[Jdorama] Minimoni's Brementown Musicians ミニモニ。でブレーメンの音楽隊

Personal rating: ★★★★

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• Title: ミニモニ。でブレーメンの音楽隊
• Title (romaji): Minimoni. de Bremen no Ongaku-tai
• Also known as: Minimoni's Brementown Musicians
• Genre: Human drama
• Screenwriter: Fujimoto Yuki
• Directors: Endo Satoshi (遠藤理史) (ep1-4,11-12), Watanabe Kazuki (渡辺一貴) (ep5-6), Yamashita Shiro (山下白) (ep5-8)
• Music: Sahashi Toshihiko 
• Episodes: 12
• Broadcast network: NHK
• Broadcast period: 2004-Jun-22 to 2004-Sep-07
• Air time: Tuesday 19:00
• Theme song: Lucky Cha Cha Cha!, by Minimoni. (Takahashi Ai, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai and Mika)

Cast
 
2004 - Episodes 1 - 4
 
Takahashi Ai as Kurimura Chiyono (14)
Mika as a 'Cinderella' (14)
Fujiyoshi Kumiko as Kurimura Kiriko (40) - Chiyono's mother
Yamadera Koichi (山寺宏一) as Kurimura Arihito (42) - Chiyono's father
Kabira Jei (川平慈英) as Kitamura Kazeo (39) - Chiyono's teacher
Omi Toshinori as Ogami Yotaro (44) - Chiyono's music teacher
Takarada Akira (宝田明) as a 'mysterious old man' (72)
 
1974 - Episodes 5 - 8
 
Tsuji Nozomi as Kuroda Mineko (14)
Mika as Hanako (24) - a street folk performer
Kitagawa Hiromi as Kuroda Sayoko (20) - Mineko's eldest sister
Umezawa Masayo as Kuroda Wakako (46) - Mineko's mother
Honda Hirotaro as Kuroda Shoichi (48) - Mineko's father
Ikeuchi Mansaku as Kumagai Masamichi (28) - Sayoko's fiance
Takarada Akira (宝田明) as Usui Susumu (42) - a lawyer, managing European-style buildings
 
1949 - Episodes 9 - 12
 
Kago Ai as Niwa Hinako (14)
Mika as Hanako - a wandering folk performer
Masu Takeshi as Inuzuka Ichiro (41) - Kenji's father
Nomura Mami as Inuzuka Yoshiko (34) - Kenji's mother
Endo Yuya as Inuzuka Kenji (15)
Tokui Yuu as Kamakichi (48) - an employee and former of Inuzuka family
Gin Pun Chou as Tsuru (50) - Inuzuka family's first maid

Episode Titles (click each episode to download)
 

• Ep 01: Donkey's Troubles
• Ep 02: Donkey's Outburst
• Ep 03: Donkey's True Feelings
• Ep 04: Donkey's Grand Performance
• Ep 05: Neko Without an Umbrella
• Ep 06: Neko's White Guitar
• Ep 07: Neko's Enthusiasm
• Ep 08: Neko's Big Turnaround!
• Ep 09: Hina and the Secret of the Mansion
• Ep 10: Hina's Promise
• Ep 11: Hina and the Concert
• Ep 12: Hina, Neko, Donkii de Haamonii / Hina, Neko and Donkey in Harmony

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