Complete (J-Drama) Ruri no Shima

Complete (J-Drama) Ruri no Shima

Title: 瑠璃の島

Title (romaji): Ruri no Shima

Also known as: Ruri's Island

Genre: Human drama

Broadcast network: NTV

Renzoku

Episodes: 10

Broadcast period: 2005, April 16 to 2005, June 18

Air time: Saturday 21:00

Theme song: Koko ni Shika Sakanai Hana by Kobukuro

Synopsis

On Hatomi, a small island in Okinawa state part of Japan's southern sea frontier, the social environment is suffering. With the last student of the elementary school leaving the place, the closing of the school is a virtual given. Mr. Nakama (Ogata Ken), decides to do something about it - and heads for Tokyo to recruit his grandson. Rebuffed by his daughter, however, he decides to adopt another child. He finds Ruri (Narumi Riko), a mature girl of 11 who distrusts people due to the fact that her mother (Nishida Naomi) doesn't care much about her, but after seeing Mr. Nakama's true intentions, allows him to take her to the island. Unfortunately, the local teacher, Ms. Sanae (Konishi Manami), who was banking on the school's closing to be able to go somewhere else, is resentful of Ruri and makes light of her city fashion (including permed hair, fake curls, and miniskirts), which leads to a big showdown between her and Ruri - and the people who were enthusiastic about her suddenly begin to have their doubts, and only Mr. Nakama and his wife Megumi (Baisho Mitsuko) take Ruri's side strongly. Following into the island is Mr. Kawashima (Takenouchi Yutaka), a mysterious man who saves Ruri from drowning following the fight - and who becomes her conscience and friend in her daily life in the island. But is Kawashima what he seems? Or did he come to the island to run away from Tokyo - and possibly a crime he may have been involved in there? Katsumura and Nishiyama play a local married couple of neighbors, Kashu and Igawa a local unmarried couple of neighbors, all of them willing to help Ruri in their own way.

Cast

Narumi Riko as Fujisawa Ruri

Takenouchi Yutaka as Kawashima Tatsuya/Takahara Makoto

Ogata Ken as Nakama Yuzo

Baisho Mitsuko as Nakama Megumi

Konishi Manami as Shimabukuro Sanae

Kohinata Fumiyo as Yonemori Shomei

Hiraizumi Sei as Aragaki Jiei

Ichige Yoshie as Aragaki Yoshie

Shiomi Sansei as Miyazono Sohei

Kishibe Ittoku as Ohama Manabu

Yoshida Taeko as Granny Kamado

Sakura as Kawashima Mihoko

Kashu Toshiki as Saito Shigeru

Igawa Haruka as Nakajima/Saito Mizuki

Katsumura Masanobu as Matsukuma Koji

Nishiyama Mayuko as Matsukuma Natsumi

Nishida Naomi as Fujisawa Nao

Junna Risa as Nakama Takako

Nagai Anzu as Arikawa Izumi

Kaneko Noboru as Kawashima Tatsuya

Igarashi Shunji (ep5)

Takasugi Ko as Nonomura Hajime (ep7-8)

Special

Tagline: ~初恋~

Tagline (romaji): Hatsu Koi

Tagline (English): First Love

Broadcast date: 2007-Jan-06

Air time: 21:00

Theme song: Koko ni shika sakanai hana by Kobukuro

Synopsis

Hatomi Island revisited, it now has 6 foster children. This is Ruri's 3rd New Year's day on the island.

Cast

Narumi Riko as Fujisawa Ruri

Kamiki Ryunosuke as Miyahara Shion

Tanabe Seiichi as Miyahara-sensei

Konishi Manami as Shimabukuro Sanae

Ogata Ken as Nakama Yuzo

Baisho Mitsuko as Nakama Megumi

Hiraizumi Sei as Aragaki Jiei

Ichige Yoshie as Aragaki Yoshie

Shiomi Sansei as Miyazono Sohei

Kishibe Ittoku as Ohama Manabu

Yoshida Taeko as Granny Kamado

Katsumura Masanobu as Matsukuma Koji

Nishiyama Mayuko as Matsukuma Natsumi

Kashu Toshiki as Saito Shigeru

Igawa Haruka as Saito Mizuki

Nagai Anzu as Arikawa Izumi

Nakamura Sakuya as Imai Akatsuki

Nishida Naomi as Fujisawa Nao

Kohinata Fumiyo as Yonemori Shomei