Karei naru Ichizoku

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Details

Title: 華麗なる一族
Title (romaji): Karei-naru Ichizoku
Title (English): The Grand Tribe
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Banking/economy, human drama, romance
Episodes:
Viewership ratings:
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-14 to 2007-Mar-??
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Theme song:

Synopsis

Originally a novel by Yamazaki Toyoko, and later a 1974 movie. The book depicts the conflicts within the Manpyo family, which is famous in Kansai's financial circles, amidst the tumultuous reorganisation of the financial industry of 1970s. Unlike the book, the eldest son, Teppei, and not the father, Daisuke, will be the central character of the drama.

This drama also sets in the 1970s decade of Japan. The main rivalry depicts in the story is between Manpyo Daisuke (Kitaooji Kinya), a powerful banker, and his eldest son, Manpyo Teppei (Kimura Takuya), the executive managing director of a steel firm. For some reasons, Daisuke seem to dislike his own son.

Cast

Kimura Takuya as Manpyo Teppei (34)
Suzuki Kyoka as Takasu Aiko (39)
Hasegawa Kyoko as Manpyo Sanae (30)
Yamamoto Koji as Manpyo Ginpei (31)
Yamada Yu as Yasuda Makiko (24)
Aibu Saki as Manpyo Tsugiko (22)
Nakamura Toru as Mima Ataru (44)
Fukuishi Kazue as Mima Ichiko (29)
Inamori Izumi as Tsuruta Fusako (32)
Takigawa Yumi as Tsuruta Shino (59)
Narimiya Hiroki as Ichinose Yoshihiko (26)
Hiraizumi Sei as Ichinose Koujoucho (58)
Nishimura Masahiko as Zenigata (52)
Shoufukutei Tsurube as Watanuki Sentaro (58)
Kobayashi Takashi as Akutagawa Jomu (54)
Yajima Kenichi as Wajima Shocho (51)
Nishida Toshiyuki as Ookawa Ichiro (60)
Takeda Tetsuya as Oogame Senma (60)
Tsugawa Masahiko as Nagata Ookuradaijin (63)
Yanagiba Toshiro as Mikumo Shoichi (50)
Harada Mieko as Manpyo Yasuko (54)
Kitaooji Kinya as Manpyo Daisuke (60)
Kaneda Akio

Production Credits

Original writing: Yamazaki Toyoko (山崎豊子)
Screenwriter: Hashimoto Hiroshi (橋本裕志)
Producer: Fukuzawa Katsuo, Ishimaru Akihiko
Director: Fukuzawa Katsuo, Yamamuro Daisuke
Music: Hattori Takayuki (服部隆之)

Episode Ratings

Episode	Kanto	Kansai	Nationwide
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Source: Video Research, Ltd.

External Links

Autumn 2006	TBS	Spring 2007
Teppan Shoujo Akane!!	Sunday 21:00	TBA