Details
Title: モリのアサガオ
Title (romaji): Mori no Asagao
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 3.6%
Broadcast network: TV Tokyo
Broadcast period: 2010-Oct-18 to 2010-Dec-20
Air time: Monday 22:00
Opening Theme song: Gensou Film by NIKKIE
Ending Theme song: Material by Tsubakiya Shijuusou
Synopsis
New prison guard Oikawa Naoki gets asigned to the death row section. He strikes a friendship with Mitsuru Watase who is on death-row for the revenge murder of the man who killed his parents. Gradually Naoki begins to wonder about the necessity of the death penalty and the meanings of such concepts as repentance and forgiveness.
Cast
Ito Atsushi as Oikawa Naoki
ARATA as Watase Mitsuru
Kashii Yu as Oikawa's girlfriend
Tanimura Mitsuki
Kinami Haruka
Aizuki Akiko (相築あきこ)
Toda Masahiro
Maekawa Yasuyuki
Bengal
Shiomi Sansei
Ohkura Koji
Nukumizu Youichi
Emoto Akira
Guests
Nakamura Shido
Musaka Naomasa
Goto Soujin (ep2)
Production Credits
Original writing: Mori no Asagao by Goda Mamora (郷田マモラ) (manga)
Screenwriter: Habara Daisuke (羽原大介), Oki Shizuka (旺季志ずか)
Producer: Okabe Shinji (岡部紳二), Nakagawa Junpei (中川順平), Morita Noboru, Kurosawa Atsushi (黒沢淳)
Director: Sasaki Akimitsu (佐々木章光)
Music: Watanabe Toshiyuki
Trivia
TV Tokyo's first drama series in a prime time slot since 2000 (the last was Happy Ai to Kando no Monogatari 2).
ARATA's first appearance in a drama series on a commercial broadcaster.
Mori no Asagao
