Complete [J-Drama] Buzzer Beat

Title: ブザー・ビート

Title (English): Buzzer Beat

Tagline: 崖っぷちのヒーロー / Gakeppuchi no Hero

Format: Renzoku

Genre: Romance, sports

Episodes: 11

Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-13 to 2009-Sep-21

Air time: Monday 21:00

Theme song: Ichibutozenbu by B'z

Synopsis

Kamiya Naoki is a young player from a professional basketball team. But due to his relatively smaller size and his tendency to crack under pressure, he is unable to show his true skills on the court. Meanwhile, Shirakawa Riko is a cheerful, strong-spirited music college graduate aiming to become a professional violinist. One day, Riko finds Naoki's lost cell phone on a bus, and their meeting begins a friendship that eventually turns into love. However, Naoki was already considering marriage with his current girlfriend. And it doesn't help matters that Naoki's coach has fallen in love at first sight with Riko!

Cast

JC Arcs

Players

Yamashita Tomohisa as Kamiya Naoki (SG)

Mizobata Junpei as Hatano Shuji (SG/G)

Kaneko Nobuaki (金子ノブアキ) as Yoyogi Ren (F/SG)

Aoki Munetaka as Moriguchi Shuto (PF/C)

Nagai Masaru as Utsunomiya Toru (team captain/PG)

Ishida Takaki (石田剛規) as Saga Hiroaki (SG)

David M as Larry Brown (C)

Abe Shohei (阿部翔平) as Nishizaki Ken

Fujiyama Makoto (藤山誠) as Ito Shigeru

Matsuzaki Yutaka (松崎裕) as Endo Yuji

Nakamura Tomoya (中村友也)

Miyanaga Yuto (宮永雄太)

Saido Masahiko (西堂雅彦)

Management

Ogi Shigemitsu as Ashikaga Kunimitsu (company director)

Ito Hideaki as Kawasaki Tomoya (head coach)

Maekawa Yasuyuki as Mishima Yusuke (retired player/temporary assistant coach)

Kanada Satoshi (金田哲) as Kasukabe Yoshio (team manager)

Kawashima Akiyoshi (川島章良) as Matsuyama Ryosuke (trainer)

Ayana (綾那) as Saeki Kaori (official photographer)

Cheerleading Squad

Aibu Saki as Nanami Natsuki

Komatsu Ayaka as Kanazawa Shion

Kuroki Haruka (黒木春香) as Fukuda Seiko

Suzuki Hotaru (鈴木蛍)

Kataoka Haruka (片岡春香)

Saito Yuko (斉藤優子)

Yamamoto Sayuri (山本沙友里)

Kurose Noriko (黒瀬法子)

Hanada Kozue (花田梢)

Namiki Nao (双木奈央)

Kanako, Mimi, Nao, Naomi

Music Students

Kitagawa Keiko as Shirakawa Riko (violin)

Kanjiya Shihori as Ebina Mai (flute)

Kamiya Family

Maya Miki as Kamiya Makiko

Oomasa Aya as Kamiya Yuri

Chisun as Komaki Yukino

Kawabata Ryuta as Komaki Yusuke / Kakogawa Masashi (ep1-2)

Others

Kato Keisuke as Oze Yoichi

Mizukami Hiromi (水上裕望) as young Yoichi (ep2)

Sugimoto Yumi as Akita Saori

Ohira Natsumi as Yuri's friend

Masu Takeshi as Yatsuo Ryusuke (ep6-7,9-11)

Tezuka Satomi as Shirakawa Harumi (ep9-10)

Nomura Shinji (野村信次) as Shirakawa Mitsuo (ep9-10)