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==Details==
*'''Title: ''' 流星の絆
*'''Title (romaji):''' Ryusei no Kizuna
*'''Also known as:''' Ties of Shooting Stars
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Suspense, bonds, comedy
*'''Episodes:''' 10
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 16.3 (Kanto)
*'''Broadcast network:''' TBS
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2008-Oct-17 to 2008-Dec-19
*'''Air time:''' Friday 22:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Beautiful Days'' by [[Wikipedia:Arashi|Arashi]]<br>
*'''Insert song:''' ''ORION'' by [[Nakashima Mika]]


==Synopsis==
"When we grow up… We'll kill him together". Koichi, Taisuke, and Shizuna are three siblings whose parents had been brutally murdered when they were just in elementary school, and they vowed to avenge their death. Fourteen years later, their vengeful plan unravels countless new facts. A shocking revelation leads to an overwhelmingly emotional ending. What will become of the siblings who have lived their lives solely in reliance of their bond alone? ''[http://www.tbs.co.jp/eng/programsales/drama/tiesofshootingstars.html --TBS]''


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==Cast==
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;<big>Main Role</big>
*[[Ninomiya Kazunari]] as Ariake Koichi
**[[Saito Ryusei]] as young Koichi
*[[Nishikido Ryo]] as Ariake Taisuke
**[[Kakazu Issei]] as young Taisuke
*[[Toda Erika (1988)|Toda Erika]] as Ariake Shizuna
**[[Kumada Sea]] as young Shizuna

;;Togami Family
*[[Kaname Jun]] as Togami Yukinari
*[[Emoto Akira]] as Togami Masayuki
*[[Morishita Aiko]] as Togami Kimiko (ep5-10)
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;;Kanagawa Prefectural Police
*[[Miura Tomokazu]] as Kashiwabara Yasutaka
*[[Shitara Osamu]] as Hagimura Shinji

;;Ariake Family
*[[Terajima Susumu]] as Ariake Yukihiro
*[[Ryo]] as Ariake Toko

;;Yazaki Family
*[[Kunihiro Tomiyuki]] as Yazaki Nobuo (ep3,6)
*[[Aso Yumi]] as Yazaki Toko (ep5,6)

;;Others
*[[Kiritani Kenta]] as Takayama Hisanobu
*[[Omi Toshinori]] as Hayashi George
*[[Nakashima Mika]] as Sagi
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;<big>Guest Role</big>
*[[Sugiura Taiyo]] as Kazuya (ep1,4)
*[[Ikezu Shoko]] as Katsuragi Miwa (ep1)
*[[Muro Tsuyoshi]] as Taisuke's teacher (ep3)
*[[Murasugi Seminosuke]] as Tsukimura Katsuo (ep3-5,8)
*[[Hankai Kazuaki]] as Teranishi (ep3,6)
*[[David Ito]] as Sawai Takehiro (ep4)
*[[Tokunaga Eri]] as Chiemi (ep4)
*[[Tanigawa Shoichiro]] as a restaurant manager (ep5)
*[[Ichihara Kiyohiko]] (市原清彦) as a shopkeeper (ep5)
*[[Kaneda Akio]] as chief clerk (ep7)
*[[Shoji Yusuke]] as Tsujimura (ep7)


==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' [[Higashino Keigo]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Kudo Kankuro]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Isoyama Aki]], [[Nasuda Jun]]
*'''Director:''' [[Kaneko Fuminori]], [[Ishii Yasuharu]]
*'''Music:''' [[Kono Shin]]


==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
! width=500 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Subtitle
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings<br>(Kanto)
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Kansai)
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Nationwide)
|- align=center
| 01 || Higashino Keigo x Kudo Kankuro!<br>The No.1 Tearful, Moving, Epic Mystery || 21.2 || 18.1 || ??.?
|- align=center
| 02 || The Umbrella, the Portrait, and the Mysterious Woman  || 17.3 || 16.1 || ??.?
|- align=center
| 03 || Parents' Secret and the Hashed Meat Prince || 15.0 || 16.1 || ??.?
|- align=center
| 04 || A Memory That is Connected to the Real Perpetrator || 15.6 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 05 || Enemy's Son and the Stolen Flavour || 15.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 06 || We Are Not Real Brothers and Sister || 14.8 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 07 || Our Sister is in Love with the Enemy's Son || 14.5 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 08 || Our Sister's True Self and the Cornered Perpetrator || 11.5 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 09 || Final Confession On the Day the Statute of Limitation Ends || 15.4 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 10 || You Are the Perpetrator!<br>The Fate of the 3 Siblings... A Tearful and Moving Final Episode! || 22.6 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! Average || -- || 16.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|}
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==Recognitions==
*'''2nd [[Tokyo Drama Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actress - [[Toda Erika (1988)|Toda Erika]]
*'''59th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Drama
*'''59th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actor - [[Ninomiya Kazunari]]
*'''59th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actress - [[Toda Erika (1988)|Toda Erika]]
*'''59th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Scriptwriter - [[Kudo Kankuro]]
*'''59th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Directors - [[Kaneko Fuminori]], [[Ishii Yasuharu]]
*'''59th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Theme Song - ''Beautiful days''
*'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Fall 2008):'''  Best Drama
*'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Fall 2008):'''  Best Actor - [[Ninomiya Kazunari]]
*'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Fall 2008):'''  Best Supporting Actor - [[Nishikido Ryo]]
*'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Fall 2008):'''  Best Supporting Actress - [[Toda Erika (1988)|Toda Erika]]


==External Links==
*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/ryuseinokizuna Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:流星の絆#テレビドラマ版|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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