Details
Title: 精霊流し
Title (romaji): Shoro Nagashi
Also known as: Floating Lanterns
Tagline: あなたを忘れない / Anata wo Wasurenai / I'll Never Forget You
Format: Yorudora
Genre: Human drama
Episodes: 16 (15 mins each, 4 weeks)
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2002-Nov-11 to 2002-Dec-05
Air time: Monday through Thursday at 23:00
Theme song: Shoro Nagashi by Sada Masashi
Synopsis
The 5th NHK Yorudora is Shoro Nagashi. This is a term that refers to floating lanterns that are sent down the river during O-bon to honor deceased loved ones.
It's the summer of 1982. Singer-songwriter Sakurai Masahiko returns home to Nagasaki so he can participate in sending off the floating lanterns during O-bon. It's the first O-bon since his beloved aunt, Setsuko, has died. Before the festival, Masahiko is approached for an interview with a magazine, which makes him remember all of his happiest memories, and all of his most bittersweet ones as well. This is a heart-warming tale of love, life and death and the memories all of those leave with us.
Cast
Sakaguchi Kenji
Nakamura Shunsuke
Miyazaki Yoshiko
Nezu Jinpachi
Fubuki Jun
Sano Shiro
Niiyama Chiharu
Takizawa Saori
Seki Keisuke
Matsumoto Jun
Tanabe Tokimasa
Production Credits
Original writing: Sada Masashi (さだまさし)
Screenwriter: Ichikawa Shinichi (市川森一)
Director: Nakayama Shuichi (中山秀一)
Music: Hattori Takayuki
Episode Titles (by Week)
Week 1: When the Journey Began
Week 2: "When We Met
Week 3: When We Parted
Week 4: When We Were Born
