Buzzer Beat
| Buzzer Beat | |
|---|---|
 Buzzer Beat logo | |
| Genre | Romance, sports |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | Ichibu to Zenbu by B'z |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Nakano Toshiyuki |
| Production location | Tokyo |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | July 13 – September 21, 2009 |
Buzzer Beat (ブザー・ビート~崖っぷちのヒーロー, Buzā Bīto~Gakeppuchi no Hero) is a Fuji TV Japanese television drama starring Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiko Kitagawa, and Saki Aibu.
The series primarily focuses on two characters, Naoki Kamiya (Tomohisa Yamashita), a professional basketball player, and Riko Shirakawa (Keiko Kitagawa), an aspiring violinist. Over the course of the series Naoki faces difficulties trying to succeed in the world of basketball, and Riko struggles to become a successful violinist. Eventually the two meet and the series chronicles their relationship and struggles, as well as those of their friends.
Cast
- Tomohisa Yamashita as Kamiya Naoki
- Keiko Kitagawa as Shirakawa Riko
- Saki Aibu as Nanami Natsuki
- Shihori Kanjiya as Ebina Mai
- Hideaki Ito as Coach Kawasaki Tomoya
- Kaneko Nobuaki as Yoyogi Ren
- Junpei Mizobata as Hatano Shuji
- Munetaka Aoki as Moriguchi Shuto
- Satoshi Kanada as Kasukabe Yoshio
- Akiyoshi Kawashima as Matsuyama Ryosuke
- Masaru Nagai as Utsunomiya Toru
- Miki Maya as Kamiya Makiko
- Aya Ōmasa as Kamiya Yuri
- Ayaka Komatsu as Kanazawa Shion
- David M. as Larry Brown (JC ARCS' Foreign Player)
- Hakura Kuroki as Fukuda Seiko
- Keisuke Kato as Oze Yoichi
- Takaki Ishida as Saga Hiroaki
- Yumi Sugimoto as Akita Saori
- Ayana as Kaori Saeki (JC ARCS' Photographer)
- Yasuyuki Maekawa as Yusuke Mishima
- Chisun as Kamiya Yukino
- Ryuta Kawabata as Yusuke Komaki
- Natsumi Ohira as Yuri's friend
External links
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