Series synopsis
Garden of the Wind, also known as 風のガーデン is a Japanese drama family television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 9, 2008. It ended on December 18, 2008. It stars Ken Ogata, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Kiichi Nakai and Meisa Kuroki.
The lead, Dr. Sadami Shiratori worked in the operating room at a famous Tokyo hospital was around death on a daily basis. His own father, Teizo Shiratori is also a doctor, called Grandfather as he raised the estranged children of his wayward son, he practiced medicine in a small town on Hokkaido, Japan’s most northern island. His practice was limited only to terminal patients…in their own homes. He cared for them and helped both them and their families prepare for the ‘final journey’.
Premise
The lead, Dr. Sadami Shiratori worked in the operating room at a famous Tokyo hospital was around death on a daily basis. His own father, Teizo Shiratori is also a doctor, called Grandfather as he raised the estranged children of his wayward son, he practiced medicine in a small town on Hokkaido, Japan’s most northern island. His practice was limited only to terminal patients…in their own homes. He cared for them and helped both them and their families prepare for the ‘final journey’.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ken Ogata as Teizo Shiratori
- Ryunosuke Kamiki as Gaku Shiratori
- Kiichi Nakai as Sadami Shiratori
- Meisa Kuroki as Rui Shiratori
- Eri Ishida as Erika Kodama
- Guts Ishimatsu as Tsutomu Ishiyama
- Sei Hiraizumi as Nishi
- Hiroshi Fuse as Saburo Mizuki
Supporting cast
- Masahiro Komoto as Satoru Misawa
- Junkichi Orimoto as Misawa
- Go Riju as Uchiyama
- Eri Fuse as Tomomi Saiki
- Risa Sudou as Nurse
- Eiji Okuda as Tatsuya Futakami
- Midori Kiuchi as Fuyumi Taniguchi
- Takehiko Ono as Katsuragi
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Uno
- Ryoko Kuninaka as Kanae Futakami
- Ran Ito as Taeko Uchiyama
- Hisako Ôkata as Sachi Misawa
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | October 9, 2008 | December 18, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdrop | October 9, 2008 |
| 2 | Corydalis | October 16, 2008 |
| 3 | Thyme | October 23, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 9, 2008 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2008 |
| Runtime | 57 minutes |
| Status | Ended |