Details
Title: ダイヤモンドの恋
Title (romaji): Diamond no Koi
Also known as: Diamond Love
Format: Yorudora
Episodes: 24 (15 mins each, 6 weeks)
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2005-Aug-22 to 2005-Oct-06
Air time: Monday through Thursday at 23:00
Theme song: Shiawase by Kawae Minako
Synopsis
The 25th NHK Yorudora is Diamond no Koi, the story of a 41-year-old woman whose life changes as she experiences menopausal symptoms at an earlier age. Reiko Sawatari is a successful jewelry designer who lives with her daughter from a previous marriage. Reiko, who has never had a doubt about her rosy future, suddenly loses her job because of continuous dizziness. She returns to her hometown in Nara Prefecture and participates in an excavation of ancient remains, finding a new way of life and a new love. In a comical and emotional way, the drama depicts her search for how to live the second stage of her life as a "woman." -- NHK
Episode Titles (By Week)
Week 1: 「めまいと出会い」 "Dizziness and a Meeting"
Week 2: 「私、更年期!?」 "I'm Going Through Menopause!?"
Week 3: 「こんにちは更年期」 "Hello, Menopause"
Week 4: 「突然の訪問者」"Unexpected Visitor"
Week 5: 「卑弥呼と宝石」"Himiko and the Jewel"
Week 6: 「新しい私」"A New Me"
Cast
Asano Atsuko
Yoshida Eisaku
Yamashita Shinji
Ishida Miku
Shishido Joe
Kaga Mariko
Kurenai Manko
Kariya Shunsuke
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Tabuchi Kumiko
Producer: Ichii Hisashi (一井久司)
Director: Motoki Kazuhiro (本木一博)
Music: Satoshi Takebe (武部聡志)
