Hero (TV series)

Infobox television
show_name = HERO


caption =
format = Drama
runtime = approx. 46 min.
creator =
starring = Takuya Kimura
Takako Matsu
Hiroshi Abe
endtheme = Can You Keep a Secret? by Hikaru Utada
composer = Takayuki Hattori
country = Japan
network = Fuji TV
first_aired = January 8 2001
last_aired = March 19 2001
num_episodes = 11
imdb_id = 0288960

"Hero" is a Japanese drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2001. In 2006, a two-hour special miniseries for the television series was broadcast.

Hero holds the #1 average TV rating record over the 25 years in Japan (34.3%). It's so successful that it was made into a film as "HERO the Movie" after a long time in 2007, which reached #3 on 2007 yearly chart in Japan.

Plot

Kuryu Kohei is a young public prosecutor who gets transferred to a division in Tokyo. Unlike a typical prosecutor, Kuryu dresses casually and ignores standard procedures, but his brilliant instincts and determination make him well-suited as an investigator. He espouses a very strong sense of justice, and his idealism has a big impact on his colleagues.

Amamiya, his assistant, is aiming to be promoted to the position of a prosecutor. At first, she and Kuryu get along very poorly, but working together eventually leads to a relationship that borders on romance.

Cast

Main cast

upporting cast

Naoko Iijima, Ryō

Production notes

* The sound track and music scores for the series are available. The theme song, "Can You Keep A Secret?", is performed by the Japanese pop superstar Utada Hikaru.
* Utada made her acting debut in a guest appearance in episode 8 of the drama. She appeared as a waitress and was on screen for only 14 seconds during the rooftop dinner scene, and it made the series get its peak TV rating (36.8%). When asked if she would like to take on bigger roles, Utada replied that this wasn't the path she would like to be in.

External links

* [http://www.jdorama.com/drama.461.htm Hero at jdorama.com]