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==Details==
 
==Details==
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==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
The story begins with the deaths of ruling party's Fukuoka legislator and his eldest son, his heir apparent, in an accident. It is decided that a by-election will be held, and Kanbayashi Masaichi, the leader of the ruling party, and secretary Miyama Rika conceive the idea of fielding the second son, Asakura Keita, who had been renounced by his father.
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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.
  
After Keita graduated from senior high school, he went on to a university in Nagano because he wanted to live in a place with beautiful stars, and eventually became an elementary school teacher over there. Well-liked by children and satisfied with his beloved star gazing, Keita has no interest in the world of politics. However, at Rika's persuasion and the pressure of his family, he reluctantly decides to announce his candidacy.
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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.
  
Upon returning to Fukuoka, Keita is given a hearty welcome by supporters. The election strategist, Nirasawa Katsutoshi, arrives there. He is guided by the notion "election is the only permitted legal war" and begins Keita's election campaign. --''jade_frost''
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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?
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==User/Viewer Ratings==
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<vote type=1/>
  
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
 
[[File:CHANGE-chart.jpg|thumb|400px|Correlation chart]]
 
[[File:CHANGE-chart.jpg|thumb|400px|Correlation chart]]
*[[Kimura Takuya]] as Asakura Keita
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*[[Kimura Takuya (1972)|Kimura Takuya]] as Asakura Keita
*[[Fukatsu Eri]] as Miyama Rika
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*[[Fukatsu Eri (Actress)|Fakatsu Eri]] as Miyama Rika
*[[Terao Akira]] as Kanbayashi Shouichi
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*[[Terao Akira]] as Kanbayashi Shoichi
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*[[Abe Hiroshi]] as Nirasawa Katsutoshi
 
*[[Kato Rosa]] as Miyamoto Hikaru
 
*[[Kato Rosa]] as Miyamoto Hikaru
*[[Horiuchi Keiko]] (堀内敬子) as Tsukioka Rumiko
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*[[Horiuchi Keiko]] as Tsukioka Rumiko
 
*[[Kazama Morio]] as Kondo Mitsuki
 
*[[Kazama Morio]] as Kondo Mitsuki
*[[Ito Shiro]] as Ukai Takehiko
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*[[Nakamura Atsuo]] as Onoda Asao
*[[Nakamura Atsuo]] (中村敦夫) as Onoda Asao
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*[[Kouyama Shigeru]] as Nihei Sakae
*[[Koyama Shigeru]] (神山繁) as Nihei Sakae
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*[[Obayashi Takeshi]] as Kakiuchi Tatsuhiko
*[[Ohbayashi Takeshi]] (大林丈史) as Kakiuchi Tatsuhiko
 
 
*[[Ishiguro Ken]] as Ubukata Tsuneo
 
*[[Ishiguro Ken]] as Ubukata Tsuneo
 
*[[Fuji Sumiko]] as Asakura Takae
 
*[[Fuji Sumiko]] as Asakura Takae
*[[Abe Hiroshi]] as Nirasawa Katsutoshi
 
 
*[[Nishimura Masahiko]] as Momosaka Tetsuya
 
*[[Nishimura Masahiko]] as Momosaka Tetsuya
 
*[[Hiraizumi Sei]] as Gunji Hideo
 
*[[Hiraizumi Sei]] as Gunji Hideo
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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]] (延近輝之)
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*'''Music:''' [[Nobuchika Teruyuki]]
  
 
==Episode Information==
 
==Episode Information==
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*Because of a late start, episodes 8 and onward were actually aired during the typical Summer 2008 season.
 
*Because of a late start, episodes 8 and onward were actually aired during the typical Summer 2008 season.
 
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]
 
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]
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==Awards==
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*'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Spring 2008):''' Best Drama
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*'''12th [[Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix]] (Spring 2008):''' Best Actor - [[Kimura Takuya (1972)|Kimura Takuya]]
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*'''57th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actor: [[Kimura Takuya (1972)|Kimura Takuya]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Latest revision as of 07:22, 21 February 2020

For the 1998 TV Asahi renzoku, see Change.
CHANGE

Details

  • Title (English): CHANGE
  • Format: Renzoku
  • Genre: Human drama, politics
  • 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

3.40
(5 votes)

Cast

Correlation chart

Production Credits

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

External Links