Boogie Woogie (Japanese TV series)

Boogie Woogie (Japanese: ブギウギ, Hepburn: Bugi Ugi) is a Japanese television drama series and the 109th Asadora series, following Ranman. It premiered on October 2, 2023 and concluded on March 29, 2024. The drama is modeled after the Japanese singer and actress Shizuko Kasagi, but it is produced as fiction and is an original drama work.

Boogie Woogie
GenreDrama
Written byShin Adachi
Tsuyoshi Sakurai
Directed by
  • Yoshihiro Fukui
  • Daisuke Futami
  • Izumi Keimoto
  • Kou Suzuki
  • Makoto Bunkohara
Starring
Narrated byKozo Takase
Opening theme"Happy☆Boogie" by Yoshie Nakano, Sakaiyuū, Shuri
ComposerTakayuki Hattori
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes126
Production
Producer
  • Kuniomi Hashizume
Running time15 minutes
Production companyNHK Osaka
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02) 
March 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)

Plot

Cast

Hanada's family

  • Shuri[1] as Suzuko Hanada
    • Rioka Sawai as young Suzuko
  • Toshirō Yanagiba[2] as Umekichi Hanada, Suzuko's father
  • Asami Mizukawa[2] as Tsuya Hanada, Suzuko's Mother
  • Kōudai Kurosaki as Rokuro Hanada, Suzuko's brother
  • Kyoko Mitsubayashi as Toshi Onishi, Suzuko's Grandmother

Umemaru Shoujo Kagekidan (USK)

  • Kazuki Tsubasa as Aoi Tachibana
  • Yū Aoi[3] as Reiko Yamato
  • Kurumi Shimizu as Sachiko Shirakawa / Lily Shirakawa
  • Yuki Katayama as Tatsumi Sakuraba
  • Rikka Ihara as Mitsuki Akiyama
  • Yuuki Morinaga as Yoshio Matano
  • Jun Hayashi as Hayashi
  • Takeshi Masu as Okuma, Umemaru company CEO

Public bath "Hanayu

  • Takeshi Nadagi as Ekisha
  • Takashi Okabe as stupid old man
  • Shohei Uno as Gonbei
  • Kaoru Kusumi as Asa
  • Kazuo Senoo as enthusiastic schoolteacher

Tokyo

Others

  • Koshi Mizukami as Aisuke Murayama, Suzuko's husband
  • Koyuki as Tomi Murayama, Aisuke's mother. She is modeled after Sei Yoshimoto, the co-founder of Yoshimoto Kogyo.
  • Noriko Nakagoshi as Kinu Nishino, Suzuko's real mother.
  • Natsumi Kon as Yoshiko Yamaguchi (Li Hsiang-lan)
  • Katsuhisa Namase as Kenji "Tanaken" Tanahashi. He is modeled after Ken'ichi Enomoto.
  • Miu Tomita as Sayo Kobayashi
  • Jack Kennedy as Sam
  • Sakura Kiryu as Ayumi Mizuki, Yoshio Matano and Reiko Yamato's daughter
  • Takashi Naito as a detective
  • Ryota Miura as Takeshi Shibamoto
  • Hana Kino as Akiko Ōno

Music

Many songs were used.[4] The arrangement of all songs in the drama is by Takayuki Hattori, grandson of Ryōichi Hattori.

  • Tokyo Boogie Woogie
Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written by Masaru Suzuki and the music was composed by Ryōichi Hattori.
  • The bugle and daughter
Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written and composed by Ryōichi Hattori.
  • Shopping Boogie Woogie
Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written and composed by Ryōichi Hattori.
  • Farewell Blues
Ritsuko Ibarada sings in concert.

TV schedule

WeekEpisodesTitleDirected byOriginal airdateRating
11–5"Wate Utaude" (ワテ、歌うで!, I'll sing)Mitsuhiro FukuiOctober 2–6, 202316.0%
26–10"Waraukadonihahukukitaru" (笑う門には福来る, laughter is the key to happiness)Keishin IzuminamiOctober 9–13, 202315.6%
311–15"Momoirosougiya" (桃色争議, A pink dispute!)Mitsuhiro FukuiOctober 16–20, 202315.7%
416–20"wate kagawaheikue" (ワテ、香川へ行くで, I'll go to Kagawa)Wataru SuzukiOctober 23–28, 202315.8%
521–25"Honmanokazokuya" (ほんまの家族や, A real Family)October 30–November 3, 202315.4%
626–30"Badojizttenanya" (バドジズってなんや?, What is Badjiz)Makoto BonkobaraNovember 6–10, 202316.3%
731–35"Giri to Koi to wate" (義理と恋とワテ, Duty, love and me)Keishin IzuminamiNovember 13–17, 202316.3%
836–40"Wate no Okaachan" (ワテのお母ちゃん, My mom)Mitsuhiro FukuiNovember 20–24, 202315.5%
941–45"Kakashimitainawate" (カカシみたいなワテ, I'm like a scarecrow)Keishin IzuminamiNovember 27–December 1, 202315.7%
1046–50"Oozora no Otouto" (大空の弟, Younger brother of the sky)Makoto BonkobaraDecember 4–8, 202316.2%
1151–55"Wateyorimojyumositaya" (ワテよりも十も下や, Ten years old below me)Daisuke HutamiDecember 11–15, 202315.6%
1256–60"AnatanoSuzuko" (あなたのスズ子, Your Suzuko)December 18–22, 202315.9%
1361–64"ImagaIttchanSiawaseya" (今がいっちゃん幸せや, I'm the happiest I've ever been)Mitsuhiro FukuiDecember 25–28, 202315.2%
1465–66"Sensou to Uta" (戦争とうた, War and Songs)Mitsuhiro FukuiJanuary 4–5, 2024
1567–71"Waterahamoujiyuuya" (ワテらはもう自由や, We are free now)Makoto BonkobaraJanuary 8–12, 202416.1%
1672–76"Watehawatedasu" (ワテはワテだす, I am me)January 15–19, 202416.2%
1777–81"Honma ni Hanaretounai" (ほんまに離れとうない, I really don't want to leave)Keishin IzuminamiJanuary 22–26, 202416.1%
1882–86"Anta to isshoniikirude" (あんたと一緒に生きるで, I'll live with you)Daisuke HutamiJanuary 29–February 2, 202416.1%
1987–91"Tokyo Bugiugi" (東京ブギウギ, Tokyo Boogie Woogie)Mitsuhiro FukuiFebruary 2–5, 2024
2092–96"Watekatehissiya" (ワテかて必死や, I'm desperate)February 12–16, 2024
2197–101"Anata ga Waraeba, Watashi mo warau" (あなたが笑えば、私も笑う, If you laugh, I will laugh too)Makoto BonkobaraFebruary 19–23, 2024
22102–106"A, Shindo" (あ〜しんど♪, Hey, Shindo)Toyo KojimaFebruary 26–March 1, 202416.2%
23107–111"Mamii no Mamiiya" (マミーのマミーや, Mummy's mummy)Daisuke HutamiMarch 4–8, 202416.2%
24112–116"Mogottsuieekoya" (ものごっついええ子や, What a complicated child)March 11–15, 202415.9%
25117–121"Zukizuki suru wa" (ズキズキするわ, It's throbbing)Mitsuhiro FukuiMarch 18–22, 202415.7%
26122–126"Seiki no Uta, Kokoro no Uta" (世紀のうた 心のうた, Song of the Century, Song of the Heart)March 25–29, 2024

References

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