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Revision as of 20:37, 11 August 2005
Contents
Details
- Name: ファイアーボーイズ ~?組?大?~ / Fireboys
- Also Known As: Fire Boys Megumi No Daigo
- Genre: Love, Action, Comedy, Human drama
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership: 12.1%
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2004-01-06 to 2004-03-16
- Theme Songs: Michi shirube ~ a rode home ~ by Orange Range
Production Credits
- Producer: ?王園佳正
- Director: 武內英樹,宮本?江?
- Screenwriter: ?田智?
- Music by: ?藤直紀
Cast
| Yamada Takayuki 山田?之 as Asahina Daigo (18) |
Uchiyama Rina 内山??? as Sonoda Mahiru (22) |
Mimura ミムラ as Kondo Jun (19) |
塚本高? as Amakasu Shiro (19) | ||
 葛山信? as Akaboshi Mitsuru (32) |
Konishi Manami ?西真奈美 as Ochiai Shizuka (26) |
Ishiguro Ken 石黒賢 as Taira Shigeru (38) |
 鹿賀丈? as Gomi Hajime (48) | ||
| Ojima Yoko 大島蓉? as Asahina Miyako |
Koide Saori ?出早織 as Asahina Miki |
 花原照? |
Hiraizumi Sei 平泉? | ||
| [[File:NukumizuYouichi23.jpg | 50px]]Nukumizu Youichi 温水洋一 |
Moro Morooka モロ師岡 |
Matoba Koji 的場浩? |
[[File:Shun.jpg | 50px]]Oguri Shun ?栗旬 |
| Matsushige Yutaka ??豊 |
 須賀?太 |
Ehata Hironori 江畑浩? |
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 斉藤慶太 (ep11) |
Sakurai Chizu 桜井?寿 (ep8) |
Synopsis
Daigo has survived six months of hard training to become a firefighter. Right after his graduation ceremony, he rushes to Medaka-ga-oka High School, because he can't wait to tell Shizuka, his former homeroom teacher, that he has finally become a firefighter.
It was Shizuka who recommended that Daigo become a firefighter. When Daigo was still small, he was miraculously rescued from a disastrous fire. Since then, it had always been Daigo's dream to become a firefighter. However, in high school, he had forgotten all about his dream and had no idea of what he wanted to be when he grew up. That was when Shizuka reminded Daigo of his dream.
Daigo gets assigned to Medaka-ga-oka Fire Department, which is located in his hometown. He heads to work with great expectations, but what Daigo sees is far from what he had in mind. The Fire Chief Hajime Gomi, and the rest of the crew seem to be far too undisciplined for firefighters.
As a rookie firefighter, Daigo gets dispatched to put out fires at schools, houses, and save cats stuck on roofs. Working with Hajime and others, Daigo acquires the knowledge and skills necessary for the job. He also learns about teamwork and how difficult it is to save a person's life. Daigo's colleagues are the rookie Shiro, fire truck driver Mahiru, Mitsuru, Hikosuke, Hiroshi, and paramedic Jun. At first, Daigo acts alone without thinking, and is seen as a trouble-maker. However, his instincts as a firefighter are exceptionally sharp, and he soon gains the recognition of his fellow firefighters.
Fire is not the only thing challenging Daigo in this story. While he still has feelings for his first love Shizuka, Mahiru and Jun are also on his mind. Daigo's rival Shiro seems to be after these women too...
Fuji TV
Review @ JFan
The Heat is on for Yamada Takayuki
Remember when you were in elementary school and you were asked what you wanted to be when you grow up, and half the boys in the class said they wanted to be a firefighter? "FIRE BOYS megumi no Daigo" is the story of one boy, named Daigo, who kept that dream all the way through high school and immediately joined the local fire brigade after graduation. This drama will show his struggles to become a competent firefighter and to fit in as a worthy member of the "megumi", the local fire brigade.
Daigo begins his journey with an inner childlike excitement that is outwardly manifested as a military-like demeanor and confidence. When he actually meets the members of the megumi, however, he is disappointed by their sloppiness and laid-back attitude. He is especially disappointed by the chief, who tells him that the megumi is known as an easy brigade to work in, since fires rarely ever occur in the area.
Slightly daunted, but not ready to give up, Daigo begins his training with the megumi. He quickly develops a rivalry with Amakasu Shirou who is the only male firefighter close to Daigo in age. Shirou is also ordered to look after Daigo and keep him out of trouble, which is disagreeable to both Daigo and Shirou. Daigo is taken a bit by Jun (played by Mimura, the fresh face from "Beginner" last season). He experiences a lot of verbal friction with Mahiru (Uchiyama Rina), but there seems to be a lot of attraction there, especially Mahiru's toward Daigo. Overall, Daigo doesn't really feel like a member of the megumi yet, and he even requests to be transferred to a different brigade once in the first episode. Obviously his relationship with the megumi will undergo a gradual change over the course of the series.
Daigo's initial confidence in his fire fighting abilities is quickly challenged when he finds himself in action on two separate occasions in the first episode. Apparently, Daigo has trouble keeping himself calm when placed in dangerous situations, and he sends himself into panic attacks at times when his full concentration and alertness are vital. Maybe he wasn't cut out to be a firefighter after all. He may have to seriously consider a career change soon if he can't control his anxieties - that is, if he doesn't get discharged from his duties for incompetence first.
This drama might be sort of a pseudo-sequel to the Water Boys drama which aired last summer since both titles have "BOYS" in them and star Yamada Takayuki. The two dramas don't have much in common other than that however. In Water Boys the main characters really were all boys, whereas in "FIRE BOYS" most of the megumi are actually adults.
This J-Fan reviewer really enjoyed the first episode of this drama. The previews didn't get me very excited, and I thought it looked kind of stupid, but now I've seen the light. This drama has a great cast, romance, human drama, and above all - action, action, ACTION! I don't think I've seen a drama that has this much action before. They must have spent some good money in the special effects department too. Obviously, it isn't exactly theatrical quality, but it's pretty darn good for a weekly TV drama. This drama not only has the usual cast of zany and/or attractive characters who go through their weekly struggles following the standard J-drama format, but it also sends them through burning buildings too. "FIRE BOYS" is great!
Source: JFan
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TELEVIEWS / 'Tis is the season for satellite TV
And what's this? Riding high on the wave of his Water Boys popularity, Yamada Takayuki will be back in January to star in Fire Boys (Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on the Fuji network). The series will chronicle the training of a young firefighter.
[Excerpt from Daily Yomiuri, Wm. Penn, Nov 29, 2003]
Surprisingly good family drama
Even Fire Boys was not as bad as expected, although it will be of sustained interest only to those who have never seen a "konjo" drama before. This genre has been absent for a few seasons, but it features a dedicated young person displaying fighting spirit, grit, determination and tenacity as they persevere to overcome all sorts of adversity and hazing in pursuit of their goal.
In this case, Daigo Asahina Yamada Takayuki, recently of Water Boys is initiated into the world of firefighting and struggles to achieve his long-cherished dream of becoming a top-rank firefighter. There is some interesting background info on the profession here such as the fact that women are not allowed to carry loads of more than 30 kilograms nor can they go into burning buildings as Daigo does in his first professional firefighting venture. Supposedly, real fires were set for these scenes but they were very well-controlled and they may dangerously mislead the public. If anyone thinks they could scamper through the flames for as long as Daigo did in episode one without severe injury, they are in for big trouble. But if you have never seen a konjo drama, Fire Boys will be a good introduction to the genre.
[Excerpt from Daily Yomiuri, Wm. Penn, January 15, 2004]
Channel Surf
Though he looks barely strong enough to lift a garden hose, much less a fire hose, idol Yamada Takayuki stars as Daigo in the new action series, "Fireboys," about a group of firefighting recruits. The producers promise lots of exciting action scenes that use real fire, not special effects. In the series' second episode (Fuji, Tuesday, 9 p.m.), Daigo is asked by his friend Jun to help her in the ambulance section for a day. During his training period, Daigo did exceptionally well in the emergency medical activities, but the real thing tests his abilities almost to breaking point. It is the most difficult and exhausting job he has ever performed. He is especially impressed with Jun, who does this type of work every day as an ambulance attendant. She wants to be a paramedic, though, which is even more grueling.
[Excerpt from The Japan Times: Jan. 18, 2004]
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