Details
Title: ファイブ
Title (English): Five
Format: Tanpatsu
Genre: Sports comedy
Viewership rating: 7.1
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-05
Air time: Saturday 21:00-22:30
Synopsis
The story follows Sayama, a man known as "Mr. Basketball" after leading his company's basketball team to multiple championships. But the company suddenly gets rid of the team and Sayama is laid off. He ends up joining another team, but it's composed of peculiar players. --Tokyograph
Cast
Kishitani Goro as Sayama
Takashima Reiko
Kakei Toshio
Yanagisawa Shingo
Aijima Kazuyuki
Papaya Suzuki
Tanaka Yoji
Kikawada Masaya
Kondo Koen
Samuel Pop Aning (サムエル・ポップ・エニング)
Uryu Misaki (瓜生美咲)
Kato Seishiro
Hotaru Yukijiro
Anan Keiko (阿南敬子)
Nomi Tatsuya (能見達也)
Sato Koji (佐藤恒治)
Kobayashi Susumu
Matsumoto Kyouko (松本享子)
Koyanagi Yukimi (小柳友貴美)
Nakayama Katsumi
Shimizu Koji
Watanabe Ikkei
Ryu Raita
Production Credits
Original writing: Hirayama Yuzuru (平山譲) Five (novel)
Screenwriter: Kimizuka Ryouichi
Producer: Rokuyama Koichi (六山浩一)
Director: Kataoka Keiji (片岡敬司)
Music: Kotaro Oshio (押尾コータロー)
