Toride Naki Mono

Toride Naki Mono

Details

• Title: 砦なき者
• Title (romaji): Toride Naki Mono
• Also known as: People Without a Fort
• Format: Tanpatsu
• Genre: Suspense drama
• Broadcast network: TV Asahi
• Broadcast period: 2004-Apr-2
• Air time: Friday 21:00~23:09

Synopsis

After female high school student Furuya Meiko is found dead in her apartment from an apparent suicide, police investigate and discover that she was involved in prostitution. The night before Meiko's death, her secret job was exposed and broadcasted to the public by well-known journalist Nagasaka Fumio on a very popular news program. Filled with anger and confusion, her boyfriend, Yahiro Kiichiro vows to get revenge on Nagasaka.

Cast

• Yakusho Koji as Nagasaka Fumio
• Tsumabuki Satoshi as Yahiro Kiichiro
• Suzuki Kyoka as Aizawa Yoko
• Uchino Masaaki as Kurashina Kenji
• Osugi Ren as Arikawa Hirofumi
• Musaka Naomasa as Shindo Yasuhiro
• Maki Yoko as Furuya Meiko
• Tayama Ryosei as Kobayashi Hisahiko
• Kondo Yoshimasa as Morishima Ichiro
• Shiomi Sansei as Hirota Ryuji
• Honda Hirotaro as Yahiro Hiroki
• Tsutsui Mariko as Yahiro Ayako
• Motai Masako as Sayuri
• Iwamatsu Ryo as Tajima Yoshiyuki
• Gin Pun Chou as Kasahara Fumiko
• Suzuki Shogo as Yahiro Kiichiro (age 8)

Production Credits

• Original writing: Nozawa Hisashi Toride Naki Mono (novel)
• Screenwriter: Nozawa Hisashi
• Producer: Kuroda Tetsuya, Tanabe Takashi (田辺隆史)
• Director: Tsuruhashi Yasuo
• Music: Uzaki Ryudo (宇崎竜童)

Recognitions

• 22nd Annual ATP Awards: Award for Excellence (2005)

External Links

• Official site
• Japanese Wikipedia