Hana Yori Dango (TV series)
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Hana Yori Dango is a Japan
ese television drama series
, broadcast on TBS
in 2005
. It is based on Japanese
shōjo manga
series, , 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.
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.
Japan
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ese television drama series
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
, broadcast on TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
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in 2005
2005 Japanese television dramas
←2004 - 2005 - 2006→This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.-2005 Spring Season:Series-2005 Summer Season:Series-2005 Fall Season:Series...
. It is based on Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
shōjo manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series, , written by Yoko Kamio
Yoko Kamio
is a Japanese manga artist and writer. She is most famous for , for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996. Her work has been translated and distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America.-Biography:...
. The series is the third television adaptation of the manga following Meteor Garden
Meteor Garden
Meteor Garden is a 2001 Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Hsu, Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu. It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio...
and its sequel Meteor Garden II
Meteor Garden II
Meteor Garden II is a 2002 Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Hsu and F4: Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu. It is the sequel to 2001 Meteor Garden and is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio...
in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. It also resulted in a sequel Hana Yori Dango Returns
Hana Yori Dango Returns (TV series)
Hana Yori Dango Returns is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2007. It is the sequel to 2005 Hana Yori Dango TV series, based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio, and followed by movie adaptation Hana Yori Dango Final.-Synopsis:Hana Yori Dango returns for...
and a movie adaptation Hana Yori Dango Final
Hana Yori Dango Final
Hana Yori Dango Final is a 2008 Japanese film, directed by Yasuharu Ishii, and starring Mao Inoue and Jun Matsumoto. The film is the last chapter of the Hana Yori Dango trilogy in Japan, based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio....
. It was one of the most popular dramas of the year and won many major awards.
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.
Episode Overview
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Main Cast
- Mao InoueMao Inoueis a Japanese actress. She debuted as a U-15 idol in 1999. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in and Makino Tsukushi in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which she won Best Actress in the 47th Television Drama Academy Awards and received a newcomer award at the 16th Hashida...
as Makino Tsukushi(牧野 つくし) - Jun MatsumotoJun Matsumoto, often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of...
as Domyouji Tsukasa(道明寺 司) - Shun OguriShun Oguriis a Japanese actor, director and voice actor.-Career:Born to a theater director father, Tetsuya Oguri, and having an actor brother, Ryo Oguri, Shun Oguri started his acting career quite early in his life...
as Hanazawa Rui(花沢 類) - Shota MatsudaShota Matsudais a Japanese actor. His parents are the actors Yusaku Matsuda and Miyuki Matsuda, his older brother is the actor Ryuhei Matsuda, and his aunt is the actress Mami Kumagai. Matsuda is 181 cm tall. His father, Yusaku Matsuda was half-Korean, thus Shota and Ryuhei are a quarter Korean.Matsuda has...
as Nishikado Soujiro (西門 総二郎) - Tsuyoshi AbeTsuyoshi Abeis a Chinese Japanese actor in Japan. Of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent , he is able to speak both Mandarin and Japanese fluently....
as Mimasaka Akira (美作 あきら)
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 MatsushimaNanako Matsushimais a Japanese actress and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She was also a main character in A Story of Love, where she starred next to Hiroyuki Sanada, who also played Ryuji Takayama in Ring....
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 IshinoMako IshinoMako Ishino is a Japanese singer and actress. She is affiliated with From First Production Co., Ltd.-Albums:* Truth * Mako Revival...
as Chieko Makino (牧野 千恵子) - Satoshi Tomiura as Susumu Makino (牧野 進)
Awards and nominations
47th Television Drama Academy Awards- Winner: Best Actress - Mao InoueMao Inoueis a Japanese actress. She debuted as a U-15 idol in 1999. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in and Makino Tsukushi in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which she won Best Actress in the 47th Television Drama Academy Awards and received a newcomer award at the 16th Hashida...
- Winner: Best Supporting Actor - Jun MatsumotoJun Matsumoto, often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of...
External links
- Official TV Drama Website from TBS