Series synopsis
Sayonara, Maestro!, also known as さよならマエストロ～父と私のアパッシオナート～ is a Japanese family drama television series that premiered on TBS on January 14, 2024. It ended on March 17, 2024. It was created by Satomi Oshima, Toshio Tsuboi, Yasuharu Ishii. It stars Mana Ashida, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yuko Araki and Hio Miyazawa.
Ever since gifted conductor Natsume’s wife and daughter left him five years ago, he has isolated himself from the music scene. Then one day, he decides to return to Japan for the first time in decades to conduct a small town orchestra and return to his estranged daughter, Hibiki, who loathes him and his music. Now he must try to thaw a relationship with his daughter frozen in time for five years, and learn to be a father.
Premise
Ever since gifted conductor Natsume’s wife and daughter left him five years ago, he has isolated himself from the music scene. Then one day, he decides to return to Japan for the first time in decades to conduct a small town orchestra and return to his estranged daughter, Hibiki, who loathes him and his music. Now he must try to thaw a relationship with his daughter frozen in time for five years, and learn to be a father.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mana Ashida as Hibiki Natsume
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Shunpei Natsume
- Yuko Araki as Ruri Kurashina
- Hio Miyazawa as Daiki Mori
- Tetsuji Tamayama as Satoshi Furuya
- Yuriko Ishida as Shiho Natsume
- Ami Touma as Amane Tanizaki
- Riku Onishi as Umi Natsume
Supporting cast
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Masuo Kondo
- Toshiyuki Nishida as Jiro Komura
- Kanji Tsuda as Masuo Kondo
- Rinka Kumada as Nana Uchimura
- Himi Sato as Ren Hano
- Yasushi Fuchikami as Issei Shiraishi
- Kayoko Shiraishi as Tomiko
- LiLiCo as Yoko Kondo
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 14, 2024 | March 17, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 14, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 21, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 28, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 14, 2024 |
| Last aired | March 17, 2024 |
| Runtime | 47 minutes |
| Status | ended |