Japanese Drama - Ie Naki Ko

* Title: 家なき子 （いえなきこ）
* Title (romaji): Ie Naki Ko
* Title (English): Child Without a Home
* Also known as: Sans Famille
* Genre: Family drama
* Episodes: 12
* Viewership ratings: Avg=24.7, High=37.2 (ep12)
* Broadcast network: NTV
* Broadcast period: 1994-Apr-16 to 1994-Jul-02
* Air time: Saturday
* Theme song: "Sora to Kimi no Aida ni" by Nakajima Miyuki
* Related TV show: Ie Naki Ko 2

Synopsis

"Don't pity me, just give me money." A smart little girl, Suzu, for the sake of her beloved sick mother, has no choice but to attempt all ways to fork up the money required for the operation. It includes stealing, cheating and almost anything that could yield cash. However, deep within her is a sadness unseen by many. --- Snowflakes

Cast

* Adachi Yumi as Aizawa Suzu
* Koyanagi Rumiko as Sonoda Kyoko
* Hosaka Naoki as Katashima Tomoyuki
* Mizuno Maki as Okazaki Shoko
* Tanaka Yoshiko as Aizawa Yoko
* Naitou Takashi as Aizawa Satoshi
* Kyomoto Masaki as Kurosaki Kazuhiko
* Shindo Emi (新藤恵美) as Okazaki Reiko
* Nishida Ayaka (西田彩香) as Sonoda Mayumi
* Ogura Ichiro (小倉一郎) as Sonoda Kazuo
* Sugai Kin as Tabata Mitsue
* Shinohara Toshiharu (篠原俊晴) as Sonoda Kimiaki and Takigawa Jun
* Hosokawa Toshiyuki
* Fukaura Kanako as Ichijiu Tsuruko
* Hosokawa Toshiyuki as Ootsubo Eiji
* Tsukamoto Shinobu (塚本信夫) as Nagai Ishi
* Saito Yosuke
* Fukaura Kanako
* Ishikura Saburo
* Kouno Keiko
* Morikawa Shota (森川正太)
* Tsuruta Shinobu
* Domoto Koichi

Production Credits

* Producer: Sato Atsushi
* Director: Hosono Hidenobu
* Screenwriter: Takatsuki Masaya

Awards

* 1st Television Drama Academy Awards (1994-06-22): Best Drama
* 1st Television Drama Academy Awards (1994-06-22): Best Theme Song, Sora to kimi no aida ni by Nakajima Miyuki
* 1st Television Drama Academy Awards (1994-06-22): Special Award

Notes

* Ie Naki Ko is the highest rated NTV drama of the 1990's.
* Ie Naki Ko turned into a movie, and made its debut on 1994-12-17. Toho is the distributor. The full name of the movie is 「家なき子 ~ みなし子すずの哀しい旅」 (Ie Naki Ko ~ Minashi Ko Suzu no Kanashii Tabi). Many of the cast members from the TV drama appeared in the movie.

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