Ponytail wa Furimukanai

Details

• Title: ポニーテールはふり向かない
• Title (romaji): Ponytail wa Furimukanai
• Also known as:
• Format: Renzoku
• Genre:
• Episodes: 24
• Viewership ratings:
• Broadcast network: TBS
• Broadcast period: 1985-Oct-12 to 1986-Mar-29
• Air time: Saturday 21:00
• Theme song:

Synopsis

Aso Miki learned the drums from her father, Yuuji, who is a famous jazz drummer, and honed her skills. However, her father found himself unfamiliar with the age of rock that had arrived, abandoned the drums, and her family was driven into poverty.

Her mother ran away from home when she was 3, and Miki became a delinquent, involved in gang activities. After inflicting serious injuries she was sent to a juvenile reform institution. Her father died tragically when she was 18, and she returned to her bad ways again. After further detention, she affirmed to use the music of her late father to find new hope in the rock music world.

Cast

• Ito Kazue as Aso Miki
• Matsumura Yuki as Tamaru Akira
• Tsurumi Shingo as Nakura Kunio
• Shimokawa Tappei as Ono Takuya
• Matzuzaki Shigeru as Sada
• Takahashi Kaori as Tamura Emiko
• Hiki Rie as Yukari
• Katahira Nagisa as Yazaki Taeko
• Frankie Sakai as Aso Yuji

Production Credits

• Original writing: Kitajima Takashi
• Screenwriter: name (Kanji if no page exist)
• Producer: name
• Director: name (Kanji if no page exist)
• Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke
• Theme Song: 「Never Say Goodbye」 Kohiruimaki Kahoru (Sony Epic)

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia