Series synopsis
Shimokita Sundays, also known as 下北サンデーズ is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on tv asahi on July 13, 2006. It ended on September 7, 2006. It stars Aya Ueto, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yuma Ishigaki and Kuranosuke Sasaki.
This drama portrays the nostalgia of "the good old days" and youthful hopes and dreams. Yuika Satonaka (Ueto) is a freshman in university who came to live in Tokyo to continue her studies. Although she had a brand new start before her eyes, she was somehow at a loss. Nothing seemed to interest her and her hopes and dreams were distant. One day at the school orientation, her eyes are glued to a sudden performance of a group of unsuccessful actors, "Shimokita Sundays". Their unique play made her l ...
Premise
This drama portrays the nostalgia of "the good old days" and youthful hopes and dreams. Yuika Satonaka (Ueto) is a freshman in university who came to live in Tokyo to continue her studies. Although she had a brand new start before her eyes, she was somehow at a loss. Nothing seemed to interest her and her hopes and dreams were distant. One day at the school orientation, her eyes are glued to a sudden performance of a group of unsuccessful actors, "Shimokita Sundays". Their unique play made her laugh... something she had forgotten for a long time. Yuika takes a chance to visit Shimokita and goes to see their play only to find how unpopular and how very few audiences they had. But still, their performance touches Yuika’s soul... great enough to make her try out for their audition.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aya Ueto as Yuika Satonaka
- Taisuke Fujigaya as Shin Sato
- Yuma Ishigaki as Seiichi Yagami
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Tsubasa Akutagawa
- Sayaka Yamaguchi as Akiko Emoto
- Kyōko Yanagihara as Reiko Terashima
- Miyuki Oshima as Yoshida Candy
- Cunning Takeyama as Sanpo
Supporting cast
- Suwaru Ryû as Maki
- Mayumi Hori as Pui
- Kazuaki Hankai as Juro Satonaka
- Ai Takabe as Futaba Tadokoro
- Arata Furuta as Nobuo Shimouma
- Mayumi Sada as Chiemi Idachi
- Hana Kino as Hana Satonaka
- Norihito Kaneko as Joe Osugi
- Soichiro Kitamura as Tomio Satonaka
- Fumiya Fujii as Jirou Daizawa
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | July 13, 2006 | September 7, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 13, 2006 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | July 20, 2006 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 27, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 13, 2006 |
| Last aired | September 7, 2006 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |