Hero (2001-Japan-Fuji TV)
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Current user rating: 87/100 (6 votes)
Profile
- TV Show: Hero
- Japanese: ヒーロー
- Director: Masayuki Suzuki, Kensaku Sawada, Shin Hirano, Ikuo Kamon
- Writer: Yasushi Fukuda, Ken Ootake, Takehiko Hata, Mitsuru Tanabe
- Network: Fuji TV
- Episodes: 11
- Release Date: January 8 - March 19, 2001
- Runtime: Mon. 21:00-21:54
- TV Ratings: 34.3% (Kanto region) / 24.6% (Kansai region)
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, which is quickly seen through the clothes that he wears, Kuryu possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have.
Maiko Amamiya is a shrewd public prosecutor who has her eyes set on passing the exam to become a deputy prosecutor and tries her best to be noticed by her boss. Kuryu, on the other hand, after earning a reputation for doing top-notch work, is transferred to Amamiya's division, and finally opens his eyes to the possibility of promotion. Unfortunately, his unprecedented work behavior abruptly brings things to a halt.
Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence from Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him. This drama is filled with it all; love, laughs and lots of emotion. -- Fuji TV
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Cast
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| Takuya Kimura | Takako Matsu | Nene Otsuka | Hiroshi Abe | Masanobu Katsumura | Fumiyo Kohinata |
| Kohhei Kuriyu (27) | Maiko Amamiya (24) | Misuzu Nakamura (30) | Mitsugu Shibayama (36) | Tatsuo Egami (32) | Takayuki Suetsugu (40) |
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| Norito Yashima | Takuzo Kadono | Kiyoshi Kodama | Yoji Tanaka | Bokuzo Masana | Hajime Okayama |
| Kenji Endo (25) | Yutaka Ushimaru (50) | Toshimitsu Nabeshima (61) | Bartender | Suji Ito | Otsuka |
Additional Cast Members
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Episode Ratings
| Episode | Date | Ratings (Kanto Region) |
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| 01 | 01/08/2011 | 33.4% |
| 02 | 01/15/2011 | 32.7% |
| 03 | 01/22/2011 | 30.8% |
| 04 | 01/29/2011 | 30.7% |
| 05 | 02/05/2011 | 34.9% |
| 06 | 02/12/2011 | 36.1% |
| 07 | 02/19/2011 | 34.5% |
| 08 | 02/26/2011 | 36.8% |
| 09 | 03/05/2011 | 34.4% |
| 10 | 03/12/2011 | 35.1% |
| 11 | 03/19/2011 | 36.8% |
| Average | 34.3% | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Sumoni Says:
Jan 05 2011 1:24 am
This show made me love Kimura as an actor. My b/f and I enjoyed all the episodes and the characters. In my opinion this is Kimura's best work. I was disappointed with the ending, but that's how it goes.