Ghost Writer (Japanese TV series)

Ghost Writer
Ghost Writer
Genre	Drama
Written by	Atsuko Hashibe
Directed by	Masato Hijikata ; Genta Sato ; Daiden Yamauchi
Starring	Miki Nakatani; Asami Mizukawa; Shohei Miura; Nanao; ; Kyoko Enami; Ryo Ishibashi; Tetsushi Tanaka
Opening theme	Unlock by Daichi Miura
Ending theme	Ghost by Androp
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer	Hiroshi Kobayashi
Running time	54 minutes ; Tuesdays at 21:00 (JST)
Release
Original network	Fuji TV
Original release	January 13 –; March 17, 2015
External links
	Website

Ghost Writer (ゴーストライター, Gōsutoraitā) is a 2015 Japanese television drama, starring Miki Nakatani, Asami Mizukawa, Shohei Miura, Nanao, , Kyoko Enami, Ryo Ishibashi and Tetsushi Tanaka. The series was aired on Fuji TV from January 13 to March 17, 2015 on Tuesdays at 21:00 (JST) for 10 episodes.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis[]

Yuki Kawahara came to Tokyo to give herself a year to become a published novelist. On the brink of failure, she has a chance encounter with Futo Oda, a junior executive at a major publisher to whom she tries to give her novel. Oda, however, is preoccupied with finding an assistant for an irascible, but highly successful novelist, Risa Tono, whose works his company publishes. He persuades Yuki to take the job, which she agrees to do on a temporary basis, for she will soon return to her home town to marry her fiancé.

At first, she is given menial jobs but soon, Risa discovers that her new assistant is a talented writer and she gives her small writing jobs. It turns out that Risa is burned out and can no longer write. Gradually, Yuki becomes her indispensable ghost writer. Thinking she will get an opportunity to develop her career through her association with Risa, Yuki doesn’t return home as planned. But tensions arise between the two women and eventually they fall out. How their relationship proceeds is the heart of the story of the series.

Cast[]

Miki Nakatani as Risa Tono
Asami Mizukawa as Yuki Kawahar
Shohei Miura as Futo Oda
Nanao as Manami Tsukada
as Shinya Okano
Kenji Mizuhashi as Tomiyuki Tsubota
as Hirosayu Ozaki
Mahiro Takasugi as Daiki Tono
as Misuzu Taura
Kyoko Enami as Motoko Tono
Ryo Ishibashi as Masayoshi Torikai
Tetsushi Tanaka as Yuji Kanzaki

Episodes[]

No.	Original air date	Episode title	Romanized title	Director	Ratings (%)^[3]
1	January 13, 2015	罪への秒読み〜偽りの日々の始まり	Tsumi e no byōyomi 〜 itsuwari no hibi no hajimari	Masato Hijikata	10.5%^[4]
2	January 20, 2015	夢か結婚か、それとも嘘か…泥沼の決断	Yume ka kekkon ka, soretomo uso ka… doronuma no ketsudan	Masato Hijikata	09.2%
3	January 27, 2015	罠か、チャンスか、デビューの甘い誘惑	Wana ka, chansu ka, debyū no amai yūwaku	Genta Sato	08.7%
4	February 3, 2015	原稿をください…消えた天才作家の誇り	Genkō o kudasai… kieta tensai sakka no hokori	Daiden Yamauchi	07.6%
5	February 10, 2015	舞台に上がったゴースト。逆襲の始まり	Butai ni agatta gōsuto. Gyakushū no hajimari	Genta Sato	07.0%
6	February 17, 2015	私は真実を述べます…嘘つきにくだされる法の裁き	Watashi wa shinjitsu o nobemasu… usotsuki ni kudasa reru hō no sabaki	Masato Hijikata	07.9%
7	February 24, 2015	私は消えたい…勝利のシナリオの結末	Watashi wa kieta... Shōri no shinario no ketsumatsu	Daiden Yamauchi	08.9%
8	March 3, 2015	作家・遠野リサの死。よみがえる若き才能	Sakka Tōno Risa no shi. Yomigaeru wakaki sainō	Masato Hijikata	08.6%
9	March 10, 2015	天才は帰ってくるのか？退屈で平和な日々の果てに	Tensai wa kaette kuru no ka? Taikutsu de heiwana hibi no hate ni	Genta Sato	08.7%
10	March 17, 2015	最終回・女王の帰還。罪深き��人の女の逆襲	Saishūkai joō no kikan. Tsumibukaki futarinoon'na no gyakushū	Masato Hijikata	09.2%^[5]
Average: 8.6%^[5]（Viewing rates are examined by Video Research in Kantō region）

References[]

^ "中谷美紀、13年ぶり連ドラ単独主演!フジ系「ゴーストライター」". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "中谷美紀13年ぶり連ドラ主演フジ系「ゴーストライター」で天才小説家". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). November 29, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "ゴーストライター" (in Japanese). Sponichi. March 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "［ゴーストライター］初回視聴率10.5% 中谷美紀13年ぶり主演連続ドラマ" (in Japanese). マイナビニュース. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "中谷美紀主演「ゴーストライター」最終回は９・２％" (in Japanese). Sponichi. March 18, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)
Ghost Writer at IMDb

Preceded by Subete ga F ni Naru October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21) – December 23, 2014 (2014-12-23)	Tuesdays 21:00 – 21:54 (JST)	Succeeded by October 2016 (2016-10) – ()

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[sankei-1] "中谷美紀、13年ぶり連ドラ単独主演!フジ系「ゴーストライター」". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[hochi-2] "中谷美紀13年ぶり連ドラ主演フジ系「ゴーストライター」で天才小説家". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). November 29, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[3] "ゴーストライター" (in Japanese). Sponichi. March 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[4] "［ゴーストライター］初回視聴率10.5% 中谷美紀13年ぶり主演連続ドラマ" (in Japanese). マイナビニュース. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[20150318_-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "中谷美紀主演「ゴーストライター」最終回は９・２％" (in Japanese). Sponichi. March 18, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

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