Idaten (TV series)

Idaten: Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi (いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺〜) is a Japanese historical drama television series and the 58th NHK taiga drama. It stars Nakamura Kankurō VI and Sadao Abe as marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri and swimming coach Masaji Tabata respectively.[2][3] It began broadcasting in 2019 as part of the lead up to the 2020 Summer Olympics in which NHK is, under the Japan Consortium, principal co-host broadcaster. This drama is the 2nd ever post-war taiga drama in NHK history since Inochi: Life in 1986 and marks the 55th anniversary of the 1964 Summer Olympics, which the NHK broadcast; this is also the last series to premiere in the Heisei era and the first series to air during the Reiwa era. The series received an average rating of 8.2%, the lowest in history for a taiga drama.[4]

Idaten: The Epic Marathon to Tokyo
Written byKankurō Kudō
Directed byTsuyoshi Inoue (chief)
Starring
Narrated byTakeshi Kitano
Mirai Moriyama
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Theme music composerTatsuya Shimono
Opening theme"Idaten Main Theme" (「いだてんメインテーマ」)
ComposerOtomo Yoshihide
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes47
Production
ProducersKei Kurube (chief)[1]
Takuya Shimizu
Running time45 minutes
Release
Original networkNHK
Original releaseJanuary 6 (2019-01-06) 
December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)

Plot

The drama focuses on the stories of two Japanese Olympians from different times of the 20th century: marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri, who took part in the 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics and one of the first Japanese athletes to compete in the Games, and swimming coach Masaji Tabata, known as a founding father of Japanese swimming and was part of the successful efforts to bring the Olympics to Japan.[5]

Cast

Starring

  • Nakamura Kankurō VI as Shiso Kanakuri, a marathon runner
    • Rintarō Hisano as child Shiso
    • Daichirō Funamoto as teen Shiso
  • Sadao Abe as Masaji Tabata, a reporter and swimming coach
    • Sōma Yamatoki as young Masaji (early teens)
    • Yūya Hara as young Masaji (late teens and early twenties)

Kanakuri family

  • Nakamura Shidō II as Sanetsugu Kanakuri, Shiso's brother
  • Tomorowo Taguchi as Nobuhiko Kanakuri, Shiso's father
  • Yoshiko Miyazaki as Shie Kanakuri, Shiso's mother
  • Hisako Ōkata as Suma Kanakuri, Shiso's grandmother

Ikebe family

  • Haruka Ayase as Suya Haruno, Shiso's wife
    • Riri Harashima as young Suya
  • Shinobu Otake as Ikue Ikebe, Shiso's adoptive mother
  • Yō Takahashi as Shigeyuki Ikebe, Suya's deceased husband

Tabata family

  • Kumiko Asō as Kikue, Masaji's wife
  • Toshie Negishi as Ura Tabata, Masaji's mother
  • Haruka Uchimura as Shōkichi Tabata, Masaji's older brother
  • Ai Yoshikawa as Atsuko Tabata, Masaji's daughter

Mishima family

Shiso's friends

  • Hana Sugisaki as Shima, Gorin's grandmother, and Riku, Gorin's mother
  • Tasuku Emoto as Masuno, Shima's husband and Riku’s father
  • Taiga Nakano as Masaru Komatsu, Riku’s husband and Gorin's father
  • Hiroki Miyake as Shinsaku Kurosaka (eps. 16 onwards)
  • Mayumi Satō as Chō Kurosaka, Shinsaku's wife
  • Ryo Katsuji as Hidenobu Mikawa
  • 201 Ami as Sanpo Toku

JOC / Japan Amateur Athletic Association

Japanese members of the IOC

Japan Swimming Federation

The people living in Asakusa

Asahi Shimbun

Tengu Club

Other athletes

Other politicians

Foreigners

NHK

Other journalists

Others

Production

On November 16, 2016, NHK announced that its 58th taiga drama will be about Japan's participation in the Olympic Games from 1912 up to 1964, with Kankurō Kudō as writer and Tsuyoshi Inoue as chief director.[1][7] The drama series' title, Idaten: Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi (subtitle: "A Tale of the Tokyo Olympics"), was revealed on April 4, 2017.[8]

Casting

The main cast of the series was announced on November 1, 2017, which included Nakamura Kankurō VI, Sadao Abe, Haruka Ayase, Toma Ikuta, Hana Sugisaki, Kento Nagayama, and Ryo Katsuji among others.[9] The second cast announcement on November 29, 2017 included Takeshi Kitano as Kokontei Shinshō V.[10] The third cast announcement on March 30, 2018 included Tomorowo Taguchi, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Kenta Satoi, and Yō Takahashi.[11] The fourth cast announcement on December 14, 2018 included Gen Hoshino, Tori Matsuzaka, and Yutaka Matsushige.[12] The fifth cast announcement on March 5, 2019 included Shinobu Terajima, Yuina Kuroshima, Koharu Sugawara, and Itsuji Itao.[13] Two more cast announcements were done on April 24 and May 17, 2019.[14][15]

On March 12, 2019, actor-musician Masanori "Pierre" Taki, who portrayed the role of tabi craftsman Shinsaku Kurosaka, was arrested in Tokyo due to his admission of drug use. This came after authorities searched his home in Setagaya Ward and tested him positive for cocaine use from a urine sample.[16] He was eventually replaced by Hiroki Miyake in the series.[17]

TV schedule

Shiso Kanakuri Arc
EpisodeTitleDirected byOriginal airdateRating
1"Yoakemae" (夜明け前, Before the Dawn)Tsuyoshi InoueJanuary 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)15.5%
2"Botchan" (坊っちゃん)January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)12.0%
3"Bōken Sekai" (冒険世界)Takegorō NishimuraJanuary 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)13.2%
4"Shōben Kozō" (小便小僧, Manneken Pis)Masae IchikiJanuary 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)11.6%
5"Ame ni mo Makezu" (雨ニモマケズ, Be not Defeated by the Rain)Tsuyoshi InoueFebruary 3, 2019 (2019-02-03)10.2%
6"Oedo Nihonbashi" (お江戸日本橋)Takegorō NishimuraFebruary 10, 2019 (2019-02-10)9.9%
7"Okashina Futari" (おかしな二人, The Odd Couple)Masae IchikiFebruary 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)9.5%
8"Teki wa Ikuman" (敵は幾万, Thousands of Enemies)Tsuyoshi InoueFebruary 24, 2019 (2019-02-24)9.3%
9"Saraba Siberia Tetsudō" (さらばシベリア鉄道)Hitoshi ŌneMarch 3, 2019 (2019-03-03)9.7%
10"Manatsu no Yo no Yume" (真夏の夜の夢, A Midsummer Night's Dream)Takegorō NishimuraMarch 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)8.7%
11"Hyakunen no Kodoku" (百年の孤独, One Hundred Years of Solitude)March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17)8.7%
12"Taiyō ga Ippai" (太陽がいっぱい, Purple Noon)Masae IchikiMarch 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)9.3%
13"Fukkatsu" (復活, Resurrection)Tsuyoshi InoueMarch 31, 2019 (2019-03-31)8.5%
14"Shinsekai" (新世界, New World)Tsuyoshi Inoue and Hitoshi ŌneApril 14, 2019 (2019-04-14)9.6%
15"Aa Kekkon" (あゝ結婚, Marriage Italian Style)Masae IchikiApril 21, 2019 (2019-04-21)8.7%
16"Berlin no Kabe" (ベルリンの壁, Berlin Wall)Hitoshi ŌneApril 28, 2019 (2019-04-28)7.1%
17"Itsumo Futaride" (いつも2人で, Two for the Road)Masae IchikiMay 5, 2019 (2019-05-05)7.7%
18"Ai no Yume" (愛の夢, Liebesträume)Kensuke MatsukiMay 12, 2019 (2019-05-12)8.7%
19"Hakone Ekiden" (箱根駅伝)Hitoshi ŌneMay 19, 2019 (2019-05-19)8.7%
20"Koi no Katamichi-Kippu" (恋の片道切符, One Way Ticket)May 26, 2019 (2019-05-26)8.6%
21"Sakura no Sono" (櫻の園, The Cherry Orchard)Takegorō NishimuraJune 2, 2019 (2019-06-02)8.5%
22"Venus no Tanjō" (ヴィーナスの誕生, The Birth of Venus)Satoshi HayashiJune 9, 2019 (2019-06-09)6.7%
23"Daichi" (大地, The Good Earth)Tsuyoshi InoueJune 16, 2019 (2019-06-16)6.9%
24"Tane maku Hito" (種まく人, The Sower)Masae IchikiJune 23, 2019 (2019-06-23)7.8%
Masaji Tabata Arc
25"Jidai wa Kawaru" (時代は変わる, The Times They Are a-Changin')Tsuyoshi InoueJune 30, 2019 (2019-06-30)8.6%
26"Asu naki Bōsō" (明日なき暴走, Born to Run)Hitoshi ŌneJuly 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)7.9%
27"Kawarime" (替り目)July 14, 2019 (2019-07-14)7.6%
28"Hashire Daichi wo" (走れ大地を)Tomohiro KuwanoJuly 28, 2019 (2019-07-28)7.8%
29"Yume no California" (夢のカリフォルニア, California Dreamin')Takegorō NishimuraAugust 4, 2019 (2019-08-04)7.8%
30"Ōgon-kyō Jidai" (黄金狂時代, The Gold Rush)Yasuko TsudaAugust 11, 2019 (2019-08-11)5.9%
31"Top of the World" (トップ・オブ・ザ・ワールド)Takegorō NishimuraAugust 18, 2019 (2019-08-18)7.2%
32"Dokusaisha" (独裁者, The Great Dictator)Hitoshi ŌneAugust 25, 2019 (2019-08-25)5.0%
33"Jingi naki Tatakai" (仁義なき戦い, Battles Without Honor and Humanity)Tomohiro KuwanoSeptember 1, 2019 (2019-09-01)6.6%
34"226" (February 26 Incident)Masae IchikiSeptember 8, 2019 (2019-09-08)9.0%
35"Minzoku no Saiten" (民族の祭典, Olympia)Tsuyoshi InoueSeptember 15, 2019 (2019-09-15)6.9%
36"Maehata Gambare" (前畑がんばれ, Go Maehata!)Tsuyoshi Inoue and Hitoshi ŌneSeptember 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)7.0%
37"Saigo no Bansan" (最後の晩餐, The Last Supper)Tsuyoshi InoueSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)5.7%
38"Nagai Owakare" (長いお別れ, The Long Goodbye)Takegorō NishimuraOctober 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)6.2%
39"Natsukashi no Manshū" (懐かしの満州)Hitoshi Ōne and Naoki WatanabeOctober 13, 2019 (2019-10-13)3.7%[18]
40"Back to the Future" (バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー)Tsuyoshi InoueOctober 27, 2019 (2019-10-27)7.0%
41"Ore ni Tsuitekoi!" (おれについてこい!)Masae IchikiNovember 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)6.6%
42"Tokyo Nagaremono" (東京流れ者, Tokyo Drifter)Takashi KitanoNovember 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)6.3%
43"Help!" (ヘルプ!)Yasuko TsudaNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)6.1%
44"Boku tachi no Shippai" (ぼくたちの失敗, Our Mistake)Hitoshi ŌneNovember 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)6.1%
45"Hi no Tori" (火の鳥, The Firebird)Masae IchikiDecember 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)6.1%
46"Honō no Runner" (炎のランナー, Chariots of Fire)Takegorō NishimuraDecember 8, 2019 (2019-12-08)6.9%
47"Jikan yo Tomare" (時間よ止まれ)Tsuyoshi InoueDecember 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)8.3%
Average rating 8.2% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).

Highlight

EpisodeTitleOriginal airdateOriginal airtime
1 Part 1 December 30, 201913:05 - 14:15
Part 214:15 - 15:20
2Part 115:25 - 16:36
Part 216:36 - 17:40

Home media

The first 13 episodes and 11 succeeding episodes of Idaten will be released in separate Blu-ray box sets in Japan on April 24, 2020;[19][20] DVD edition box sets will also released on the same day.[21][22] Episodes 25 to 36 and 37 to 47 will later be released in separate Blu-ray box sets as well on May 22, 2020,[23][24] along with their respective DVD versions.[25][24]

Soundtracks

  • Idaten Taiga Drama Original Soundtrack (Release date: March 6, 2019)[26]
  • Idaten Taiga Drama Original Soundtrack Part Two (Release date: July 24, 2019)[27]
  • Idaten Taiga Drama Original Soundtrack Final (Release date: November 20, 2019)[28]

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2020 13th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Drama Series Won

See also

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