Yae (Masa's mother) Kazama Morio as Gondo Mohei (Masa's elder brother) Todo Family Moriyama Naotaro as Todo Kiyoharu (Yuichi's elementary school teacher) Endo Tatsuo as Todo Harukichi (Kiyoharu's father) Usami Kento (宇佐美謙仁) as Todo Kenta (Kiyoharu's son) Sato Family Yamazaki Ikusaburo as Sato Hisashi (Yuichi's classmate) Yamaguchi Taiki (山口太幹) as young Hisashi Hyuga Joe as Sato Yaichi (Hisashi's father) Kurokawa Mei as Sato Reiko (Hisashi's stepmother) Ikezu Shoko as Sachiyo (Family helper) Murano Family Nakamura Aoi as Murano Tetsuo / Taisho (Yuichi's friend) Komie Taiga as young Tetsuo Yamamoto Hiroshi as Murano Yoshiharu (Tetsuo's father) Ensou Kiyomi as Murano Fukiko (Tetsuo's mother) Izumisawa Yuuki as Mikami (Murano) Norio (Tetsuo's younger brother) Miura Toma (三浦透馬) as young Norio Seki Megumi as Mikami Tamiko (Norio's wife) Takeuchi Ichika (竹内一加) as Mikami Akio (Norio's elder son) Torigoe Soma as Mikami Takeo (Norio's younger son) Kimono Shop "Kitaichi" Sugawara Daikichi as Ogawara Takahiko (Employee) Shimizu Shin as Kuwata Hiroto (Employee) Tanaka Taketo as Oikawa Shizuo (Employee) People at Fukushima Otsu Hiroki (大津尋葵) as Kusuda Shiro (Yuichi's classmate) Hosoi Kota as young Shiro Tamura Tsuguru (田村継) as Taro (Yuichi's classmate) Serizawa Tateto as Nitta (Yuichi's teacher) Makita Sports as Hatakeyama (Hatakeyama Farm's owner) Kakimaru Michie (柿丸美智恵) as Hatakeyama's wife Shida Mirai as Hatakeyama Makiko People at Kawamata, Fukushima Aijima Kazuyuki as Ochiai Goro (Kawamata Bank manager) Matsuo Satoru as Suzuki Renpei (Kawamata Bank officer) Horiuchi Keiko as Kikuchi Shoko (Kawamata Bank clerk) Mochizuki Ayumu as Matsuzaka Kanta (Kawamata Bank officer) Hotta Mayu as Tomi → Shizu (Yuichi's classmate) Shiratori Tamaki as young Tomi Arifuku Masashi as Priest

People at Toyohashi, Aichi Naito Tomoya as Koiwai (Oto's principal) Uno Shohei as Kumagai (Oto's teacher) Tanaka Rine (田中理念) as Kanzaki Ryoko (Oto's classmate) Shinohara Yukiko as Kanzaki Masu (Ryoko's mother) Ohta Rikako (太田梨香子) as Tae (Oto's classmate) Shibasaki Kou as Futaura Tamaki (Opera singer) Yoshihara Mitsuo (吉原光夫) as Iwaki Shinpei Furukawa Yuta as Mitarai Seitaro (Oto's music teacher) Hirata Mitsuru as Uchikoshi Kinsuke (week 2 guest) Columbus Records Shimura Ken (志村けん) as Oyamada Kozo (Composer) Kawashima Junya as Saruhashi Shigezo (Kozo's attendant) Furuta Arata as Hatsukaichi Homare (Director) Noda Yojiro as Kogarashi Masato (Composer) Masuyama Kayano as Sugiyama Akane (Secretary) Sakuragi Kenichi (桜木健一) as Oda Kazuo (Technician) Kakizawa Hayato as Yamafuji Taro (Singer) Tsubone Yuto as Torada Kumajiro (Singer) Tokyo Imperial Music School Kominami Mayuko (小南満佑子) as Natsume Chizuko Takada Shoko as Teacher Shimizu Hazuki as Tsutsui Kiyoko Kanazawa Miho as Imamura Kazuko Kiyose Yaeko (清瀬やえこ) as Sawada Toyoko Nakayama Kyuichiro (中山求一郎) as Nishida Hiroshi Isahaya Kosaku (諫早幸作) as Inoue Akira Cafe Bamboo Nomaguchi Toru as Katori Tamotsu Naka Riisa as Katori Megumi Cafe Papillon Kurosawa Asuka as Mama Iriyama Noriko as Kihoko Konno Anna (今野杏南) as Emiko Tachibana Eri (立花恵理) as Aiko Oto's Music Class Santoki Soma as Umene Hiroya Togawa Ryo as young Hiroya Tokunaga Eri as Umene Tokiko (Hiroya's mother) Hara Suzuko (原涼子) as Sachiko Mori Miria (森美理愛) as young Sachiko Ueno Riko (上野莉子) as Shizuko Sasagawa Kanon (笹川椛音) as young Shizuko Obara Juri (小原樹里) as Setsuko Goto Hanon (伍藤はのん) as young Setsuko Ishii Yuna (石井友奈) as Sumiko Others in Tokyo Morita Kokoro as Sueyoshi Yui / Miyuki Ayako (Ume's childhood friend) Oguma Moeri (小熊萌凜) as young Yui Inoue Nozomi (井上希美) as Fujimaru (Singer) Miura Takahiro as Tanaka Takashi (Waseda University) Saito Yoshiki (斎藤嘉樹) as Sato Kotaro (Waseda University) Okabe Dai (岡部大) as Tanoue Goro (Yuichi's disciple) Ito Asahi as Takenaka Wataru (Baseball teen) Miyazawa Hio as Kirishima Akira (Singer) Matsudai Kouya as Ken (War Orphan) Asakawa Daiji as young Ken Yamanaka Takashi as Amano Hiroshi (Ramen Seller) Hirooka Yuriko as Bertomas Hanyu (Music Teacher) People during the War Minemura Rie as Sasaki Katsukou (Women's Association leader) Imamura Yuki (今村有希) as Harue (Women's Association leader) Okabayashi Keiko (岡林桂子) as Kaoru (Women's Association member) Komatsu Kazushige as Nakai Junichi (Painter/Soldier) Ohuchi Atsuwo as Mizuno Shinpei (Writer/Soldier) Yamasaki Jun as Kanda Noriaki (Soldier) Kondo Fuku (近藤フク) as Azuma Jiro (Soldier) Hagiwara Riku as Kishimoto Kazutoshi (Soldier) Katagiri Jin as Ohkura Kenzo (War Correspondent) People at Nagasaki Yoshioka Hidetaka as Nagata Takeshi (Doctor) Nakamura Yuri as Nagata Yurika (Takeshi's younger sister) NHK Broadcasting Station Mochida Shoji as Hatsuta Isao (NHK Employee) Itagaki Mizuki as Shigemori Tadashi (NHK Employee) Himura Yuki as Kasugabe (NHK Employee) Kitamura Yukiya as Ikeda Jiro (Playwright)

Production Credits

• Narrator: Tsuda Kenjiro
• Screenwriter: Hayashi Koji, Shimizu Yukako, Shimada Ureha
• Executive Producer: Tsuchiya Katsuhiro (土屋勝裕)
• Producer: Konishi Chieko (小西千栄子), Kobayashi Yasuko (小林泰子), Doi Miki (土居美希), Kawaguchi Shunsuke
• Director: Yoshida Teruyuki, Shoen Takehiro (松園武大), Hashizume Shinichiro
• Music: Segawa Eishi

Recognitions

• 29th Hashida Awards (2021): Grand Prix - Yell
• 29th Hashida Awards (2021): Hashida Award - Nikaido Fumi
• 24th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (2020): Best Supporting Actress - Nikaido Fumi
• 106th Television Drama Academy Awards (2020): Best Actor - Kubota Masataka
• 106th Television Drama Academy Awards (2020): Best Supporting Actress - Nikaido Fumi
• 106th Television Drama Academy Awards (2020): Best Director - Yoshida Teruyuki, Shoen Takehiro (松園武大), Hashizume Shinichiro
• 106th Television Drama Academy Awards (2020): Best Theme song - Hoshikage no Yell by GReeeeN

Notes

• The filming of Yell was halted from April to mid June 2020 due to COVID-19. Due to more time was needed to implement new measures during the filming and recording, the production was shortened from the original planned 130 episodes to 120 episodes.

External Links

• Official site
• Japanese Wikipedia
• English Wikipedia

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