Details
Title: 介助犬ムサシ
Title (romaji): Kaijoken Musashi
Tagline: ~学校へ行こう！~ / Gakkou e Ikou!
Format: Tanpatsu
Genre: Human drama
Viewership ratings: 10.7
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-20
Air time: Friday 21:00
Theme song: Ito by Bank Band
Related TV shows: Taro & Jiro
Synopsis
Based on a true story, this drama follows Itakura Kumiko, a bright young girl who loves music. After strangely collapsing one day, she is diagnosed with a debilitating disease that will eventually prevent her from walking. Her parents hide the fact from her and she enters middle school none the wiser. But when Kumiko’s condition rapidly worsens and she finds out about her condition, her world begins to crumble. Confined to a wheelchair and slowly losing the ability to play her clarinet, she endures the glares of fellow students and their parents who see her as a burden on their children's education. She finally breaks down when her wheelchair is involved in an accident that injures other students. Unable to stand by watching as her daughter loses her dignity, Kumiko's mother suggests she try for a guide dog.
Cast
Narumi Riko as Itakura Kumiko
Fukikoshi Mitsuru as Morioka Yuuji
Shiraishi Miho as Taguchi Ayako
Aijima Kazuyuki as Itakura Minoru
Osugi Ren as Ikeyama Kazuyuki
Katahira Nagisa as Itakura Shouko
Wakaba Ryuya as Morioka Shin'ichi
Tajima Yumika as Mizuno Kozue
Okouchi Hiroshi as the school official
Fuse Eri as a parent
Saito Satoru as the dog breeder
Kuno Mizuki
Production Credits
Original writing: Ayano Masaru (綾野まさる) Kaijoken Musashi to Gakkou e Ikou! (Heart Shuppan, 2001)
Screenwriter: Shimizu Yukako
Producer: Sekiya Masayuki (関谷正征)
Director: Kawamura Yasuhiro (川村泰祐)
Notes
This drama was intended to air with Taro & Jiro as part of a two-night special on the special love between people and animals. However, Kaijoken Musashi was delayed and aired one month after Taro & Jiro.
Kaijoken Musashi
