Buzzer Beat

Buzzer Beat
Buzzer Beat logo
ブザー・ビート~崖っぷちのヒーロー
Genre	Romance, sports
Starring	See below
Opening theme	Ichibu to Zenbu by B'z
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producer	Nakano Toshiyuki
Production location	Tokyo
Original release
Network	Fuji TV
Release	July 13 (2009-07-13) – September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)

Buzzer Beat (ブザー・ビート~崖っぷちのヒーロー, Buzā Bīto~Gakeppuchi no Hero) is a Fuji TV Japanese television drama starring Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiko Kitagawa, and Saki Aibu.

The series primarily focuses on two characters, Naoki Kamiya (Tomohisa Yamashita), a professional basketball player, and Riko Shirakawa (Keiko Kitagawa), an aspiring violinist. Throughout the series, Naoki faces difficulties trying to succeed in the world of basketball, and Riko struggles to become a successful violinist. Eventually, the two meet, and the series chronicles their relationship and struggles, as well as those of their friends.

Cast

• Tomohisa Yamashita as Kamiya Naoki
• Keiko Kitagawa as Shirakawa Riko
• Saki Aibu as Nanami Natsuki
• Shihori Kanjiya as Ebina Mai
• Hideaki Itō as Coach Kawasaki Tomoya
• Nobuaki Kaneko as Yoyogi Ren
• Junpei Mizobata as Hatano Shuji
• Munetaka Aoki as Moriguchi Shuto
• Satoshi Kanada as Kasukabe Yoshio
• Akiyoshi Kawashima as Matsuyama Ryosuke
• Masaru Nagai as Utsunomiya Toru
• Miki Maya as Kamiya Makiko
• Aya Ōmasa as Kamiya Yuri
• Ayaka Komatsu as Kanazawa Shion
• David M. as Larry Brown (JC ARCS' Foreign Player)
• Hakura Kuroki as Fukuda Seiko
• Keisuke Kato as Oze Yoichi
• Takaki Ishida as Saga Hiroaki
• Yumi Sugimoto as Akita Saori
• Ayana as Kaori Saeki (JC ARCS' Photographer)
• Yasuyuki Maekawa as Yusuke Mishima
• Chisun as Kamiya Yukino
• Ryuta Kawabata as Yusuke Komaki
• Natsumi Ohira as Yuri's friend

External links

• [1] (in Japanese)