Idaten (TV series)

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Idaten: The Epic Marathon to Tokyo
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Written byKankurō Kudō
Directed byTsuyoshi Inoue (chief)
Starring
Narrated byTakeshi Kitano
Mirai Moriyama
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Opening theme"Idaten Main Theme" (「いだてんメインテーマ」)
ComposerOtomo Yoshihide
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes47
Production
ProducersKei Kurube (chief)[1]
Takuya Shimizu
Running time45 minutes
Release
Original networkNHK
Original releaseJanuary 6 (2019-01-06) –
December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)

Idaten: Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi (いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺〜, Idaten: The Epic Marathon to Tokyo) is a Japanese historical drama television series and the 58th NHK taiga drama. It stars Nakamura Kankurō VI and Sadao Abe as marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri and swimming coach Masaji Tabata respectively.[2][3] It began broadcasting in 2019 as part of the lead up to the 2020 Summer Olympics in which NHK is, under the Japan Consortium, principal co-host broadcaster. This drama is the 2nd ever post-war taiga drama in NHK history since Inochi: Life in 1986 and marks the 55th anniversary of the 1964 Summer Olympics, which the NHK broadcast; this is also the last series to premiere in the Heisei era and the first series to air during the Reiwa era. The series received an average rating of 8.2%, the lowest in history for a taiga drama.[4]

Plot[]

The drama focuses on the stories of two Japanese Olympians from different times of the 20th century: marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri, who took part in the 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics and one of the first Japanese athletes to compete in the Games, and swimming coach Masaji Tabata, known as a founding father of Japanese swimming and was part of the successful efforts to bring the Olympics to Japan.[5]

Cast[]

Starring[]

  • Nakamura Kankurō VI as Shiso Kanakuri, a marathon runner
    • Rintarō Hisano as child Shiso
    • Daichirō Funamoto as teen Shiso
  • Sadao Abe as Masaji Tabata, a reporter and swimming coach
    • Sōma Yamatoki as young Masaji (early teens)
    • Yūya Hara as young Masaji (late teens and early twenties)

Kanakuri family[]

  • Nakamura Shidō II as Sanetsugu Kanakuri, Shiso's brother
  • Tomorowo Taguchi as Nobuhiko Kanakuri, Shiso's father
  • Yoshiko Miyazaki as Shie Kanakuri, Shiso's mother
  • Hisako Ōkata as Suma Kanakuri, Shiso's grandmother

Ikebe family[]

  • Haruka Ayase as Suya Haruno, Shiso's wife
    • Riri Harashima as young Suya
  • Shinobu Otake as Ikue Ikebe, Shiso's adoptive mother
  • Yō Takahashi as Shigeyuki Ikebe, Suya's deceased husband

Tabata family[]

  • Kumiko Asō as Kikue, Masaji's wife
  • Toshie Negishi as Ura Tabata, Masaji's mother
  • Haruka Uchimura as Shōkichi Tabata, Masaji's older brother
  • Ai Yoshikawa as Atsuko Tabata, Masaji's daughter

Mishima family[]

Shiso's friends[]

  • Hana Sugisaki as Shima, Gorin's grandmother, and Riku, Gorin's mother
  • Tasuku Emoto as Masuno, Shima's husband and Riku’s father
  • Taiga Nakano as Masaru Komatsu, Riku’s husband and Gorin's father
  • Hiroki Miyake as Shinsaku Kurosaka (eps. 16 onwards)
  • Mayumi Satō as Chō Kurosaka, Shinsaku's wife
  • Ryo Katsuji as Hidenobu Mikawa
  • 201 Ami as Sanpo Toku

JOC / Japan Amateur Athletic Association[]

Japanese members of the IOC[]

  • Masaya Kato as Yōtarō Sugimura
  • Shinya Tsukamoto as Michimasa Soejima

Japan Swimming Federation[]

The people living in Asakusa[]

Asahi Shimbun[]

Tengu Club[]

Other athletes[]

Athletics pictogram.svg

Swimming pictogram.svg

Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg

Other politicians[]

Foreigners[]

NHK[]

Other journalists[]

Other people related to the 1964 Summer Olympics[]

Others[]

Production[]

  • Music – Otomo Yoshihide

On November 16, 2016, NHK announced that its 58th taiga drama will be about Japan's participation in the Olympic Games from 1912 up to 1964, with Kankurō Kudō as writer and Tsuyoshi Inoue as chief director.[1][7] The drama series' title, Idaten: Tokyo Orinpikku-banashi (subtitle: "A Tale of the Tokyo Olympics"), was revealed on April 4, 2017.[8]

Casting[]

The main cast of the series was announced on November 1, 2017, which included Nakamura Kankurō VI, Sadao Abe, Haruka Ayase, Toma Ikuta, Hana Sugisaki, Kento Nagayama, and Ryo Katsuji among others.[9] The second cast announcement on November 29, 2017 included Takeshi Kitano as Kokontei Shinshō V.[10] The third cast announcement on March 30, 2018 included Tomorowo Taguchi, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Kenta Satoi, and Yō Takahashi.[11] The fourth cast announcement on December 14, 2018 included Gen Hoshino, Tori Matsuzaka, and Yutaka Matsushige.[12] The fifth cast announcement on March 5, 2019 included Shinobu Terajima, Yuina Kuroshima, Koharu Sugawara, and Itsuji Itao.[13] Two more cast announcements were done on April 24 and May 17, 2019.[14][15]

On March 12, 2019, actor-musician Masanori "Pierre" Taki, who portrayed the role of tabi craftsman Shinsaku Kurosaka, was arrested in Tokyo due to his admission of drug use. This came after authorities searched his home in Setagaya Ward and tested him positive for cocaine use from a urine sample.[16] He was eventually replaced by Hiroki Miyake in the series.[17]

TV schedule[]

Shiso Kanakuri Arc
Episode Title Directed by Original airdate Rating
1 "Yoakemae" (夜明け前, Before the Dawn) Tsuyoshi Inoue January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06) 15.5%
2 "Botchan" (坊っちゃん) January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13) 12.0%
3 "Bōken Sekai" (冒険世界) Takegorō Nishimura January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20) 13.2%
4 "Shōben Kozō" (小便小僧, Manneken Pis) Masae Ichiki January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27) 11.6%
5 "Ame ni mo Makezu" (雨ニモマケズ, Be not Defeated by the Rain) Tsuyoshi Inoue February 3, 2019 (2019-02-03) 10.2%
6 "Oedo Nihonbashi" (お江戸日本橋) Takegorō Nishimura February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10) 9.9%
7 "Okashina Futari" (おかしな二人, The Odd Couple) Masae Ichiki February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17) 9.5%
8 "Teki wa Ikuman" (敵は幾万, Thousands of Enemies) Tsuyoshi Inoue February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) 9.3%
9 "Saraba Siberia Tetsudō" (さらばシベリア鉄道) Hitoshi Ōne March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03) 9.7%
10 "Manatsu no Yo no Yume" (真夏の夜の夢, A Midsummer Night's Dream) Takegorō Nishimura March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10) 8.7%
11 "Hyakunen no Kodoku" (百年の孤独, One Hundred Years of Solitude) March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17) 8.7%
12 "Taiyō ga Ippai" (太陽がいっぱい, Purple Noon) Masae Ichiki March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24) 9.3%
13 "Fukkatsu" (復活, Resurrection) Tsuyoshi Inoue March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) 8.5%
14 "Shinsekai" (新世界, New World) Tsuyoshi Inoue and Hitoshi Ōne April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14) 9.6%
15 "Aa Kekkon" (あゝ結婚, Marriage Italian Style) Masae Ichiki April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) 8.7%
16 "Berlin no Kabe" (ベルリンの壁, Berlin Wall) Hitoshi Ōne April 28, 2019 (2019-04-28) 7.1%
17 "Itsumo Futaride" (いつも2人で, Two for the Road) Masae Ichiki May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05) 7.7%
18 "Ai no Yume" (愛の夢, Liebesträume) Kensuke Matsuki May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12) 8.7%
19 "Hakone Ekiden" (箱根駅伝) Hitoshi Ōne May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19) 8.7%
20 "Koi no Katamichi-Kippu" (恋の片道切符, One Way Ticket) May 26, 2019 (2019-05-26) 8.6%
21 "Sakura no Sono" (櫻の園, The Cherry Orchard) Takegorō Nishimura June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02) 8.5%
22 "Venus no Tanjō" (ヴィーナスの誕生, The Birth of Venus) Satoshi Hayashi June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09) 6.7%
23 "Daichi" (大地, The Good Earth) Tsuyoshi Inoue June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16) 6.9%
24 "Tane maku Hito" (種まく人, The Sower) Masae Ichiki June 23, 2019 (2019-06-23) 7.8%
Masaji Tabata Arc
25 "Jidai wa Kawaru" (時代は変わる, The Times They Are a-Changin') Tsuyoshi Inoue June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30) 8.6%
26 "Asu naki Bōsō" (明日なき暴走, Born to Run) Hitoshi Ōne July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07) 7.9%
27 "Kawarime" (替り目) July 14, 2019 (2019-07-14) 7.6%
28 "Hashire Daichi wo" (走れ大地を) Tomohiro Kuwano July 28, 2019 (2019-07-28) 7.8%
29 "Yume no California" (夢のカリフォルニア, California Dreamin') Takegorō Nishimura August 4, 2019 (2019-08-04) 7.8%
30 "Ōgon-kyō Jidai" (黄金狂時代, The Gold Rush) Yasuko Tsuda August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11) 5.9%
31 "Top of the World" (トップ・オブ・ザ・ワールド) Takegorō Nishimura August 18, 2019 (2019-08-18) 7.2%
32 "Dokusaisha" (独裁者, The Great Dictator) Hitoshi Ōne August 25, 2019 (2019-08-25) 5.0%
33 "Jingi naki Tatakai" (仁義なき戦い, Battles Without Honor and Humanity) Tomohiro Kuwano September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01) 6.6%
34 "226" (February 26 Incident) Masae Ichiki September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08) 9.0%
35 "Minzoku no Saiten" (民族の祭典, Olympia) Tsuyoshi Inoue September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15) 6.9%
36 "Maehata Gambare" (前畑がんばれ, Go Maehata!) Tsuyoshi Inoue and Hitoshi Ōne September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22) 7.0%
37 "Saigo no Bansan" (最後の晩餐, The Last Supper) Tsuyoshi Inoue September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) 5.7%
38 "Nagai Owakare" (長いお別れ, The Long Goodbye) Takegorō Nishimura October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) 6.2%
39 "Natsukashi no Manshū" (懐かしの満州) Hitoshi Ōne and Naoki Watanabe October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) 3.7%[18]
40 "Back to the Future" (バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー) Tsuyoshi Inoue October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) 7.0%
41 "Ore ni Tsuitekoi!" (おれについてこい！) Masae Ichiki November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) 6.6%
42 "Tokyo Nagaremono" (東京流れ者, Tokyo Drifter) Takashi Kitano November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) 6.3%
43 "Help!" (ヘルプ！) Yasuko Tsuda November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) 6.1%
44 "Boku tachi no Shippai" (ぼくたちの失敗, Our Mistake) Hitoshi Ōne November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) 6.1%
45 "Hi no Tori" (火の鳥, The Firebird) Masae Ichiki December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) 6.1%
46 "Honō no Runner" (炎のランナー, Chariots of Fire) Takegorō Nishimura December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) 6.9%
47 "Jikan yo Tomare" (時間よ止まれ) Tsuyoshi Inoue December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15) 8.3%
Average rating 8.2% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).

Highlight[]

Episode Title Original airdate Original airtime
1 Part 1 December 30, 2019 13:05 - 14:15
Part 2 14:15 - 15:20
2 Part 1 15:25 - 16:36
Part 2 16:36 - 17:40

International version[]

Title Platform Narrated by Era
Episode 1 NHK World - Video on Demand Patrick Harlan 1909–1912
Episode 2 1912–1915
Episode 3 1915–1933
Episode 4 1933–1936
Episode 5 1938–1962
Episode 6 1962–1967

Home media[]

The first 13 episodes and 11 succeeding episodes of Idaten will be released in separate Blu-ray box sets in Japan on April 24, 2020;[19][20] DVD edition box sets will also released on the same day.[21][22] Episodes 25 to 36 and 37 to 47 will later be released in separate Blu-ray box sets as well on May 22, 2020,[23][24] along with their respective DVD versions.[25][24]

Soundtracks[]

  • Idaten Taiga Drama Original Soundtrack (Release date: March 6, 2019)[26]
  • Idaten Taiga Drama Original Soundtrack Part Two (Release date: July 24, 2019)[27]
  • Idaten Taiga Drama Original Soundtrack Final (Release date: November 20, 2019)[28]

Awards[]

Year Award Category Result
2020 13th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Drama Series Won

Memorable quotes[]

  • Portuguese Athlete: (Mourning the death of his teammate Francisco Lázaro, who has competed with Shiso Kanakuri in the marathon and collapsed during the race at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics) Lázaro... Such a poor man... Such a poor man. 42 degrees of fever. He's been rushed to the hospital. And in his death bed, he's still running. He's always running... always running... until his last breath. (IDATEN The Epic Marathon to Tokyo: Episode 2)
  • Kinue Hitomi: (After losing the women's 100m sprint in semifinals at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, wildly sobbing) May I run in the 800 tomorrow? Men can go home defeated, but a woman cannot. They'll say women are no good. They'll laugh and say it's pointless to try and run like a man! I'm carrying the hopes of all female athletes. All their dreams will end because of me! (IDATEN The Epic Marathon to Tokyo: Episode 3)
  • Japanese-American Old Man: (To Masaji Tabata, just after the Japanese swimming team has won a bunch of medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics) Today, a white person spoke to me. What do you think he said? [...] "Are you Japanese? Congratulations!" [...] What's important is he talked to me. It's been 27 years since I came to the United States. This was the first time. A white person holding my hand, saying, "Congratulations! Congratulations!" I've never been happier in my life. (IDATEN The Epic Marathon to Tokyo: Episode 3)
  • Masaji Tabata: (To Jigorō Kanō, who is adamant about holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo on schedule) I beg you. Please... Give back the Games. We can't do this. It's disrespectful to the Olympics under these circumstances. I understand how you feel. It's excruciatingly embarrassing. But know this. The only person who can do it, is you. [...] Is this the Japan you want to show the world? [...] Think of the future. Think! If you gracefully bow out now, after the war we'll have another chance. (IDATEN The Epic Marathon to Tokyo: Episode 4)
  • Masaji Tabata: (As Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers and not allowed to take part in the 1948 London Olympics) I was enraged, so we held The Other Olympics. [...] Same day, same time as the swimming events. The exact same schedule. (IDATEN The Epic Marathon to Tokyo: Episode 5)
  • Masaji Tabata: (To Kazushige Hirasawa, who is not keen on Tokyo becoming the host city for the 1964 Olympics) We did some awful, disgusting things in Asia. We must do something fun for people! Too early? You must be kidding. It's almost too late! (IDATEN The Epic Marathon to Tokyo: Episode 5)
  • Kazushige Hirasawa: (At an IOC session to select the host city for the 1964 Olympics) I have here with me a textbook used by the sixth graders at Japanese primary schools. Seven pages of this textbook are devoted to an article called "The Flag with Five Circles." The article begins this way. "Olympics. Olympics. Our hearts jump a bit when we hear these words. Athletes gather from all over the world, hoisting aloft their national flags. The athletes compete against each other under the same rules and the same conditions. Peoples from widely separated parts of the world develop friendship while vying for victory. It might be said that the Olympic Games form the biggest festival of youth dedicated to peace." Is this not the time for the fifth continent represented by the Olympic Circles to let the Olympic Games come to the continent Asia? (IDATEN The Epic Marathon to Tokyo: Episode 5)

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