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Jinbē (じんべえ
?) is a romance manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It appeared irregularly
in the manga magazine Big Comic
Original from 1992 through 1997,[1] and
republished in one tankōbon volume in May 1997. In 1998, it was
adapted as an 11-episode television drama series by Fuji TV.[2]
Jinbē is the story of the relationship between Jinpei
and his stepdaughter, Miku. Miku's mother died after being married
to Jinpei for a little over a year, when she was 13 years old, and
Jinpei has been raising Miku alone since then.[1] The
series has a very delicate touch with the romantic issues.[2]
Adachi dealt with a similar situation, a brother and sister who are
not related by blood, in his earlier series Miyuki.
Main
characters
The information in the "Portrayed by" line is for the live
action drama. Additional cast members are listed below in that
section.
- Jinpei Takanashi (高梨陣平, Takanashi
Jinpei
?)
- Portrayed by: Masakazu Tamura
- Jinpei, also known as Jinbē (meaning whale shark), lives with his step-daughter
Miku. His wife, Rikako, died three years prior to the beginning of
the story after being married to him for just over a year. Jinpei
works at Sansun Aquarium. While in college, he was a famous goalkeeper for his
university's soccer team.
- Miku Takanashi (高梨美久, Takanashi
Miku
?)
- Portrayed by: Takako Matsu
- Miku is Jinpei's 17-year-old step-daughter, and the daughter of
Rikako and Yukio Miyage. Her parents divorced nine years prior to
the story's start, and her mother married Jinpei about five years
later. She is in the photography club in high school, and is pursued romantically by
Jinishi.
Sources:[2][3][4]
Manga
The series has been collected into one tankōbon, published by Shogakukan.[1]
- ISBN 4091848311, May 1997, 197 pages
TV Drama
Broadcast on Fuji TV from October 12, 1998—December 21, 1998,
Jinbē garnered an average 15.9% rating. It aired on Monday
nights from 9:00—9:54pm, with the final episode airing from
9:00—10:24PM.
Cast
- Jinbei Takanashi: Masakazu Tamura
- Miku Takanashi: Takako Matsu
- Makoto Teranishi: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
- Michiko Tsujima: Reiko Takashima
- Shūichi Ishizuka: Takashi Ukaji
- Yukio Miyage: Kōji Shimizu
- Manabu Mitamura: Leo Morimoto
- Mayumi Ōzaki: Mayuko Nishiyama
- Tomoko Machiyama: Mami Kurosaka
- Hiro: Masashi Kōda
- Masao Imafuku
Sources:[3][4]
Staff
- Original Story: Mitsuru Adachi
- Script: Noriko Yoshida
- Music: SR Smoothy Opus One
- Executive Producers: Kōzō Nagayama, Tatsuaki Kimura
- Producer: Nobuhiro Sugio
- Assistant Executive Producer: Masaki Nishiura
- Assistant Producer: Chiyoko Asakura
- Publicity: Itsuko Onuki
- Production Diary: Ryōko Sakuma, Kazuyo Oda
- Executive Producer: Masako Tani
- Production Chief: Nobuhiro Kayama, Nobuyuki Shintani
- Music and Sound Effects: Yoshio Onuki
- In cooperation with Kinuta Studio, K&L, Basuku, Active,
Two-One, Institute of Cetacean
Research, Fennec, FC Plan,
Japan Underwater Films, Japan Airlines
- Production Undewriting: Fuji TV
Sources:[3]
References
External
links
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