Details
Title: 初蕾 (はつ つぼみ)
Title (romaji): Hatsu Tsubomi
Also known as: The First Bloom
Format: Tanpatsu
Genre: Period drama
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2003-Dec-08
Air time: 21:00
Synopsis
Japanese TV drama based on the novel by Yamamoto Shugoro. The title roughly means "the first bloom." Otami is an orphan working in a restaurant. She has been having an affair with a young samurai Hannosuke, although both know they can't marry because they belong to different classes. When Otami knows she is pregnant, she tries to hide it because she doesn't want to cause any trouble to Hannosuke. But her close friends persuade her to tell it to him... --- sazuma.com
Cast
Miyazawa Rie
Fujita Tomoko
Higashiyama Noriyuki
Ikeuchi Junko
Izumi Pinko
Matsumura Yuki
Utsui Ken
Wakao Ayako (若尾文子)
Production Credits
Original writing: Yamamoto Shugoro (山本周五郎)
Screenwriter: Miyagawa Ichiro (宮川一郎)
Producer: Ishii Fukuko (石井ふく子)
Director: Kamoshita Shinichi (鴨下信一)
Music: Wakakusa Megumi (若草恵)
Awards
12th Sugako Hashida Award - Miyazawa Rie
