Wagaya no Rekishi
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| Wagaya no Rekishi | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, romance-drama, family, comedy |
| Created by | Koki Mitani |
| Directed by | Keita Kono |
| Starring | Kou Shibasaki Koichi Sato Seishiro Kato Jun Matsumoto Ryuta Sato Maki Horikita |
| Narrated by | Koji Yakusho |
| Theme music composer | Takayuki Hattori |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 3 episodes |
| Production | |
| Producers | Yumiko Shigeoka[1] Hideki Inada Hiroko Emori |
| Production location | Japan |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | April 9 – April 11, 2010 |
Wagaya no Rekishi (わが家の歴史, "The History of My Family") is a Japanese three-part television mini-series, shown on Fuji TV from April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010 to celebrate its 50th Anniversary.[2] The show was known for its star-studded cast.[3]
Synopsis
Masako (Kou Shibasaki) is the eldest daughter of the Yame family, living in Fukuoka, Kyushu. She leaves school to help support her good, but naive parents and four siblings. The drama centers on the family members and people they meet in the post-war Japan. The story takes place between 1945 and 1964, chronicling the lives of the seven members of the fictional Yame family.[4]
Cast
- Shibasaki Kou as Masako Yame
- Sato Koichi as Taizo Onizuka
- Kato Seishiro as Minoru Yame
- Jun Matsumoto as Yoshio Yame
- Sato Ryuta as Muneo Yame
- Maki Horikita as Namiko Yame
- Miyatake Mio as young Namiko
- Eikura Nana as Fusako Yame
- Nagasawa Masami as Yukari Ichinose
- Oizumi Yo as Tsuru
- Tamayama Tetsuji as Ryugo Oura
- Yamamoto Koji as Mitsunari Ano
- Suzuki Sawa as Maria
- Takada Junji as Miyoji Koga
- Amami Yuki as Chiaki Onizuka
- Fuji Sumiko as Maki Yame
- Nishida Toshiyuki as Tokijiro Yame
- Anan Kenji as Manager of Nagaiyouru[5]
Prominent figures of the Showa Era
- Kinashi Noritake as Enomoto Kenichi
- Nakao Akiyoshi as Murata Hideo
- Wakui Emi as Hasegawa Machiko
- Kadono Takuzo as Yoshida Shigeru
- Fujiwara Tatsuya as Tezuka Osamu
- Oguri Shun as Takakura Ken
- Takashima Masanobu as Itokawa Hideo
- Yamaguchi Tomomitsu as Rikidozan
- Toda Keiko as Kasagi Shizuko
- Takeda Shinji as Shirai Yoshio
- Yamada Takayuki as Nakadai Tatsuya
- Ito Shiro as Furukawa Roppa
- Yashima Norito as Endo Shusaku
- Wentz Eiji as Maruyama Akihiro
- Aibu Saki as Misora Hibari
- Uchino Masaaki as Masuda Kozo
- Tsukaji Muga as Yamashita Kiyoshi
- Ishizaka Koji as Nagai Kafū
- Kohinata Fumiyo as Kishi Nobusuke
- Okada Masaki as Miyazaki Masashi (fictional figure)
- Terajima Susumu as Hiiragi Shoji (fictional figure)
- Nakai Kiichi as Shishimaru Jyuichi (fictional figure)[6]
Episode ratings
| Episode | Ratings (Kanto) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 21.2 |
| 2 | 18.4 |
| 3 | 21.1 |
| Average | 20.3 |
Source: [7]