Asunaro hakusho

Infobox television
show_name = Asunaro Hakusho
あすなろ白書]
format = Drama
runtime = approx. 48 mins. each episode
starring = Takuya Kimura (木村拓哉)
Suzuki Anju
country = Japan
network = Fuji TV
first_aired = 11 October 1993
last_aired = 20 December 1993
num_episodes = 10 + 1 SP

Asunaro Hakusho (あすなろ白書 ; Asunaro White Paper) is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from October 11 1993 to December 20 1993. It had an overall viewer rating of 31.9%, making it one of the most popular television dramas of the 1990s. It features music by S.E.N.S. and Fujii Fumiya (True Love), Touge Keiko (Hitosaji no Yuuki) and Fujii Fumiya (Just Like Wind).

Cast

*Suzuki Anju as Saeki
*Ishida Hikari as Narumi
*Tsutsui Michitaka as Tamotsu
*Kimura Takuya as Osamu
*Nishijima Hidetoshi as Junichiro

ynopsis

A coming of age story that follows five young university who form a circle of friends. Tamotsu and Osamu (Kimura) fall in love with Narumi, who prefers Tamotsu. In order not to hurt each other as friends, both young men try to avoid forming a relationship with Narumi which inadvertedly leads to tragedy among the friends. After the accidental death of Junichiro, the friends leave university for various reasons leaving Narumi to continue and finish her studies. A few years later they all meet again to be surprised by a few secrets that are revealed.

External links

* [http://liliantws.tripod.com/white/white.htm SMAP WONDERLAND - White Paper]
* [http://www.jdorama.com/drama.33.htm JDrama entry]

Kimura Takuya's acting was outstanding in this drama and his famous line,"Am I not good enough for you?" becomes a famous saying amongst young people and the entertainment world. This drama paves way to Kimura Takuya's super stardom in "Long Vacation" (1996).