Japanese Drama - Kurobe no Taiyo

* Title: 黒部の太陽
* Title (romaji): Kurobe no Taiyo
* Also known as: The Penetrators / The Sun in Kurobe
* Genre: Drama
* Viewership ratings: 16.7 (1st), 18.6 (2nd)
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast dates: 2009-Mar-21, 2009-Mar-22
* Airtime: Saturday & Sunday 21:00

Synopsis

Kuramatsu Hitoshi, the supervisor of Kumagai Group’s Kuramatsu Team, and Takiyama Kunpei, the assistant manager of Kansai Electric’s Kuroyon Building Office, were the two greatest contributors to the completion of Omachi tunnel, the most challenging undertaking in the journey to finish the Kurobe Dam. -- JDrama Weblog

Cast

* Katori Shingo as Kuramatsu Hitoshi
* Kobayashi Kaoru as Takiyama Kunpei
* Yusuke Santamaria as Kizuka Kazutoshi
* Ayase Haruka as Takiyama Sachie
* Fukada Kyoko as Kawaguchi Ayako
* Izumi Pinko as Kuramatsu Tsuru
* Nakamura Atsuo as Otagaki Shiro
* Katsuji Ryo
* Hino Shohei
* Cho Minwa (趙珉和)
* Kimura Akira
* Kunimura Jun
* Ryu Raita
* Hiraizumi Sei
* Ono Takehiko
* Ukaji Takashi
* Otaka Akira (大鷹明良)
* Terawaki Yasufumi
* Toyama Toshiya
* Yanagiba Toshiro
* Yamazaki Shigenori
* Yajima Kenichi
* Tsugawa Masahiko
* Ibu Masato
* Fubuki Jun as Takiyama Fujie
* Suenaga Haruka as Takiyama Kyoko
* Shida Mirai as Takiyama Mitsuko
* Haruta Junichi
* Asano Yuko
* Tanaka Kunie (田中邦衛)
* Motokariya Yuika
* Yamada Meikyo
* Matsuda Saki (松田沙紀)
* Wakayama Shin (若山慎)

Production Credits

* Original writing (novel): Kurobe no Taiyo by Kimoto Shoji (木本正次)
* Screenwriter: Omori Sumio (大森寿美男)
* Producers: Suzuki Yoshihiro, Hobara Kenichiro, Kikuchi Hiroyuki (菊地裕幸)
* Director: Kawake Shunsaku
* Narrator: Mikami Hiroshi