Hana Yori Dango (TV series)
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| Also known as | 花より男子 |
| Genre | Romance Teen drama |
| Directed by | Yasuharu Ishii |
| Starring | Mao Inoue Jun Matsumoto Shun Oguri Shota Matsuda Tsuyoshi Abe |
| Theme music composer | Yamashita Kosuke |
| Opening theme | "Wish" by Arashi |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Producer(s) | Katsuaki Setoguchi |
| Location(s) | Japan |
| Running time | Fridays at 22:00 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
| Original run | 21 October 2005 – 16 December 2005 |
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| Followed by | Hana Yori Dango Returns Hana Yori Dango Final |
| Related shows | Hana Yori Dango (1995 film) |
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| TBS homepage | |
Hana Yori Dango (花より男子) is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2005. It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, Boys Over Flowers (花より男子 Hana Yori Dango), written by Yoko Kamio. The series is the third television adaptation of the manga following Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II in Taiwan. It also resulted in a sequel Hana Yori Dango Returns and a movie adaptation Hana Yori Dango Final. It was one of the most popular dramas of the year and won many major awards.[citation needed]
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[edit] Plot Synopsis
Makino Tsukushi is a tough, hard-working, middle-class student at the prestigious escalator school Eitoku Gakuen. Initially, Makino wanted to attend Eitoku because her idol, an internationally-renowned model named Todou Shizuka, was an alumna of the school. Not long after however, Makino discovers the superficial nature of her classmates. Their arrogance and her inability to relate to them because of her social status limit her chances at making friends. Worse yet, the school is ruled by the F4 or Flower Four, composed of playboys Nishikado Soujiro and Mimasaka Akira, introverted Hanazawa Rui and violent and bratty Domyouji Tsukasa. The F4, sons of Japan's wealthiest and most powerful tycoons, bully fellow students out of boredom or malevolence until they are expelled or quit.
Makino's only wish was to remain invisible in Eitoku to avoid getting into trouble. However, she is immersed into the lives of the four legendary bullies after her first and only friend at school, Sanjo Sakurako, accidentally spills juice on Domyouji's white shirt in the cafeteria and she defends her. The next day, she receives a red tag in her locker (an order from the F4 to bully the target student in whatever means possible) and as a result, the whole school turns against her. Despite the harassment, Tsukushi, the "tough weed", refuses to give in and quit. After Domyouji crushes the prawn her parents painstakingly cooked for her with his shoe, she finally snaps, knocks him out and declares war back on him. This unexpected retaliation catches him by surprise and causes him, ironically, to fall in love with her. But Tsukushi is in love with Rui, who in turn harbors romantic feelings for his childhood friend Shizuka.
The courtship between Tsukasa and Tsukushi is the main theme throughout the series. Various challenges threaten their blossoming relationship including Tsukushi's wavering feelings for Rui, the envy of fellow Eitoku students, an obsessed childhood classmate, their differences in social class, Tsukasa's brash and possessive nature, and the animosity of Domyouji Kaede, Tsukasa's mother. The first season ends with Domyouji giving the saturn necklace to Makino and her confession of love right before he leaves for New York.
[edit] Episode Overview
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| 1 | "Declaration of war! The thing which is absolutely more important than money" | |||||
| Makino receives a red notice from F4. Her life is made a misery until she stands up to Domyoji and punches him. | ||||||
| 2 | "The worst first kiss!" | |||||
| Makino attends a high society function to welcome home Rui's childhood love. | ||||||
| 3 | "Tears! Good-bye to the person I like" | |||||
| Rui leaves for France to follow his childhood love. | ||||||
| 4 | "First time coming home in the morning" | |||||
| Makino and Domyoji get stuck in an elevator overnight. | ||||||
| 5 | "Confession of life-threatening love" | |||||
| Rui returns from France back to Japan. | ||||||
| 6 | "A love triangle of a roller-coaster ride hair-trigger crisis" | |||||
| Makino and Domyoji go on a double date. | ||||||
| 7 | "Battle F4 dissolution!" | |||||
| The F4 gets into a fight as Rui and Domyoji argue over Makino. | ||||||
| 8 | "Now the female high school student's "Top of Japan" decision war" | |||||
| Makino enters the Top of Japan competition to earn enough money to pay off her dad's debt. | ||||||
| 9 | "The greatest last present" | |||||
| Makino comes second in the Teen of Japan tournament. Domyoji leaves to study Business Management in New York while the rest of the F4 spend Christmas in various ways. | ||||||
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main Cast
- Mao Inoue as Makino Tsukushi(牧野 つくし)
- Jun Matsumoto as Domyouji Tsukasa(道明寺 司)
- Shun Oguri as Hanazawa Rui(花沢 類)
- Shota Matsuda as Nishikado Soujiro (西門 総二郎)
- Tsuyoshi Abe as Mimasaka Akira (美作 あきら)
[edit] Supporting Cast
- Aki Nishihara as Matsuoka Yuki (松岡 優紀)
- Mayumi Sada as Shizuka Todo (藤堂 静)
- Megumi Sato as Sakurako Sanjo (三条 桜子)
- Nanako Matsushima as Tsubaki Domyoji (道明寺 椿)
- Mariko Kaga as Kaede Domyoji (道明寺 楓)
- Takako Kato as Sachiyo Sengoku (Okami-San)(千石 幸代)
- Susumu Kobayashi as Haruo Makino (牧野 晴男)
- Mako Ishino as Chieko Makino (牧野 千恵子)
- Satoshi Tomiura as Susumu Makino (牧野 進)
[edit] Reception
[edit] Awards and nominations
47th Television Drama Academy Awards[1]
- Winner: Best Actress - Mao Inoue
- Winner: Best Supporting Actor - Jun Matsumoto
[edit] External links
- Official TV Drama Website from TBS (Japanese)
- Hana Yori Dango
(花より男子) at the Internet Movie Database - Hana Yori Dango
(花より男子) at TV.com
[edit] References
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