Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu
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Details
- Title: 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ
- Title (romaji): Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu
- Also known as: Crying out Love, in the Centre of the World
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Romance, Human drama
- Episodes: 11, 1 Special
- Viewership ratings: 15.9%
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 2004-Jul-02 to 2004-Sep-10
- Air time: Friday 22:00-22:54
- Theme Song: Katachi Aru Mono (かたちあるもの) by Shibasaki Kou (柴咲コウ)
Synopsis
"I thought I might be using a lifetime's happiness in a moment. I was that happy and she was that beautiful." A young boy stands on the red earth of Australia under its blue sky. It is 17-year-old Sakutaro Matsumoto. His time with the girl comes back to him. The colored sand runs through his hands and a tear appears on his cheek. He wakes up. It's 2004 and he is 34 years old and in Japan. He thinks "I have been in a world without her for 17 years." Returning home to see his old high school for the last time before it is demolished, Saku confronts anew the loss of the love of his life, Aki, to leukemia 17 years ago. Now a medical researcher at graduate school, he has been living as if half of him died with her since then. Based on the bestselling novel that sold over 3 million copies, the past and present come together in this love story that is both pure and sad.
Cast
- Yamada Takayuki as Matsumoto Sakutaro (17)
- Ayase Haruka as Hirose Aki (17)
- Ogata Naoto as Matsumoto Sakutaro (34)
- Sakurai Sachiko as Kobayashi Aki (34)
- Tanaka Koutaro as Ooki Ryunosuke (17)
- Emoto Tasuku as Nakagawa Akiyoshi (17)
- Motokariya Yuika as Ueda Tomoyo (17)
- Kaho as Matsumoto Fumiko (13)
- Matsushita Yuki as Yatabe Toshimi (35)
- Takahashi Katsumi as Matsumoto Juichiro (47)
- Miura Tomokazu as Hirose Makoto (48)
- Nakadai Tatsuya as Matsumoto Kentaro (70)
- Oshima Satoko as Hirose Ayako (43)
- Tezuka Satomi as Hirose Makoto (48)
- Nakajou Tomoaya as Kobayashi Kazuki (6)
- Toba Jun as Junpei
- Asano Kazuyuki as the Doctor
- Uematsu Mami as grandpa's young lover
- Asaka Yuki as 池田久美 (17)
- Mizuno Haruka as 黒沢千尋 (17)
- Okayama Hajime as Ueda Tomoyo father (ep5)
- Tanaka Kei
- Hirano Aya
- Asai Erina
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Morishita Yoshiko
- Producer: Ishimaru Akihiko
- Director: Tsutsumi Yukihiko, Ishii Yasuharu, Hirakawa Yuichiro
- Music: Kouno Shin
Episode Titles
- Ep 01: 恩師からの手紙 / Letter from the Teacher
- Ep 02: 微妙な距離 / Delicate Distance
- Ep 03: 永遠の別れ / Eternal Separation
- Ep 04: 最後の日 / The Last Day
- Ep 05: 忍びよる影 / Approaching Shadow
- Ep 06: 生への旅路 / The Journey to Live
- Ep 07: 明けない夜 / A Night With No Dawn
- Ep 08: プロポーズ / Proposal
- Ep 09: 最期の選択 / Choice In the Last Moments of Life
- Ep 10: たすけてください… / Please Save Me...
- Ep 11: かたちあるもの / Something With Shape
- Ep SP: 17年目の卒業 / Graduation After 17 Years
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Kanto | Kansai | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 18.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 02 | 15.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | 15.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | 13.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | 16.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | 15.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | 14.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | 15.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | 15.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | 15.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 11 | 19.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| SP | 15.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| average | 15.90* | ??.? | ??.? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
*Does not include SP ratings.
Awards
- 33rd International Emmy Awards: Nominee for Best Asian Drama
- 8th Nikkan Sports Drama Award: Best Drama ranked 3rd
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Casting
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor: Yamada Takayuki
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting: Actress: Ayase Haruka
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song: Shibasaki Kou
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Newcomer: Tanaka Koutaro
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Screenwriter: Morishita Yoshiko
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director: Tsutsumi Yukihiko, Ishii Yasuharu, Hirakawa Yuuichirou
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Clip
Reviews
Trivia
- Based on best selling novel and has since also been made into a movie twice (Japanese version of the same name released in 2003 and a 2005 Korean remake starring Song Hye Kyo and Cha Tae Hyun entitled My Girl and I. Has also been staged into a musical starring Tanaka Koutaro and Sato Megumi in mid 2005.
- Ayase Haruka was selected from 723 girls from the audition.
- Ayase Haruka shaved her head bald and went on a strict diet to lose weight.
- Matsumoto Rio was considered to play Hirose Aki
- See Byakuyako where cast & crew reunite.
External Links
- TBS Official Site
- JDorama.com
- Discussion @ JDorama.com
- Discussion @ D-Addicts.com
- Dorama.info
- OST Official Page