Summer Snow

Details

Title: 夏之雪
Title (English): Summer Snow
Episodes: 11
Genre: Romance, Human Drama
Viewership rating: 18.09%
Air time: Friday 9:00 PM
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2000-Jul-07 to 2000-Sep-15
Theme Song: Natsuno Osama by KinKi Kids

Synopsis

A love story between a young man who has been forced to grow up too quickly, and a young woman with an ailment that has placed restrictions on her life. Natsuo (Domoto Tsuyoshi) has been looking after his younger brother and sister since the death of their parents. He has also been running the family bicycle shop. Yuki (Hirosue Ryoko) becomes the only person in the world in whom he can confide. For Yuki, Natsuo becomes the catalyst that has her trying to break out of her cocoon.

-- Kiku TV

Cast

Domoto Tsuyoshi as Shinoda Natsuo
Hirosue Ryoko as Katase Yuki
Imai Tsubasa as Suetsugu Hiroto
Ikewaki Chizuru as Shinoda Chika
Oguri Shun as Shinoda Jun
Nakamura Shunsuke as Tachibana Seiji
Kuninaka Ryoko as Suzuki Misa
Kadono Takuzo as Katase Shogo
Hara Hideko as Sakurai Miyako
Fukuda Mayuko
Ito Takashi
Tamayama Tetsuji
Tsukamoto Takashi

Production Credits

Producer: Ito Kazuhiro
Director: 松原浩, 遠藤環, 平野俊一
Screenwriter: Komatsu Eriko
Music: Senju Akira (千住明)

Episode Ratings

Ep 01: 19.5%
Ep 02: 20.4%
Ep 03: 19.2%
Ep 04: 16.5%
Ep 05: 16.9%
Ep 06: 17.6%
Ep 07: 18.2%
Ep 08: 15.5%
Ep 09: 18.1%
Ep 10: 18.2%
Ep 11: 18.9%

Review

This is a wonderful drama, and in my opinion one of the best ever produced. It is wonderfully paced, and the actors are top-notch. Unlike some dramas that have one major plot, Summer Snow covers a variety of areas such as teen pregnancy, taking responsibility for your actions, true love, sacrifice, knowing when to do what's right, choosing to live your life depsite physical limitations and many others. I would readily suggest this to anyone who wants to watch the best of Japanese dramas. -- Zenith

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