Japanese Drama - Cat Street

* Title: キャットストリート
* Title (English): Cat Street
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Drama
* Episodes: 6
* Viewership rating: 5.9 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: NHK
* Broadcast period: 2008-Aug-28 to 2008-Oct-2
* Air time: Thursday 20:00
* Theme songs:
o Ending theme: Planetarium by Ikimono-gakari
o Insert theme: Shigatsu Tsuitachi by Kagrra

Synopsis

A story about a talented child actress who wins back her dream after retiring from acting. Keito was once a popular child actress, but she had shut herself away from society for 10 years after a traumatic acting incident. She is now 17 years old and incidentally enrolls to a free school for dropouts where she makes true friends. Together, they build trust and find the meaning of life. -- NHK

Cast

* Tanimura Mitsuki as Aoyama Keito
o Miyama Karen as Keito (age 10)
* Katsuji Ryo as Mine Koichi
* Kurokawa Tomoka as Noda Momiji
* Kimura Ryo as Suzuki Gota
* Ishiguro Hideo as Harasawa Taiyo
o Fukasawa Arashi as Taiyo (age 10)
* Takabe Ai as Sonoda Nako
o Suzuki Riko (鈴木理子) as Nako (age 10)
* Arai Moe as Aoyama Chika
* Tanaka Kei as Ozawa Masanobu
* Namase Katsuhisa as Moriguchi Kentaro
* Takahashi George (高橋ジョージ) as Aoyama Ryuichi
* Kaku Chikako as Aoyama Yumiko

Guests

* Minegishi Minami (峯岸みなみ) as Yukari (ep1)
* Tsuruoka Mizuki (崔岡瑞希) as Kyoka (ep1)
* Satonaka Hayato (里中隼人) as Naoki (ep1)
* Ono Erena (小野恵令奈) as Masami (ep1)
* Ikeda Narushi Kinoshita (ep1)
* Kobayashi Mie (ep1)
* Oshima Yuko (大島優子) as Hirano Yumi - Taiyo's girlfriend (ep2-4)
* Kojima Fujiko (ep2)
* Aika (あいか) (ep2)
* Sakamaki Natsuho (坂巻奈津穂) (ep2)
* Oshima Yoko as Noda Shizue (ep3)
* Baba Toru (馬場徹) as Yamaguchi Ken (ep3)
* Suzunosuke (鈴之助) as Yoshi Shinji (ep3)
* Nakamura Eriko (中村映里子) as Risa (ep3)
* Aso Natsuko as Misaki (ep3)
* Sawai Miyuu as Nana (ep3)
* Terakado Jimon (寺門ジモン) as a reporter (ep3-4)
* Akimoto Naomi as Kurita Hitomi - Nako's manager (ep4)
* Yoshida Yo as the PV director (ep4)
* Arisue Mayuko (有末麻祐子) as Sayumi (ep5)
* Akiyama Nana (秋山奈々) as Emi (ep5)
* Yuki Jutta (ep5)
* Shimizu Ryodaro (清水良太郎) (ep5)
* Maruo (まるお) (ep5)
* Iida Kisuke as the producer (ep5)
* Otomo Kohei (大友康平) as the movie director (ep5)
* Torii Miyuki (鳥居みゆき) as a beautician (ep6)
* Akita Makoto as Madoka (ep6)

Production Credits

* Original writing (manga): Cat Street by Kamio Yoko
* Screenwriters: Asano Taeko (ep1-4,6), Shinozaki Eriko (篠崎絵里子) (ep5)
* Producers: Kurosawa Atsushi (黒沢淳), Komatsu Masayo (小松昌代), Endo Satoshi (遠藤理史)
* Directors: Sasaki Akimitsu (佐々木章光), Fujio Takashi (藤尾隆)
* Music: Watanabe Yuichi (渡辺雄一)

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