Yamada Taro Monogatari
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- Title: 山田太郎ものがたり
- Title (romaji): Yamada Taro Monogatari
- Also known as: The Story of Yamada Taro
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Family, human, school, comedy
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership ratings: 15.2(Kanto)
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-6 to 2007-Sep-14 (ep9 Sep 7)
- Air time: Friday 22:00
- Theme song: "Happiness" by Arashi
- Related drama: Poor Prince Taro
Synopsis
Yamada Taro, a freshman on a scholarship at Ichinomiya Private Senior High School, is high-achieving, strikingly handsome, and truly athletic and seems perfect. But he is actually extremely poor. The story humorously portrays Taro, who tackles problems that occur because of his poverty, and his six younger brothers and sisters. --TBS
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Main Casts
- Ninomiya Kazunari as Yamada Taro
- Ruuku (ルウク) as young Taro
- Sakurai Sho as Mimura Takuya
- Kuwashiro Takaaki as young Takuya
- Tabe Mikako as Ikegami Takako
- Oshinari Shugo as Sugiura Keiichi
- Otsuka Chihiro as Nakai Masami
- Fukiishi Kazue as Torii Kyoko
- Yamada Family
- Kikuchi Momoko as Yamada Ayako
- Futenma Misaki (普天間みさき) as young Ayako
- Yarita Chihiro (鎗田千裕) as child Ayako
- Matsuoka Mitsuru as Yamada Kazuo
- Yarita Akihiro as Yamada Jiro
- Shimizu Naoya as Yamada Saburo
- Muranaka Haruna (村中暖奈) as Yamada Yoshiko
- Yoshida Riko as Yamada Itsuko
- Shibuya Takeru as Yamada Mutsumi
- Inagaki Rinka (稲垣鈴夏) as Yamada Nanami
- Mimura Family
- Ayata Toshiki as Isogai Shitsuji
- Maro Akaji as Mimura Hijirichi
- Nishida Naomi as Mimura Tsuyuko
- Ikegami Family
- Shibata Rie as Ikegami Maria
- Musaka Naomasa as Ikegami Ryunosuke
- Ichinomiya High School Students
- Yamada Shintaro as Ando Masaki
- Kojima Haruna as Usui Kotone
- Ogata Sayaka as Kashiwagi Honoka
- Takahashi Ryosuke as Okubo Shin
- Ichinomiya High School Teachers
- Yoshizawa Hisashi as Nagahara Makoto
- Utsui Ken as Ichinomiya
- Fukui Hiroaki as Osaki Shinosuke
Guests
- Mizukawa Asami as Kotani Kannu (ep6)
- Yoshiyuki Kazuko as Ume (ep8)
- Nekoze Tsubaki as Tomizawa (ep8-9)
- Ohno Satoshi (ep10)
- Hankai Kazuaki (ep10)
Production Credits
- Original work: Manga by Morinaga Ai
- Screenwriter: Magy
- Script Staff: Yamaura Masahiro (山浦雅大)
- Chief Producer: Setoguchi Katsuaki
- Producer: Takahashi Masanao, Shimoyama Jun
- Director: Ishii Yasuharu, Yamamuro Daisuke, Kawashima Ryutaro
- Music: Hirasawa Atsushi (平沢敦士)
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Kanto | Kansai | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 17.4 | 16.7 | ??.? |
| 02 | 15.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | 16.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | 13.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | 15.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | 11.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | 13.6 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | 14.6 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | 16.3 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | 17.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | 15.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Awards
- 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jul-Sep 2007): Best Actor - Ninomiya Kazunari
- 4th TV Navi Drama Awards: Newcomer of the Year - Tabe Mikako
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