Details
Title: バッテリー
Title (English): Battery
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Sports drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 7.9 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-03 to 2008-Jun-12
Air time: Thursday 20:00
Theme song: Shonen by Mr. Children
Synopsis
A story about a teenage pitcher and catcher who develop a firm friendship through their battery. Harada Takumi, an aloof junior high school boy who has a great arm, meets Nagakura Go, who can catch Takumi's fastball. Together, they build up a trusting relationship among the teammates. --NHK
Cast
Nakayama Yuma as Harada Takumi
Takada Sho as Nagakura Go
Morimoto Shintaro as Harada Seiha
Saito Yuki
Horibe Keisuke
Miyazaki Karen (宮崎香蓮)
Nagashima Shugo as Sawaguchi Fumito
Matsukawa Naruki
Chisun
Nakao Mie (中尾ミエ)
Ishibashi Renji
Kajiwara Hikari (梶原ひかり)
Chihara Junior
Sometani Shota
Production Credits
Original writing: Asano Atsuko (あさのあつこ) Battery (novel)
Screenwriter: Sagara Atsuko (相良敦子)
Directors: Shimizu Kazuhiko (清水一彦), Tanaka Kenji (田中健二), Nakashima Yuki (中島由貴)
