Details
Title: フルスイング
Title (English): Full Swing
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human
Episodes: 6
Viewership ratings: 11.7 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-19 to 2008-Feb-23
Air time: Saturday 21:00 to 21:58
Theme song: Ano Hana no Yoni by Natsukawa Rimi
Synopsis
A drama about a legendary batting coach who later becomes a high school teacher. Michihiro Takabayashi worked for seven professional baseball teams as a batting coach for 30 years and coached over 30 title holders. At the age of 58, he becomes a high school teacher and develops a good rapport with his students. However, he falls ill and dies of cancer before seeing off his first students' graduation. --NHK
Cast
Takahashi Katsumi as Takabatake Michihiro
Ito Ran
Fukiishi Kazue
Hagiwara Masato
Tsukamoto Shinya
Honda Hirotaro
Kobayashi Katsuya
Satomi Kotaro
Sano Kazuma
Abe Ryohei
Yazaki Hiroshi
Production Credits
Original writing: Kadota Ryusho (門田隆将) Koshien e no Yuigon (nonfiction novel)
Screenwriters: Morishita Nao (森下直), Seki Erika, Sawada Mikio (さわだみきお)
Music: Okamoto Daisuke (おかもとだいすけ)
