CHANGE
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Details
- Title (English): CHANGE
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Human drama, politics
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership ratings: 21.7 (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2008-May-12 to 2008-Jul-14
- Air time: Monday 21:00
- Theme song: Miles Away by Madonna
Synopsis
The story begins with the deaths of ruling party's Fukuoka legislator and his eldest son, his heir apparent, in an accident. It is decided that a by-election will be held, and Kanbayashi Masaichi, the leader of the ruling party, and secretary Miyama Rika conceive the idea of fielding the second son, Asakura Keita, who had been renounced by his father.
After Keita graduated from senior high school, he went on to a university in Nagano because he wanted to live in a place with beautiful stars, and eventually became an elementary school teacher over there. Well-liked by children and satisfied with his beloved star gazing, Keita has no interest in the world of politics. However, at Rika's persuasion and the pressure of his family, he reluctantly decides to announce his candidacy.
Upon returning to Fukuoka, Keita is given a hearty welcome by supporters. The election strategist, Nirasawa Katsutoshi, arrives there. He is guided by the notion "election is the only permitted legal war" and begins Keita's election campaign. --jade_frost
Cast
- Kimura Takuya as Asakura Keita
- Fukatsu Eri as Miyama Rika
- Terao Akira as Kanbayashi Shouichi
- Kato Rosa as Miyamoto Hikaru
- Horiuchi Keiko (堀内敬子) as Tsukioka Rumiko
- Kazama Morio as Kondo Mitsuki
- Ito Shiro as Ukai Takehiko
- Nakamura Atsuo (中村敦夫) as Onoda Asao
- Koyama Shigeru (神山繁) as Nihei Sakae
- Ohbayashi Takeshi (大林丈史) as Kakiuchi Tatsuhiko
- Ishiguro Ken as Ubukata Tsuneo
- Fuji Sumiko as Asakura Takae
- Abe Hiroshi as Nirasawa Katsutoshi
- Nishimura Masahiko as Momosaka Tetsuya
- Hiraizumi Sei as Gunji Hideo
- Yajima Kenichi as Nishi Seiji
- Suzuki Kosuke as Akiyama Taro Kansuke
- Ohkura Koji as Danbara Dan
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Fukuda Yasushi
- Producer: Goto Hiroyuki, Shimizu Kazuyuki
- Associate producer: Ishihara Takashi
- Director: Sawada Kensaku (ep1-2,5,8,10), Hirano Shin (ep3-4,6-7,9)
- Music: Nobuchika Teruyuki (延近輝之)
Episode Information
| Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) | Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A grade school teacher will change Japan!? An amateur politician becomes the youngest prime minister in history!! |
23.8 | 28.3 | ??.? |
| 02 | The Prince of Congress' first experience | 23.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | Tonight, the Prime Minister is born!! | 22.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | The Prime Minister bullied around | 19.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | The incident on the Prime Minister's day off | 19.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | Love scandal | 19.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | A shocking conclusion!! The Prime Minister disappears | 20.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | Goodbye, and then retaliation | 19.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | Shock! The Prime Minister collapses | 22.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | Farewell, Prime Minister Asakura's tearful last message 22 minutes on live national TV |
27.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | -- | 21.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
- Episode 7 was 15 minutes longer than the regular episodes.
- Episode 10 was 30 minutes longer than the regular episodes.
- Because of a late start, episodes 8 and onward were actually aired during the typical Summer 2008 season.
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
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