Series synopsis
Waltz of Her Heart, also known as 仔犬のワルツ is a Japanese drama crime television series that premiered on Nippon TV on April 17, 2004. It ended on June 26, 2004. It stars Natsumi Abe, Hayato Ichihara, Nao Matsushita and Shugo Oshinari.
Brought up in an orphanage, Haoto, a young blind girl, was teased and discriminated against, and the only things she enjoyed were playing with a puppy at the pet shop, and playing the piano. Even though she is blind, Haoto had an amazing talent that even she didn’t realize. A talent called “perfect pitch”. She could play any song on the piano after hearing it only once. Finally, someone noticed her talent. His name was Shinya Minazuki, and he was also a lonely pianist who was brought up in an or ...
Premise
Brought up in an orphanage, Haoto, a young blind girl, was teased and discriminated against, and the only things she enjoyed were playing with a puppy at the pet shop, and playing the piano. Even though she is blind, Haoto had an amazing talent that even she didn’t realize. A talent called “perfect pitch”. She could play any song on the piano after hearing it only once. Finally, someone noticed her talent. His name was Shinya Minazuki, and he was also a lonely pianist who was brought up in an orphanage. Haoto, about to start a new life in a world unknown to her, comes to be entangled in an intense dispute between the siblings of the rich Minazuki family over who will inherit their prestigious music school. What will happen to the gifted Haoto? This drama, which evolves around beautiful piano music, is full of love, suspense, and mystery.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Natsumi Abe as Haoto Sakuragi
- Hayato Ichihara as Notteii
- Nao Matsushita as Seika Kounoike
- Shugo Oshinari as Shiga Tomoki
- Natsuki Kato as Hikari Houshou
- Raita Ryu as Minazuki Sotaro
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Minazuki Shinya
- Narumi Konno as Mori Kano
Supporting cast
- Toru Kazama as Minazuki Kiichi
- Rieko Miura as Wajima Maiko
- Ken'ichi Okamoto as Minazuki Fumihiko
- Miyuki Sugiura as Minazuki Ritsuko
- Muga Tsukaji as Minazuki Shogo
- Miyoko Akaza as Minazuki Chise
- Rumiko Koyanagi as Kataoka Hisae
- Kenichi Nishi
- Fukumi Kuroda
- Ayako Omura
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | April 17, 2004 | June 26, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 17, 2004 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 24, 2004 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 1, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 17, 2004 |
| Last aired | June 26, 2004 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |