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Algernon ni Hanataba wo
Algernon ni Hanataba wo (アルジャーノンに花束を; Flowers for Algernon) is a TBS TV dorama main-casting Yamashita Tomohisa as Shiratori Sakuto. It is based on the book Flowers for Algernon wrote by American writer Daniel Keyes in 1958. It aired for 10 episodes, from April 10th to June 12th, 2015.
Synopsis
Shiratori Sakuto is 28, but has the intelligence of a 6-year-old boy. He works for Dream Flower Service, a flower distribution centre which provides employment for problem youth. Haruka works for a brain physiology research centre where Professor Hachisuka Daigo has been studying the improvement of mental performance. He has succeeded in lab experiments on a white mouse called Algernon. One day, Sakuto and a colleague, Yanagawa Ryuichi, delivers a rose bouquet to the apartment building where Mochizuki Haruka lives. After she discovers his condition, he presents him to his boss as a possible candidate for the first human test subject to the drug.
Main Cast
- Shiratori Sakuto: Yamashita Tomohisa
- Mochizuki Haruka: Kuriyama Chiaki
- Yanagawa Ryuichi: Kubota Masataka
- Hiyama Kosuke: Kudo Asuka
- Kokubo Kazushige: Kikuchi Fuma
- Kawaguchi Rio: Tanimura Mitsuki
- Koide Mai: Oomasa Aya
Main Staff
- Screenwriter
- Ikeda Natsuko
- Director
- Yoshida Ken, Sakai Masahiro, Matsuda Ayato
- Screenplay supervision
- Nojima Shinji
- Producer
- Han Choru, Sato Atsushi
Episodes
| Episode | Japanese title | English title | Airing date | Director | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Muku na Yume, Ai Yuujoou ga Motarasu Kiseki (無垢な夢、愛友情がもたらす奇跡) |
Miracles brought about by innocent dreams and friendship | 2015.04.10 | Yoshida Ken | 11.5% |
| 02 | Taitou na Yuujou, Shinyuu no Tame ni Afurederu Namida (対等な友情、親友のために溢れでる涙) |
Equal friendship, tears overflowing for best friends | 2015.04.17 | 7.9% | |
| 03 | Chouchinou he no Shujutsu! Sekai Ichisuki na Hito no Tame (超知能への手術！世界一好きな人の為) |
Surgery for super intelligence! For the person you like most in the world | 2015.04.24 | Sakai Masahiro | 8.8 |
| 04 | Shujutsu Shippai!? Anata no Tame ni Okite... Kiseki (手術失敗!?あなたの為に起きて…奇跡) |
Surgery failed!? A wake-up miracle... for you | 2015.05.01 | Matsuda Ayato | 9.4% |
| 05 | Kagayaku Sekai no Hate ni Matsu Ai Ubawareta Kisu (輝く世界の果てに待つ愛奪われたキス) |
A deprived kiss waiting for the end of the shining world | 2015.05.08 | Yoshida Ken | 10.8% |
| 06 | Kodoku ga Tansai wo Tsuretekuru... Futasareta Kokoro (孤独が天才を連れてくる…蓋された心) |
Loneliness brings a genius ... a closed heart | 2015.05.15 | Sakai Masahiro | 7.4% |
| 07 | Kowareru Kizuna... Subete wo Ushinatte mo Ai ni Ikiru (壊れる絆…全てを失っても愛に生きる) |
Bonds that break ... live in love even if you lose everything | 2015.05.22 | Matsuda Ayato | 6.7% |
| 08 | Sai Shuushou! Hakanai Yume no Shuuen to Saigo no Kibou! (最終章!儚い夢の終焉と最後の希望!) |
The final chapter! The end of the ugly dream and the last hope! | 2015.05.29 | Yoshida Ken | 7.8% |
| 09 | Shuumaku... Taitou no Tomodachi to no Eien no Wakare (終幕…対等のトモダチとの永遠の別れ) |
The end ... eternal farewell to equal friendship | 2015.06.05 | Sakai Masahiro | 7.8% |
| 10 | Kiseki no Last ~ Watashi Kara Boku he no Yuigon (奇跡のラスト〜私から僕への遺言) |
Last miracle ~ a testament from me to me | 2015.06.12 | Yoshida Ken | 7.2% |
Music
- Soundtrack
- [2015.06.10] - "Algernon ni Hanataba wo" Original Soundtrack
Releases
The dorama was released in a compiled box in both DVD and Blu-ray formats. It was released on November 6th, 2015.
| Home-media Releases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Release date | Catalog Number | Price | Oricon Charts | ||||||
| DVD | 2015.11.06 | TCED-2749 | ¥20,900 | #26 / 2 weeks | ||||||
| Blu-ray | TCBD-0482 | ¥26,400 | #18 / 2 weeks | |||||||
Recognition
- 19th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Annual): Best Drama
- 19th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Annual): Best Actor - Yamashita Tomohisa
- 19th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Annual): Best Supporting Actress - Kuriyama Chiaki
- 19th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Apr-Jun 2015): Best Drama
- 19th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Apr-Jun 2015): Best Actor - Yamashita Tomohisa
- 19th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Apr-Jun 2015): Best Supporting Actor - Kubota Masataka
- 19th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Apr-Jun 2015): Best Supporting Actress - Kuriyama Chiaki
External Links
- Oricon Profile: DVD Box | Blu-Ray Box
- Official Website
- IMDb Profile
- Japanese Wikipedia
