Japanese 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
* Viewership rating: 14.3 (Kanto)
* 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! -- Tokyograph

Cast

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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
o 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)
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Supporting Cast & Guests


Production Credits

* Screenwriter: Omori Mika
* Producer: Nakano Toshiyuki
* Directors: Nagayama Kozo (ep1-2,5-6,9,11), Nishiura Masaki (ep3-4,7-8,10)
* Music: B.B.O.S.T feat. Hinata Toshifumi, Sahashi Yoshiyuki (佐橋佳幸), Nobuchika Teruyuki (延近輝之), Makiyama Junko (牧山純子)

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