Details
Title: 僕が僕であるために
Title (romaji): Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni
Also known as: I always keep control of myself
Format: Tanpatsu
Genre: Human drama
Episode: 1
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 1997-Jan-03
Theme songs:
- Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni by Ozaki Yutaka
- Fire in The Sky by Cagnet
The members of SMAP play former high school classmates who were members of the Ekiden team 6 years ago. This drama depicts the changes in character over the past 6 years and the members future endeavors. Naruse (Nakai), Chikara or Riki (Kimura), Kinoshita (Inagaki), and Etsuro (Kusanagi) are all 24 years of age. Satoru (Katori) is 22 years old. Satoru was an ichinensei when the team won the prefectural Ekiden meet. After they graduated from high school they all went on their own separate paths. Naruse is a marathon runner for a sporting goods firm. After his senpai gets discharged due to an injury, Naruse also worries about his own future. Hirosue Ryoko plays Naruse's younger sister. Chikara works as a model scout. He is still not used to his work. Although he has been living with Natsumi (Tsuruta) for about 3 years, he still has many relationships with different women.
Cast
Kimura Takuya as Kurosawa Riki
Nakai Masahiro as Naruse Hayato
Inagaki Goro as Kinoshita Masaki
Kusanagi Tsuyoshi as Mizoguchi Etsuro
Katori Shingo as Ozu Satoru
Suzuki Honami as Tsukada Sonoko
Tsuruta Mayu as Tsuda Natsumi
Matsu Takako as Muranaka Hiroko
Seto Asaka as Kawakami Kinuyo
Hirosue Ryoko as Naruse Yako
Karasawa Toshiaki (police investigator)
Nogiwa Yoko (Satoru's dance partner)
Shiina Kippei (bank loan officer)
Kishitani Goro (potato vendor)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie
Director: Nagayama Kozo
