Water Polo Yankees
| Water Polo Yankees 水球ヤンキース (Suikyu Yankisu) | |
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| Genre | School Life, Sports, Drama |
| Written by |
Yuichi Tokunaga Saya Matsuda |
| Directed by |
Miyaki Shogo Shinada Shunsuk |
| Starring |
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| Ending theme | "Ashita e no YELL" by Hey! Say! JUMP |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 10 episodes |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Fujino Ryota |
| Location(s) | Tokyo, Japan |
| Running time | Saturday at 23:10-23:55 (JST) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fuji TV |
| Original run | 12 July 2014 – 20 September 2014 |
Suikyu Yankisu (水球ヤンキース Water Polo Yankees)[1] is a 2015 Fuji TV Japanese television drama, starring Yuto Nakajima of Hey! Say! JUMP, Sakurako Ohara and Kento Yamazaki.[1][2] It's the first drama to have water polo as their main sport. The drama aired from 12 July 2014 to 20 September 2014 with a total of 10 episodes.
Plot
Naoya Inaba (Yuto Nakajima) grew up abroad. From his childhood experience, he thought “yankees”[2] were the strongest heroes. He was also influenced by the Japanese yankee manga he read from abroad. Because of his own experiences and reading manga, he is full of chivalrous spirit.
Naoya arrives in Japan to spend one year at a high school in Japan. He is transferred to a technical high school which is about to be closed down. Naoya admires the school because a yankee, who he admired as a child, went there, but he soon realizes that there are no real yankee like hero figures. There are only students who spends there days meaninglessly. Naoya is disappointed and decides to do something about it.
Cast
- Yuto Nakajima as Inaba Naoya, Captain of water polo club
- Takaki Yuya as Kitajima Torao, Naoya's rival
- Ohara Sakurako as Iwasaki Nagisa, Manager of water polo club
- Yamazaki Kento as Mifune Ryuuji, water polo undergoer
- Chiba Yudai as Kimura Tomoki
- Nakagawa Taishi as Shimura Kohei
- Yoshizawa Ryo as Kato Shinsuke
- Mamiya Shotaro as Chiaki Ryo
- Kurashina Kana as Hisashi Tsuyoshi, Water polo section advisor
- Morimoto Leo as Principal
- Kitamura Yukiya as Assistant Principal
- Shinkawa Yua as Fujisaki Rei
- Suzuki Nobuyuki as Goda Tsuyoshi
- Oomasa Aya as math teacher
- Minagawa Sarutoki as a parent
- Iketsu Shoko as a parent
- Sano Hinako as Shibata Riko
- Kakei Miwako as Maehata Ryoko, girl water polo staff member of rival school
- Yamoto Yuma as Miyaguchi Koki
Notes
- ^Note 1 : The filming for Water Polo Yankees started on June 2014.
- ^Note 2 : Beginning sometime in the 1980's, the term "yankee" in Japan refers to delinquent youths. They are a frequent subject matter for manga (stereotypically with dyed blond hair, gang members and carrying sticks).
References
- ↑ Hey！Say！JUMP中島裕翔主演ドラマ、イケメン水球軍団メンバー決定. Retrieved 2014-06-11. (Japanese)
- ↑ Hey！Say！JUMP中島裕翔 ： 単独ドラマ初主演 山崎賢人らと“水球男子”に. Retrieved 2014-05-27. (Japanese)
External links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Water Polo Yankees on Twitter