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==Details== | ==Details== | ||
*'''Title (English):''' CHANGE | *'''Title (English):''' CHANGE | ||
*'''Format:''' Renzoku | *'''Format:''' Renzoku | ||
| − | *'''Genre:''' | + | *'''Genre:''' Drama, political |
*'''Episodes:''' 10 | *'''Episodes:''' 10 | ||
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 21.7 (Kanto) | *'''Viewership ratings:''' 21.7 (Kanto) | ||
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When the Prime Minister was forced to resign over allegation of sexual harrassment, Kanbayashi concocted the idea of nominating the inept Keita to run for the party's leadership and thereby becoming the next Prime Minister as he thought it would be easy to manipulate him and work the situation to his own advantage so he would become the next PM when Keita failed. However, the sincerity and hard work of Keita soon won over every sceptic and as Kanbayashi found out, he was not a puppet on his strings. Kanbayashi had to come up with another scheme to destroy Keita. How far would he go to realize his ambition? Could he succeed? | When the Prime Minister was forced to resign over allegation of sexual harrassment, Kanbayashi concocted the idea of nominating the inept Keita to run for the party's leadership and thereby becoming the next Prime Minister as he thought it would be easy to manipulate him and work the situation to his own advantage so he would become the next PM when Keita failed. However, the sincerity and hard work of Keita soon won over every sceptic and as Kanbayashi found out, he was not a puppet on his strings. Kanbayashi had to come up with another scheme to destroy Keita. How far would he go to realize his ambition? Could he succeed? | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
[[File:CHANGE-chart.jpg|thumb|400px|Correlation chart]] | [[File:CHANGE-chart.jpg|thumb|400px|Correlation chart]] | ||
| − | *[[Kimura Takuya]] as Asakura Keita | + | *[[Kimura Takuya (1972)|Kimura Takuya]] as Asakura Keita |
| − | *[[Fukatsu Eri]] as Miyama Rika | + | *[[Fukatsu Eri (Actress)|Fakatsu Eri]] as Miyama Rika |
*[[Terao Akira]] as Kanbayashi Shoichi | *[[Terao Akira]] as Kanbayashi Shoichi | ||
*[[Abe Hiroshi]] as Nirasawa Katsutoshi | *[[Abe Hiroshi]] as Nirasawa Katsutoshi | ||
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*[[Kazama Morio]] as Kondo Mitsuki | *[[Kazama Morio]] as Kondo Mitsuki | ||
*[[Nakamura Atsuo]] as Onoda Asao | *[[Nakamura Atsuo]] as Onoda Asao | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Koyama Shigeru]] as Nihei Sakae |
*[[Obayashi Takeshi]] as Kakiuchi Tatsuhiko | *[[Obayashi Takeshi]] as Kakiuchi Tatsuhiko | ||
*[[Ishiguro Ken]] as Ubukata Tsuneo | *[[Ishiguro Ken]] as Ubukata Tsuneo | ||
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*'''Associate producer:''' [[Ishihara Takashi]] | *'''Associate producer:''' [[Ishihara Takashi]] | ||
*'''Director:''' [[Sawada Kensaku]] (ep1-2,5,8,10), [[Hirano Shin]] (ep3-4,6-7,9) | *'''Director:''' [[Sawada Kensaku]] (ep1-2,5,8,10), [[Hirano Shin]] (ep3-4,6-7,9) | ||
| − | *'''Music:''' [[Nobuchika Teruyuki]] | + | *'''Music:''' [[Nobuchika Teruyuki]] |
==Episode Information== | ==Episode Information== | ||
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==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
*'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Spring 2008):''' Best Drama | *'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Spring 2008):''' Best Drama | ||
| − | *'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Spring 2008):''' Best Actor - [[Kimura Takuya]] | + | *'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Spring 2008):''' Best Actor - [[Kimura Takuya (1972)|Kimura Takuya]] |
| − | *'''57th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actor: [[Kimura Takuya]] | + | *'''57th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actor: [[Kimura Takuya (1972)|Kimura Takuya]] |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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{{SeasonRing|Fuji TV|[[Getsuku (Fuji TV)|Monday 21:00]]|Winter 2008|[[Bara no nai Hanaya]]|Summer 2008|[[Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu]]}} | {{SeasonRing|Fuji TV|[[Getsuku (Fuji TV)|Monday 21:00]]|Winter 2008|[[Bara no nai Hanaya]]|Summer 2008|[[Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu]]}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Political]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 26 August 2026
For the 1998 TV Asahi renzoku, see Change.
Contents
Details
- Title (English): CHANGE
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Drama, political
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership ratings: 21.7 (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2008-May-12 to 2008-Jul-14
- Air time: Monday 21:00
- Theme song: Miles Away by Madonna
Synopsis
With the deaths of ruling party's Fukuoka Member of Parliament and his eldest son, his heir apparent, in an plane accident, a by-election had to be held right away and, Kanbayashi Masaichi, the House secretary of the ruling party,conceived the idea of fielding the second son, Asakura Keita, and sent his secretary Miyama Rika to complete the task.
Keita was an elementary school teacher in Nagano and his hobby was star gazing.He had no interest in politics. At Rika's persuasion and the pressure of his family, he reluctantly agreed to run for office but with no intention of winning. However, with the help of Nirasawa Katsutoshi, an election strategist, he went on to win by a narrow margin of just 164 votes.
When the Prime Minister was forced to resign over allegation of sexual harrassment, Kanbayashi concocted the idea of nominating the inept Keita to run for the party's leadership and thereby becoming the next Prime Minister as he thought it would be easy to manipulate him and work the situation to his own advantage so he would become the next PM when Keita failed. However, the sincerity and hard work of Keita soon won over every sceptic and as Kanbayashi found out, he was not a puppet on his strings. Kanbayashi had to come up with another scheme to destroy Keita. How far would he go to realize his ambition? Could he succeed?
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Kimura Takuya as Asakura Keita
- Fakatsu Eri as Miyama Rika
- Terao Akira as Kanbayashi Shoichi
- Abe Hiroshi as Nirasawa Katsutoshi
- Kato Rosa as Miyamoto Hikaru
- Horiuchi Keiko as Tsukioka Rumiko
- Kazama Morio as Kondo Mitsuki
- Nakamura Atsuo as Onoda Asao
- Koyama Shigeru as Nihei Sakae
- Obayashi Takeshi as Kakiuchi Tatsuhiko
- Ishiguro Ken as Ubukata Tsuneo
- Fuji Sumiko as Asakura Takae
- Nishimura Masahiko as Momosaka Tetsuya
- Hiraizumi Sei as Gunji Hideo
- Yajima Kenichi as Nishi Seiji
- Suzuki Kosuke as Akiyama Taro Kansuke
- Ohkura Koji as Danbara Dan
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Fukuda Yasushi
- Producer: Goto Hiroyuki, Shimizu Kazuyuki
- Associate producer: Ishihara Takashi
- Director: Sawada Kensaku (ep1-2,5,8,10), Hirano Shin (ep3-4,6-7,9)
- Music: Nobuchika Teruyuki
Episode Information
| Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) | Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A grade school teacher will change Japan!? An amateur politician becomes the youngest prime minister in history!! |
23.8 | 28.3 | ??.? |
| 02 | The Prince of Congress' first experience | 23.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | Tonight, the Prime Minister is born!! | 22.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | The Prime Minister bullied around | 19.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | The incident on the Prime Minister's day off | 19.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | Love scandal | 19.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | A shocking conclusion!! The Prime Minister disappears | 20.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | Goodbye, and then retaliation | 19.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | Shock! The Prime Minister collapses | 22.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | Farewell, Prime Minister Asakura's tearful last message 22 minutes on live national TV |
27.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | -- | 21.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
- Episode 7 was 15 minutes longer than the regular episodes.
- Episode 10 was 30 minutes longer than the regular episodes.
- Because of a late start, episodes 8 and onward were actually aired during the typical Summer 2008 season.
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Awards
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2008): Best Drama
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2008): Best Actor - Kimura Takuya
- 57th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor: Kimura Takuya
External Links