Nodame Cantabile

Nodame Cantabile

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• Title: のだめカンタービレ
• Title (romaji): Nodame Cantabile
• Genre: Romantic Comedy
• Episodes: 11
• Viewership ratings: 18.8% (Kanto)
• Broadcast network: Fuji TV
• Broadcast period: 2006-Oct-16 to 2006-Dec-25
• Air time: Monday 21:00
• Opening song: Symphony No. 7 in A major by Beethoven, arranged by Hattori Takayuki
• Ending song: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, arranged by Hattori Takayuki

Synopsis

Based on the hit comic book by Tomoko Ninomiya, this is a fun-filled quirky romantic story of two very opposite people.

Megumi Noda, or "Nodame" is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a kindergarten teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading the music score. She is messy and disorganized, takes baths several days apart and loves to eat, sometimes stealing her friend's lunchbox when it is filled with delicacies.

Shinichi Chiaki, is Momogaoka's top student. Born into a musical family, he is talented in piano and violin and has secret ambitions to become a conductor. An arrogant multi-lingual perfectionist who once lived abroad in the music capitals of the world as a young boy, he feels mired in Japan because of a childhood phobia.

They meet by accident. Nodame quickly falls in love, but it takes much longer for Chiaki to even begin to appreciate Nodame's unusual qualities. Their relationship causes them both to develop and grow. Because of Nodame, Chiaki got the opportunity to lead a student orchestra and begins to have a broader appreciation of people's musical abilities. Because of Chiaki, Nodame faces her fears and enters a piano competition. Opportunities open up as both begin taking risks, stretching themselves far more than they ever thought possible.

Cast

• Ueno Juri as Noda Megumi aka Nodame (Piano)
• Tamaki Hiroshi as Chiaki Shinichi (Piano/Violin/Conducting)
• Eita as Mine Ryutaro (Violin)
• Koide Keisuke as Okuyama Masumi (Timpani)
• Mizukawa Asami as Miki Kiyora (Violin)
• Saeko as Saku Sakura (Contrabass)
• Uehara Misa as Tagaya Saiko (Vocal)
• Takenaka Naoto as Franz Stresemann (Milch Holstein by Nodame)
• Akiyoshi Kumiko as Momodaira Minako
• Endo Yuya as Okochi Mamoru (Conducting)
• Iwasa Mayuko as Ishikawa Reina (Piano)
• Takase Yukina as Tanaka Makiko (Piano)
• Kondo Kouen as Tamaki Keiji (Clarinet)
• Sakamoto Makoto as Hashimoto Yohei (Oboe)
• Matsuoka Rinako as Suzuki Moe (Flute)
• Matsuoka Emiko as Suzuki Kaoru (Clarinet)
• Yamanaka Takashi as Iwai Kazushi (Contrabass)
• Kobayashi Kinako as Kinjo Shizuka (Viola)
• Fukada Aki as Inoue Yuki (Cello)
• Kojima Tenten (小嶌天天) as Kanai Kento (Horn)
• Inoue Yoshiko as Suganuma Saya (Vocal)
• Ibu Masato as Mine Tatsumi
• Nishimura Masahiko as Tanioka Hajime
• Toyohara Kosuke as Eto Kozo
• Shiraishi Miho as Eto Kaori
• Fukushi Seiji as Kuroki Yasunori (Rising Star: Oboe)
• Mukai Osamu as Kikuchi Toru (Rising Star: Cello]
• Hashizume Ryo as Kimura Tomohito (Rising Star: Violin)
• Namioka Kazuki as Katayama (Rising Star: Horn)
• Sakurai Chizu as Aizawa Maiko (Rising Star: Flute)
• Kimura Ryo as Takahashi Noriyuki (RS: Violin - new concert master)
• Kuroda Chieko as Miyoshi Seiko (Mama Chiaki)
• Hatano Hiroko as Kawano Keeko
• Oikawa Mitsuhiro as Sakuma Manabu
• Kichise Michiko as Elise
• Fujita Reo (藤田玲央) as young Chiaki
• Morisako Ei as young Nodame (ep.9)
• Itou Ryuuta (伊藤隆太) as Segawa Yuto (Nodame's childhood piano classmate)
• Ogawa Koki (小川光樹) as young Segawa
• Zdenek Macal as Sebastino Vieira
• John Hesse as Kyle Dune (Kiyora's professor)
• Manuel Doncel as Professor Auclair (Judge in Maradona Competition)
• Eto Kansai (江藤漢斉) as Grandpa Noda
• Ohkata Hisako (大方斐紗子) as Grandma Noda
• Iwamatsu Ryo as Papa Noda
• Miyazaki Yoshiko as Mama Noda
• Betto Yuki (別當優輝) as Noda Yoshitaka (Nodame's brother)
• Yashiba Toshihiro as Momogaoka teacher
• Masuda Keita

Production Credits

• Original writing: Ninomiya Tomoko Nodame Cantabile (manga)
• Screenwriter: Etou Rin
• Producer: Wakamatsu Hiroki, Shimizu Kazuyuki
• Director: Takeuchi Hideki, Kawamura Yasuhiro, Tanimura Masaki
• Music: Hattori Takayuki

Episode Information

Episode	Subtitle	Ratings (Kanto)	Ratings (Kansai)	Ratings (Nationwide)
01	Rhapsody of the weird pianist vs. the self-centered conductor	18.2	16.7	??.?
02	An orchestra of failing freaks! The start of trouble!?	16.1	16.2	??.?
03	The puny orchestra's in a pinch!! Can love rescue the poor?	18.4	??.?	??.?
04	A successful kiss!? The moving battle of a regular perfomance!!	18.3	??.?	??.?
05	Goodbye Maestro! The love battle of school festival orchestras!!	19.9	??.?	??.?
06	Goodbye S Orchestra!! A tearful farewell ceremony and a two-piano performance of love!	17.5	??.?	??.?
07	The start of a new orchestra! A storm on the horizon for a romance passing by!?	19.4	??.?	??.?
08	The first battle for a new orchestra! A romance that wavers in overcoming trauma	19.2	??.?	??.?
09	Competition vs. studying abroad! Could the decision mean farewell!?	19.3	??.?	??.?
10	A competition of ups and downs! A final chapter of confession and tears!!	18.7	??.?	??.?
11	Goodbye Nodame!! A tearful Christmas performance	21.7	??.?	??.?
Average	--	18.79	??.?	??

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Recognitions

• 51st Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
• 51st Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress: Ueno Juri
• 51st Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director: Takeuchi Hideki
• 51st Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Musical Arrangement: Takeuchi Hideki
• 51st Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Opening: Hattori Takayuki
• 2nd Seoul Drama Awards: Best Miniseries
• 2nd Seoul Drama Awards: Best Director: Takeuchi Hideki
• 2nd Seoul Drama Awards: Best Music

Classical Music

• Ep 01:
  • Presto agitato from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight" Sonata [Chiaki]
  • Adagio cantabile from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" [Nodame]
  • Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 [A Orchestra]
  • Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen from Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" (The Magic Flute) [Saiko]
  • Allegro con spirito from Mozart's Sonata in D major for two Pianos K 375a (K 448) [Nodame/Chiaki]
• Ep 02:
  • Allegro from Beethoven's Sonata for Piano and Violin in F major, Op. 24 "Spring" [Nodame/Chiaki/Mine]
  • Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 [A Orchestra]
• Ep 03:
  • Poco sostenuto — Vivace from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 [S Orchestra/A Orchestra]
  • Overture from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 [S Orchestra]
• Ep 04:
  • Poco sostenuto — Vivace from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 [S Orchestra]
  • Allegro con brio from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 [S Orchestra]
  • Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 [A Orchestra]
  • Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (Piano) [Nodame]
• Ep 05:
  • Moderato Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 [Chiaki/A Orchestra]
  • Allegro scherzando Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 [Chiaki/A Orchestra]
  • Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue [S Orchestra]
• Ep 06:
  • Moderato Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 (2 Piano) [Chiaki/Nodame]
  • Allegro scherzando Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 (2 Piano) [Chiaki/Nodame]
• Ep 07:
  • Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66 C sharp minor [Tanioka Hajime's pupil]
  • Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 [Kiyora]
  • Allegro aperto Mozart's Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 [R☆S Orchestra]
  • Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - meno Allegro Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 68 [R☆S Orchestra]
• Ep 08:
  • Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - meno Allegro Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 68 [R☆S Orchestra]
  • Rondo: Allegretto Mozart's Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 [R☆S Orchestra]
  • Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - meno Allegro Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 68 [R☆S Orchestra]
  • Adagio - Più Andante - Allegro non troppo ma con brio - Più Allegro Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 68 [R☆S Orchestra]
• Ep 09:
  • Allegro con spirito from Mozart's Sonata in D major for two Pianos K. 375a (K. 448) [Nodame]
  • Moderato Schubert's Piano Sonate in A Minor, Op. 42 (D. 845) [Nodame]
  • Rondo: Allegro vivace Schubert's Piano Sonate in A Minor, Op. 42 (D. 845) [Nodame]
  • Chopin's 12 Etudes Op. 10 No. 4 in C-sharp minor [Nodame]
  • Claude Debussy's L'Isle Joyeuse, L. 106 [Nodame]
• Ep 10:
  • Chopin's 12 Etudes Op. 10 No. 4 in C-sharp minor [Nodame]
  • Claude Debussy's L'Isle Joyeuse, L. 106 [Nodame]
  • Saint-Saëns's "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso", Op. 28, "Introduction" (Violin) [Takahashi]
  • Brahms's Paganini variations, Op. 35 [Segawa]
  • Schuman's Sonata in G minor, Op. 22 [Nodame]
  • Danse russe. Allegro giusto Stravinsky's Petrushka - 3 movements [Nodame]
• Ep 11:
  • Moderato Schubert's Piano Sonate in A Minor, Op. 42 (D. 845) [Nodame]
  • Chopin's 12 Etudes Op. 10 No. 4 in C-sharp minor [Nodame]
  • Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25, [R☆S Orchestra]
  • Poco sostenuto — Vivace from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 [R☆S Orchestra]
  • Allegro con brio from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 [R☆S Orchestra]

Notes

• Since the manga version of Nodame Cantabile is incomplete, the live drama version only covers up to volume 9.

Special

• Title: のだめカンタービレ　新春スペシャル　ＩＮ　ヨーロッパ
• Title (romaji): Nodame Cantabile Shinshun Special in Europe
• Episodes: 2
• Viewership ratings: 18.9 (1st), 21.0 (2nd)
• Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-04 and 2008-Jan-05
• Air time: Friday, Saturday 21:03
• Theme songs:
  • Opening theme: Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven, arranged by Hattori Takayuki
  • Ending theme: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, arranged by Hattori Takayuki

Synopsis

This 2 night special takes off during their graduation, where Chiaki-senpai & Nodame left for Europe. The first special centered on Chiaki's story, the story tells about Chiaki's dream to be a conductor. Nodame on the other hand attended the conservatory to attain her dream to one-day play the piano for Chiaki. After her hard work, Nodame was given a chance to have a mini recital. During the recital, Chiaki saw her worth and realized that he cannot go on with out her.

Cast

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• Ueno Juri as Noda Megumi aka Nodame
• Tamaki Hiroshi as Chiaki Shinichi
• Eita as Mine Ryutaro
• Mizukawa Asami as Miki Kiyora
• Koide Keisuke as Okuyama Masumi
• Wentz Eiji as Lantoine Frank
• Becky as Vishnyova Tanya
• Yamaguchi Sayaka as Namiki Yuko
• Giry Vincent (ジリ・ヴァンソン) as Jean Donnadieu
• Ishii Masanori as Katahira Hajime
• Fukushi Seiji as Kuroki Yasunori
• Takenaka Naoto as Franz Stresemann
• Kichise Michiko as Elize
• Yamada Yu as Son Rui (ep2)
• Ibu Masato as Mine Tatsumi
• Endo Yuya as Okochi Mamoru
• Kondo Koen (近藤公園) as Tamaki Keiji
• Sakamoto Makoto as Hashimoto Yohei
• Matsuoka Rinako as Suzuki Moe
• Matsuoka Emiko as Suzuki Kaoru
• Kimura Ryo as Takahashi Noriyuki
• Hashizume Ryo as Kimura Tomohito
• Sakurai Chizu as Aizawa Maiko
• Yamanaka Takashi as Iwai Kazushi
• Kobayashi Kinako as Kinjo Shizuka
• Fukada Aki as Inoue Yuki
• Kojima Tenten (小嶌天天)
• Namioka Kazuki as Katayama
• Mukai Osamu as Kikuchi Toru (ep1)
• Nukumizu Yoichi as Hara Hiroshi (ep1)
• Rosanna (ロザンナ) as the apartment manager (ep1)
• Zdenek Macal (ep1)
• Miura Ryosuke
• Deguchi Yumiko (出口結美子) (ep1)
• Mike Ziebach (マイク・ジーバク)
• Pavel Eret (パヴェル・エレット) (ep1)
• Katagiri Hairi as Son Rui's mother (ep2)
• Nekoze Tsubaki (ep2)
• Manuel Doncel (マヌエル・ドンセル) (ep2)
• Tominaga Ryohei (富永凌平) (ep2)
• Jonathan Head (ジョナサン・ヘッド) (ep2)
• Nakamaru Shion (中丸シオン) (ep2)
• Tsutsumi Masataka (堤匡孝) (ep2)
• Daniel Kahl (ep2)
• Panzetta Girolamo (パンツェッタ・ジローラモ) (ep2)
• Thane Camus (ep2)

Production Credits

• Original writing: Ninomiya Tomoko Nodame Cantabile (manga)
• Screenwriter: Etou Rin
• Producer: Wakamatsu Hiroki, Shimizu Kazuyuki
• Director: Takeuchi Hideki
• Music: Hattori Takayuki

External Links

• Official site
• Japanese Wikipedia
• JDorama.com
• List of Classical Music used in Nodame Cantabile (Official)
• List of Classical Music used in Nodame Cantabile (Unofficial)

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