Ganges Gawa de Butterfly

Ganges Gawa de Butterfly

Details

• Title: ガンジス河でバタフライ
• Title (romaji): Ganges Gawa de Butterfly
• Also known as: Butterfly at the Ganges River
• Genre: Human drama
• Format: Tanpatsu, in two parts
• Viewership ratings: 07.6(1st), 06.2(2nd)
• Broadcast network: TV Asahi
• Broadcast date: 2007-Oct-05 and 2007-Oct-06
• Air time: Friday 23:15 and Saturday 23:00
• Theme song: Haneyume by Yaida Hitomi

Synopsis

Teruko, a third year university student, comes across as a forthright and sunny girl but is in truth a rather timid person. She's also the sort who easily gets carried away and does things impetuously only to regret her actions later. Influenced by her older brother who has taken to wandering the world, Teruko too hopes to make her own journey one day but she lacks the courage, content to live the life of a normal university student ... However, she's also plagued with the insecurity of having done nothing she can be proud of in her lifetime, and mustering all her courage embarks on a solo trip to India ... While in India, she meets a fellow backpacker, Shingo. Teruko first regards Shingo as a frivolous person but as his encouraging words clear her hesitation and touches her, she falls in love with him. Then, Teruko plans to head to Bodh Gaya to see India's biggest festival but Shingo ... ...--jade_frost

Cast

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• Nagasawa Masami as Teruko
• Tsukamoto Takashi as Shingo
• Ishibashi Renji
• Arakawa Yoshiyoshi
• Nakatani Miki (guest star)
• Takeshita Keiko

Production Credits

• Original writing: Takano Teruko (たかの てるこ)
• Screenwriter: Kudo Kankuro
• Director: Ri Toshio (李闘士男)
• Music: Coba

Notes

Kudo Kankuro stayed in India for 2 weeks in order to write the script for this series.

External Links

• Official site