Details
Title: ウォーターボーイズ
Title (romaji): Water Boys
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Sports, romance, comedy
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Theme song: Niji by Fukuyama Masaharu
Season 1
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 16.1
Broadcast period: 2003-Jul-01 to 2003-Sep-09
Air time: Tuesday Nights 21:00
Synopsis
Two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while learning synchronized swimming - known to be a sport for girls - brought much attention to their school and town.
Two years have passed since that summer, and the boys of Tadano High School are still in the club. The Fuji Television drama "Water Boys" shows how these young boys fight to learn synchronized swimming, fall in love, and enjoy friendship with one another.
Cast
Yamada Takayuki as Shindo Kankuro
Moriyama Mirai as Tatematsu Norio
Eita as Tanaka Masatoshi
Ishigaki Yuma as Takahara Go
Ishii Tomoya as Ishizuka Futoshi
Miyaji Mao as Onishi Asako
Kashii Yu as Hanamura Kyoko
Tani Kei as Principal Ozaki
Fuse Akira as Head Teacher Yamaoka
Sugimoto Tetta as Sugita (swimming club adviser)
Manabe Kaori as Sakuma Megumi (synchro club adviser)
Kikuchi Maiko as Onogawa Shizuka
Takahashi Hitomi as Shindo Miwako
Asano Kazuyuki as Shindo Kanichi
Ikari Yukiko as Shindo Hitomi
Emoto Akira as Mama (of a bar)
Tokui Yuu as Chi-mama
Yashima Norito as Isomura Kiyomasa
Tamaki Hiroshi as Sato Katsumasa
Takenaka Naoto as Mr. Isomura
Nishida Naomi as the newscaster (ep1)
Fujimura Chika as a synchro swimmer (ep2)
Hiraizumi Sei as Tatematsu Kensuke (ep5,9&11)
Yamamoto Michiko (山本道子) as Tatematsu Shoko (ep5,9&11)
Aibu Saki as Hayakawa Atsumi (ep7&11)
Kitamura Eiki as a lifeguard (ep8)
Yamada Meikyo as the mayor (ep8&10)
Watanabe Dai as Takahara's friend (ep11)
Synchro Participants
Katayama Reo as Kitajima Daichi
Tanaka Kei as Yasuda
Fujisawa Yosuke
Arakawa Yu
Kato Koki
Nozaki Tenma
Hojo Takahiro
Shiozawa Hidemasa
Isaka Tatsuya
Hamada Hiroyuki
Abe Atsushi
Ebata Hiroki
Hoshino Gen
Tsujimoto Yuki (辻本祐樹)
Jinfuku Kosho (陣副光祥)
Wakizaki Tomohito
Hiraizumi Yota (平泉陽太)
Ichitaro
Chikada Shintaro
Takeuchi Taiyo
Kawamoto Takanori
Sekita Atsushi
Hyuga Takashi
Namiki Nobuyuki
Washizu Isanori
Shin Shinichiro
Kanehara Ryotaro (兼原良太郎)
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Hashimoto Hiroshi
Producers: Funatsu Koichi, Yanagawa Yukiko
Directors: Murakami Masanori, Sato Yuichi, Takahashi Nobuyuki
Music: Sato Naoki
