Series synopsis
After the Rains and Dreams, also known as 雨と夢のあとに is a Japanese drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on tv asahi on April 15, 2005. It ended on June 17, 2005. It was created by Manabu Asô. It stars Tomoka Kurokawa, Ikki Sawamura, Tae Kimura and Mokomichi Hayami.
Ame is in Junior high and lives with her father, who is a butterfly collector in search of the Troides Magellunus. One fateful day, he decided to take a trip to Taiwan in hopes of catching the elusive specimen. Unfortunately, something goes wrong…. and Ame is left with only memories of Father… Memories that seem to have allowed him to return… as a spirit guide for Ame.
Premise
Ame is in Junior high and lives with her father, who is a butterfly collector in search of the Troides Magellunus. One fateful day, he decided to take a trip to Taiwan in hopes of catching the elusive specimen. Unfortunately, something goes wrong…. and Ame is left with only memories of Father… Memories that seem to have allowed him to return… as a spirit guide for Ame.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomoka Kurokawa as Ame Sakurai
- Ikki Sawamura as Tomoharu Sakurai
- Tae Kimura as Akiko Koyanagi
- Mokomichi Hayami as Hokuto Hayakawa
- Reina Asami as Mahiru Shirasaka
- Jun Miho as Kiriko Hayakawa
- Brother Tom as Takeo Hayakawa
- Hiroyuki Nishikawa as Fujiwara-sensei
Supporting cast
- Yuka Honda as Seiko Hatanaka
- Aoi as Yukina Okada
- Kyoko Sekihara as Maria Nonaka
- Shinobu Ikehata as Miki
- Yoshiko Noda as Aoyama
Guest cast
- Mitsuru Hirata as Policeman
- Takaya Kamikawa as Shiro Takashiba
- Hidekazu Nagai
- Atsuko Takahata as Sanae Ishida [Yuriko's mother]
- Airi Toriyama as Yuriko Ishida
- George Yanagi as George Yanagi [Special guest]
- Sosaku Sasaki as Sosaku Sasaki [Special guest]
- Shinichiro Fukuda as Shinichiro Fukuda [Special guest]
- Taeko Watanabe as Librarian Sakaguchi
- Yasushi Kimura
- Shinichi Oshima
- Megumi Shibazuka
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | April 15, 2005 | June 17, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Even If I Die, I'll Protect You | April 15, 2005 |
| 2 | The Ghost of a Beautiful Girl Searches For Her Mother | April 22, 2005 |
| 3 | Confession on a Night with a Full Moon | April 29, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 15, 2005 |
| Last aired | June 17, 2005 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 23:00:00 |