Gift (TV series)
| Gift | |
|---|---|
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promotional poster of Gift | |
| Starring |
Takuya Kimura (木村拓哉) Muroi Shigeru (室井滋) |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 52 min. each episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fuji TV |
| Original run | 16 April 1997 – 25 June 1997 |
Gift (ギフト Gifuto) is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from April 16, 1997 to June 25, 1997 every Wednesday. It features music by Bryan Ferry (main theme song) and Howard Jones (ending theme song). It raised several issues in Japanese society, due to its casual use of a butterfly knife and its resulting violence.
Cast
- Kimura Takuya as Hayasaka Yukio/Mizoguchi Takehiro
- Muroi Shigeru as Koshigoe Naomi
- Baisho Mitsuko as Inspector Sakuhara
- Imai Masayuki as Norasanei
- Kobayashi Satomi as Hoshikawa Juliet
- Shinohara Ryoko as Akiyama Chiaki
- Momoi Kaori as Dr. Ika
- Kusanagi Tsuyoshi as cameo (ep 7)