Complete [J-Drama] Tiger & Dragon

Title: タイガー＆ドラゴン

Title (English): Tiger & Dragon

Format: Renzoku

Genre: Comedy

Episodes: 1 special + 11

Broadcast network: TBS

Broadcast period: 2005-Apr-15 to 2005-Jun-24; Special: 2005-Jan-09

Air time: Friday 22:00

Opening theme song: Tiger & Dragon by Crazy Ken Band

Ending theme song: UTAO-UTAO by V6

Synopsis

The tale of Tiger & Dragon revolves around Rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedy that can look back on an impressive 400 year long history. Nagase portrays the Yakuza follower Toraji who goes to a Rakugo performer to collect debts, while Okada plays Ryuji a talented Rakugo player who wants to leave behind the old fashioned world of Rakugo for good. Shortly afterwards these two very different characters happen to cross paths through a girl named Megumi and that's when all the real trouble starts igniting...

Cast

Nagase Tomoya as Yamazaki Kotora / Hayashiyatei Kotora / Tora / Toraji / Toravolta

Okada Junichi as Yanaka Ryuji / Hayashiyatei Kotatsu

Ito Misaki as Megumi

Nishida Toshiyuki as Yanaka Shokichi / Hayashiatei Donbei / Shisho / Don-chan

Shoufukutei Tsurube as Nakatani Ken / Ken-chan (Shinjuku Ryuseikai Kumicho)

Tsukamoto Takashi as Nakatani Ginjiro / Gin-gin

Takuma Takayuki as Hyuga Jun

Gin Pun Chou as Yanaka Sayuri

Abe Sadao as Yanaka Ryuhei / Hayashiyatei Donta

Nekoze Tsubaki as Yanaka Tsuruko

Shunputei Shota as Hayashiyatei Donkichi

Hoshino Gen as Hayashiyatei Dontsuku

Fukami Motoki as Hayashiyatei Donburi

Asari Yosuke as Murata Susumu / Hayashiyatei Udon

Aoi Yu as Risa

Kiritani Kenta as Chibi T / Takeshi-kun

Arakawa Yoshiyoshi as Awashima Yukio / "Jumptei Jump"

Omi Toshinori as Ta-chan (Soba Shop owner / Rakugo Fanatic)

Hankai Kazuaki as Hanzo (Oden Stand Owner / Rakugo Fanatic)

Matsumoto Jun as Yoshiko

Ito Shuko (伊藤修子) as Nakatani Shizuka

Emoto Karin (江本花琳) as Yanaka Saya

Horaguchi Shinya (洞口信也) as Manabu

Hiroishi Keiichi (廣石恵一) as Kariya

Koumoto Junichi as Liu-san

Fukazawa Atsushi

Guests

Hiroshi (ヒロシ) as Death Kiyoshi (SP&ep7)

Sugawara Daikichi (菅原大吉) as Tamotsu (Sp&10)

Omori Nao as BOSS Kataoka (ep3)

Takada Fumio (高田文夫) as Takadatei Babahiko (ep3,7,10&11)

Morishita Aiko as Mizukoshi Koharu (ep4&11)

Furuta Arata as Maruo (ep5)

Shimizu Michiko as Marimo (ep5)

Yakushimaru Hiroko as Shiraishi Katsuko (ep6)

Kohinata Fumiyo as Yanagitei Koshin (ep7)

Takaoka Sousuke as Kaneko (ep8)

Kitamura Kazuki as Tanabe Yasuo (ep8,9,11)

Ino Manabu (猪野学) as Tetsuya (ep9)

Shoji Yusuke (少路勇介) as Yasuji (ep9)

Hashimoto Jun as Kaji Rikio (ep9-11)