Tsuda Umeko

Tsuda Umeko

Details

• Title: 津田梅子
• Title (romaji): Tsuda Umeko
• Tagline: お札になった留学生 / Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
• Also known as: Tsuda Umeko: Foreign student who got featured on banknotes
• Format: Tanpatsu
• Genre: Historical, Biography, Human Life, Romance, Friendship
• Viewership ratings: 11.6% (Kanto)
• Broadcast network: TV Asahi
• Broadcast date: 2022-Mar-05
• Air time: Saturday 21:00
• Original soundtrack: Tsuda Umeko OST

Synopsis

The special drama features the life of Tsuda Umeko (born as Tsuda Ume) from when she returned to Japan at the age of 14 until the age of 25 when she went back to the United States to study. This is the story of Tsuda Umeko along with other women, fighting for women's rights. Tsuda Umeko has been announced to feature on the new Japanese 5000 yen banknotes that will be issued in 2024.

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Cast

Main Cast

• Hirose Suzu as Tsuda Ume
  • Harada Mieko as older Ume / Umeko
  • Shimizu Kokone as young Ume

Ume's Friends

• Ikeda Elaiza as Yamakawa Sutematsu
  • Takao Hinata (高尾日歌) as young Sutematsu
• Sakuma Yui as Nagai Shige
  • Shige (ゆきな) as young Shige
• Miyazawa Emma as Yoshimasu Ryo
  • Takegami Haruna (武上陽奈) as young Ryo
• Inowaki Kai as Kanda Naibu
• Hayase Ikoi as Ueda Tei

Ume's Family

• Ito Hideaki as Tsuda Sen
• Uchida Yuki as Tsuda Hatsu
• Masuda Mio as Ume's younger sister

Others

• Dean Fujioka as Mori Arinori
• Tanaka Kei as Ito Hirobumi
• Hiraiwa Kami as Shimoda Utako
• Tokito Yuki as Uryu Sotokichi

Production Credits

• Screenwriter: Hashibe Atsuko
• Executive Producer: Uchiyama Satoko
• Producer: Kanda Amy Akiko, Nakagome Takuya, Yamagata Ryosuke
• Director: Fujita Meiji
• Music: Hakase Taro

Recognitions

• 55th JBA Awards (2022): Tanpatsu Drama Excellence Award

External Links

• Official site
• Japanese Wikipedia