Details
Title: トップキャスター
Title (English): Top Caster
Also known as: Top Anchor
Genre: Family
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 18.25
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2006-Apr-17 to 2006-Jun-26
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Dear Friend by Sowelu
Synopsis
Haruka Tsubaki hops on a plane from New York to Tokyo. She will be filling in the newscaster position on a news program that will begin airing on CNB Television. Haruka used to work as an anchor and was called "the legendary anchor" until she was involved in an incident that forced her to lose her position there. She flew to America alone to pursue her career as a journalist. It is Katsutoshi Shibata, the Senior Executive Director of the News Department that brushed aside strong oppositions and invited Haruna back. He tells her, "Do whatever you like. I'll take the responsibility."
At the headquarters of CNB, producer Shokichi Ichiba, director Kensuke Kanihara, announcer Mei Nohara, and the other crew are standing by for a meeting with Haruka. With great fear, they await the arrival of the legendary anchor. But when the door opens, only Katsutoshi is standing. He says Haruka headed to check out the news studio as soon as she arrived at CNB. The crew try to extend their greetings to her, but she pays no attention. Instead, she dismisses the programming strategy she was given, and insists, "Go for scoops."
What's more surprising is that Haruka appoints Nozomi Asuka — who was scheduled to deliver weather forecasts — as her assistant. She tells Asuka that it's the assistant's job to work alongside her for 24 hours and wake her up every morning. "Why do I have to spend my private time with her...?" Full of doubts, Nozomi heads to Haruka's apartment with her luggage. What awaits her? --Fuji TV
Cast
Amami Yuki as Tsubaki Haruka
Yada Akiko as Asuka Nozomi
Tamaki Hiroshi as Kanihara Kensuke
Tanihara Shosuke as Yuuki Masato
Matsushita Nao as Nohara Mei
Matsuda Shota as Iga Shunpei
Tamaru Maki as Kanihara Tamako
Sudo Risa as Konno Reiko
Yajima Kenichi as Kakutaka Takao
Toji Takao as Kanihara Saburo
Namase Katsuhisa as Ishiba Shokichi
Kodama Kiyoshi as Shibata Katsutoshi
Guests
Hirayama Hiroyuki (ep1)
Oji Megumi (ep1)
Tonesaku Toshihide (ep1)
Matsumoto Tamaki (ep1,4,8)
Nukumizu Youichi (ep2)
Sunaga Kei (ep2)
Shio Kenji (塩顕治) (ep2)
Sasaki Mao (ep2)
Kuroda Fukumi (ep3)
Nakamura Eiko (中村栄子) (ep3)
Nakazono Yuno (中園友乃) (ep3)
Katsurayama Shingo (ep4)
Kasahara Hiroo (笠原浩夫) (ep5)
Kishida Maya (岸田真弥) (ep5)
Fukumoto Shinichi (ep5)
Ryo (ep5)
Fukasawa Arashi (ep5)
Takubo Issei (ep5)
Azuma Mikihisa (ep6)
Obayashi Takeshi (ep6)
Yuge Tomohisa (ep6)
Ichihara Kiyohiko (市原清彦) (ep7)
Kyo Nobuo (ep7)
Shimamura Mami (島村まみ) (ep7)
Nemoto Shintaro (根本慎太郎) (ep7)
Nakagoshi Noriko (ep8)
Saito Yoshiki (斉藤嘉樹) (ep8)
Chiyo Shota (ep8)
Arakawa Yu (ep8)
Fuwa Mansaku (ep8)
Hasegawa Hatsunori (ep8)
Baba Toru (馬場徹) (ep8)
Watanabe Tetsu (ep9)
Ito Ayumi (ep9)
Ibu Masato (ep10-11)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Sakamoto Yuji
Producers: Genouzono Yoshimasa
Directors: Hirano Shin, Hayama Hiroki (葉山浩樹), Shichitaka Go (七高剛)
Music: Sato Naoki
Episode Titles
Ep 01: The woman who calls the storms
Ep 02: Confession of a hero
Ep 03: Counterattack of a woman with zero luck in love
Ep 04: The big scoop that disappeared
Ep 05: Targeted woman
Ep 06: Ultimate rival
Ep 07: A caster change
Ep 08: The two in love
Ep 09: Unexpected pink slip
Ep 10: The reckless woman
Ep 11: Goodbye... Legendary woman
