NHK (Nippon hoso kyokai), Japan Broadcasting Corporation has a morning drama called renzoku terebi shosetsu (連続テレビ小説, literally TV novel series) from 8:15 to 8:30 from Monday to Saturday (rebroadcast from 12:45 to 13:00). This program has started in 1961. Until 1974 there was one series in a year, but from 1975 there are two series in a year from April to September and from October to March about 150 times in 26 weeks each. The first half program is made in Tokyo and the latter half is made in Osaka.
The title of the 79th drama is Dan dan (だんだん), which means "Thank you" in Izumo dialect (出雲弁: izumo ben). This drama started on Sep. 29, 2008 and ended today. The story is set in Kyoto and Shimane. The 80th drama Tsubasa (つばさ) will be set in Saitama, with this drama shot in Saitama, every prefecture in Japan will be covered by asa dora (朝ドラ), morning drama.
In Dan dan the identical twins who were raised separately in Kyoto and Shimane are heroines. They met by a strange coincidence and connect with many people by chance. The story had a happy ending. This title implies thank you for bearing me, bringing me up, and meeting you. The theme song Enishi no ito (縁の糸, String of Relationship) and the image song Inochi no uta (いのちの歌, Song of Life) are very nice. This drama will be performed on the stage in October this year.
No comments:
Post a Comment