Aoi Tori
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Aoi Tori
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Details
- Title: 青い鳥
- Title (romaji): Aoi Tori
- Also known as: L'oiseau bleu / Blue bird
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Romance
- Episodes: 12 + 1 Special
- Viewership ratings: 17.7%
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 1997-Oct-10 to 1997-Dec-19
- Air time: Friday 22:00
- Theme song: Wanderin' Destiny by globe
Synopsis
A tale of tragic love between Yoshimori, a station employee at a quiet, rural station, and Kahori, the wife of the heir to a family fortune. When Kahori's husband uncovers their affair, the star-crossed lovers try to flee with Kahori's daughter. Their search for safety and happiness takes them across the nation, from Hokkaido to Kagoshima. Filmed on location, this is an unforgettable story of romance told against the backdrop of some of the most beautiful scenery in Japan. --TBS
Cast
- Toyokawa Etsushi as Shibata Yoshimori
- Natsukawa Yui as Machimura Kahori
- Sano Shiro as Watanuki Hiromu
- Nagasaku Hiromi as Akimoto Mikiko
- Suzuki Anne as (younger) Watanuki Shiori (Kahori's daughter)
- Yamada Maiko as (older) Watanuki Shiori
- Nakaya Noboru (仲谷昇) as Watanuki Junichiro (Hiromu's father)
- Maeda Gin as Shibata Kenji (Yoshimori's father)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Nozawa Hisashi
- Producer: Kijima Seiichiro (貴島誠一郎)
- Director: Doi Nobuhiro, Takenoshita Kanji
- Music: S.E.N.S.
Episode Titles
- Ep 01: 「許されない愛」 "Forbidden Love"
- Ep 02: 「秘密の絆」 "Secret Bonds"
- Ep 03: 「炎の夜」 "Blazing Night"
- Ep 04: 「逃避行」 "Flight"
- Ep 05: 「幸せのある場所」 "Place of Happiness"
- Ep 06: 「黒い影・忍び寄る復しゅうの魔手」"Black Shadow - Evil Revenge Approaching"
- Ep 07: 「終着駅・逃亡の果ての衝撃的な死」"Final Stop - A Shocking Death Ends Our Escape"
- Ep 08: 「再会・刑期を終え６年ぶりの帰郷を待つ女たち」 "Reunion With the Girl Who Waited Out a 6 Year Prison Term"
- Ep 09: 「新たなる旅」 "A New Journey"
- Ep 10: 「運命の愛・下関から鹿児島へ果てなき旅」 "Fateful Love - Long Journey From Shimoseki to Kagoshima"
- Ep 11: 「永遠の愛」 "Eternal Love"
-- translated by awrittensin
Awards
- 15th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
- 15th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress: Natsukawa Yui
- 15th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Newcomer: Suzuki Anne
- 15th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Scriptwriter: Nozawa Hisashi
- 15th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Opening
- 15th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song: Wanderin' Destiny - globe
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