Series synopsis
Ruri's Island, also known as 瑠璃の島 is a Japanese drama family television series that premiered on Nippon TV on April 16, 2005. It ended on June 18, 2005. It stars Riko Narumi, Shunji Igarashi, Yutaka Takenouchi and Ken Ogata.
Ruri, having been abandoned by her mother to a foster care facility, lives a life of reckless abandonment. When Nakama Yuzo, a kind man but for a trigger-happy temper, runs into Ruri he realizes that perhaps she's the child he's been looking for.
Yuzo lives in Hatomijima, a small insland in Okinawa where the population is 49 and the average age group is 61. There are no children. The island has only one school - a primary school. If a child is not enrolled in the school, it will be closed. As a ...
Premise
Ruri, having been abandoned by her mother to a foster care facility, lives a life of reckless abandonment. When Nakama Yuzo, a kind man but for a trigger-happy temper, runs into Ruri he realizes that perhaps she's the child he's been looking for.
Yuzo lives in Hatomijima, a small insland in Okinawa where the population is 49 and the average age group is 61. There are no children. The island has only one school - a primary school. If a child is not enrolled in the school, it will be closed. As a result, society will abandon the island and in a few years, it will cease to have any inhabitants. To save their island, the locals decide to bring in a foster child. Ruri is their candidate, and with her she brings the hope of the island's survival.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Riko Narumi as Ruri Fujisawa
- Shunji Igarashi
- Yutaka Takenouchi as Tatsuya Kawashima / Makoto Takahara
- Ken Ogata as Yuzo Nakama
- Mitsuko Baisho as Nakama Megumi
- Manami Konishi as Sanae Shimabukuro
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Yonemori Shomei
- Sei Hiraizumi as Aragaki Jiei
Supporting cast
- Yoshie Ichige as Aragaki Yoshie
- Sansei Shiomi as Miyazono Sohei
- Ittoku Kishibe as Kishibe Ittoku
- さくら as Kawashima Mihoko
- Taeko Yoshida as Granny Kamado
- Toshiki Kashû as Saito Shigeru
- Haruka Igawa as Nakajima / Saito Mizuki
- Masanobu Katsumura as Matsukuma Koji
- Mayuko Nishiyama as Matsukuma Natsumi
- Naomi Nishida as Nao Fujisawa
- Risa Junna as Nakama Takako
- Noboru Kaneko as Kawashima Tatsuya
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | January 6, 2007 | January 6, 2007 |
| Season 1 | 10 | April 16, 2005 | June 18, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Special ~ Hatsu Koi - First Love Hatomi Island revisited, it now has 6 foster children. This is Ruri's 3rd New Year's day on the island. |
January 6, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad girl who saved the island of Okinawa | April 16, 2005 |
| 2 | Love's first taste of tears | April 23, 2005 |
| 3 | Courage given | April 30, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 16, 2005 |
| Last aired | June 18, 2005 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |