Difference between revisions of "Fight"

The 72nd NHK asadora "Fight" is a story about fifteen year old Yuu, whose family becomes separated after an incident involving her father's spring factory. With her undying spirit to "fight" off every obstacle arising in life, Yuu maintains her positive attitude and moves forward in hopes of the day when her family will reunite again.

Yuu's day beings with a secret ritual of visiting a racing horse stable. There, she kindles a unique and precious friendship with a throughbred horse named Jonko, who becomes Yuu's sole confidant in times of hardship.

In the midst of teenage years, Yuu undergoes a series of challenges in her daily life; from striving to make it into her school's prestigious softball team to forging friendships among her classmates. Yet, her life becomes further complicated when her father is forced to close down his spring factory after revealing a scandal involving Yuu's best friend Rika's father. To make ends meet for the family, her mother then makes the hard choice of moving away from home to work as a live-in maid at a Komanokan Inn in Shima Onsen. Despite the tremendous pressure and hardships Yuu faces throughout her life, she continues to battle and conquer every situation with the courage she draws from her kindred spirit, Jonko.

--- written by groink

Review

Ogata Naoto plays Keita, the father of the series' heroine, Yuu. Keita, who runs a factory that manufactures springs, is unable to relate to his adolesent daughter.

"I'm not really sure if I look like the father of a 15-year old daughter, Ogata said. "Since this is my first asadora, I might cause some inconvenience until I hit my stride, but I will be trying my best."

When Keita's craftsman's pride leads to problems that force him to close his factory, he and his family are forced to split up. "I play my part always thinking of how much I want our family of four to get back together again," Ogata said, very serious about his role.

Series heroine Motokariya Yuika and Ogata also appeared together in Sekai no chuushin, ai wo sakebu (Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World).

Sakai Noriko plays Asako, a mother of two. "This is a challenge for me. I want to play a cheerful mother," she said with a smile.

Asako had always been a housewife, but goes to work as a live-in maid at a hot spring ryokan in order to support her family. "I've always admired strong wives, so I am using this role as a learning experience. I think playing a warm-hearted mother who isn't too unfriendly would be about right," she said.

Once one of the top idols of her day, Sakai today is completely at home as an actress. "I want to cheerfully help the heroine along in whatever small way I can," she said, reassuringly.

--- translated by groink

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 :[[Ogata Naoto]] as Kido Keita
 :[[Sakai Noriko]] as Kido Asako
+:[[Tanaka Saeki]] as Kido Dan
+:[[Mitsubayashi Kyoko]] as Takakura Kayo
 :[[Watanabe Toru]] as Kuroki Shuuji
 :[[Kawahara Ayako]] as Komada Kotoko
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 :[[Yuki Saori]] as Komada Kinuko
 :[[Kodama Kiyoshi]] as Komada Takayuki
+:[[Okayama Hajime]] as Komada Hajime
+:[[Mihara Jyunko]] as Komada Toshimi
+:[[Tamura Takahiro]] as Murakami Yoshitaka
+:[[Segawa Ryou]] as Shinagawa Tarou
+:[[Fujimura Jyunji]] as Saigou Wareichi
+:[[Miura Haruma]] as Okabe Kiyoshi
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