Tentai Kansoku
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Details
- Title: 天体観測 （てんたいかんそく）
- Title (romaji): Tentai Kansoku
- Also known as: Searchin' for My Polestar
- Episodes: 12
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV, KTV
- Broadcast period: 2002-Jul-02 to 2002-Sep-17
- Air time: Tuesday 22:00
- Theme Song: Will by Nakashima Mika
Synopsis
The main characters of "Searchin' for My Polestar" are 7 friends that met at college while in the astronomic observation club "Sagittarius." Being in the club was just an excuse for them to go to the beach in summer, and skiing in winter. Actually, the only time they ever observed any stars was at summer camp during their senior year.
Dreaming of a bright future, the seven exchange vows for eternal friendship. However, over the next several years, their busy schedules cause them to begin drifting apart.
It's been 3 years since that summer when they laughed together gazing at the stars. Will their friendship continue to drift farther and farther apart? Or will they manage to strengthen their friendship again? --Fuji TV
Cast
- Ito Hideaki as Sayama Kyouichi
- Sakaguchi Kenji as Kawamura Tomoya
- Odagiri Joe as Kisaki Takeshi
- Koyuki as Sawamura Mifuyu
- Tabata Tomoko as Miyabe/Yamase Satomi
- Konishi Manami as Ida Yuri
- Yamazaki Shigenori as Yamazaki Kenta
- Hasegawa Kyoko as Arisaka Nanae
- Uehara Misa as Matsumoto Arisu
- Matsushige Yutaka as Matsubara
- Otani Naoko as Mama Terumi
- Tanaka Tetsushi (田中哲司) as Yamase, Satomi's husband
- Koike Teppei
- Asami Reina
- Yasui Kenichiro
- Asano Kazuyuki
- Yashima Norito
- Akimoto Naomi
- Okada Megumi
- Ogi Shigemitsu
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Hata Takehiko (秦建日子), Watanabe Chiho (渡辺千穂)
- Producer: 笠置高弘, 渡辺真沙子, 森谷雄
- Director: Nishitani Hiroshi, Tsuzuki Junichi (都築淳一)
Review
At first, it may seem like another St. Elmo's Fire clone; compare to Ai to iu Nano Moto ni. But here the characters are younger and more hard-edged; there's also the presence of an eighth character, in this case Hasegawa Kyoko, who plays an interesting role. Watch it if you haven't seen Ai.. , you'll see a tremendous cast whose moves and actions aren't overspent at all. -Surge79uwf