''Summer Snow'' is a
Japanese television drama
, also called or J-drama, are television programs that are a staple of Television in Japan, Japanese television and are broadcast daily.
Format
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that was broadcast from July 7 to September 15, 2000, on
TBS.
It is a love story between a young man who has been forced to grow up too quickly, and a young woman with an activity-restricting ailment. The title refers to
marine snow
In the deep ocean, marine snow (also known as "ocean dandruff") is a continuous shower of mostly organic detritus falling from the upper layers of the water column. It is a significant means of exporting energy from the light-rich photic zone to ...
, which the two promise to see together one day. The series comprises eleven episodes.
Summary
Natsuo (
Domoto Tsuyoshi
is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Along with Koichi Domoto (with whom he has no blood-relation), he is a member of Domoto, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Starto Entertainment (formerly o ...
) has been looking after his younger brother Jun and sister Chika since the death of their parents. He has also been running the family bicycle shop. Yuki (
Hirosue Ryōko) becomes the only person in the world in whom he can confide. For Yuki, Natsuo becomes the catalyst that has her trying to break out of her cocoon.
Cast
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Tsuyoshi Domoto
is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Along with Koichi Domoto (with whom he has no blood-relation), he is a member of Domoto, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Starto Entertainment (formerly ...
- Shinoda Natsuo
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Ryōko Hirosue - Katase Yuki
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Tsubasa Imai - Suetsugu Hiroto
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Ikewaki Chizuru
is a Japanese actress.
Career
Ikewaki was given a Best New Talent award at the 2000 Yokohama Film Festival for her performance in ''Osaka Story''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance (Japanese TV series), Penance' ...
- Shinoda Chika
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Shunsuke Nakamura - Tachibana Seiji
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Kadono Takuzo - Katase Shogo
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Hideko Hara - Sakurai Miyako
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Shun Oguri
is a Japanese people, Japanese actor and Voice acting in Japan, voice actor, son of stage director Tetsuya Oguri, and the youngest of 3 siblings, including older brother Ryo, who is also an actor.
He started in small roles as extra in the works ...
- Shinoda Jun
Songs and theme songs
*"Natsuno Osama" by
KinKi Kids
is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Starto Entertainment (formerly of Johnny & Associates). Domoto was formed in 1993 as Kinki Kids and officially debuted on July 21, 1997. With more than 30 m ...
*"Summer Snow" by
Sissel and
Zamfir
*"Seven Angels" by Sissel
Summer Snow (song)
"Summer Snow" was released as a single by the Norwegian soprano
Sissel Kyrkjebø
Sissel Kyrkjebø (; born 24 June 1969), also known abroad as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. She is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs to classical vocals and operati ...
and
Zamfir in 2000. It is based on the traditional song "
The Water Is Wide". The single also includes the song "Seven Angels" with
Sissel and
Zamfir.
References
External links
Summer Snow on IMDb
{{Sissel Kyrkjebø
Japanese drama television series
2000 Japanese television series debuts
2000 Japanese television series endings
TBS Television (Japan) dramas