Akai Ito (2008-Japan-Fuji TV)
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Current user rating: 94/100 (25 votes)
Profile
- TV Show: Akai Ito
- Romaji: Akai Ito
- Japanese: 赤い糸
- Director: Shosuke Murakami, Taisuke Kawamura, Yasuhiro Kawamura
- Writer: Chiho Watanabe, Ritsuko Hanzawa
- Network: Fuji TV
- Episodes: 11
- Release Date: December 6, 2008 - February 28, 2009
- Runtime:Saturday 23:00
- TV Ratings: 8.5%
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Notes
- Based on the hit mobile novel "Akai Ito" written by Mei.
- "Akai Ito" refers to the East Asian belief of the red string of fate. Originating from Chinese legend, "the red string of fate" myth states that the gods tie an invisible string around the ankles of men and women who are destined to be soul mates and will one day marry each other.
- The movie "Threads Of Destiny " (Akai Ito), produced by Shochiku, was released on December 20, 2008 in Japan, while Fuji TV aired the television version, Akai Ito on December 6th, 2008.
- The movie and television versions both feature the same staff and cast and also carry storylines that are closely connected.
- Related titles:
- Threads Of Destiny (2008)
Cast
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| Nao Minamisawa | Junpei Mizobata | Ryo Tajima | Sayuri Iwata | Ryo Kimura |
| Mei Takemiya | Atsushi Nishino | Kamiya Mitsuru | Haruna Takemiya | Riku Takahashi |
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| Rei Okamoto | Anna Ishibashi | Nanami Sakuraba | Tomo Yanagishita | Hiroshi Yazaki |
| Mia Amagishi | Asami Tadokoro | Sara Nakagawa | Natsuki Fujiwara | Yuya Shinozaki |
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| Kasumi Suzuki | Kaoru Hirata | Ryuya Wakaba | Mirai Yamamoto | Shigemitsu Ogi |
| Yuri Nakanishi | Miyabi Kawaguchi | Shu Yasuda | Natsumi Nishino | Takamichi Morisaki |
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| Noriko Watanabe | Kenji Matsuda |
| Sachiko Takemiya | Koichi Murakoshi |
Additional Cast Members:
- Mio Miyatake - Mei Takemiya (young)
- Kosuke Suzuki
- Rumi Hiragi
- Kazuyoshi Hayashi
- Toshihiro Yashiba
- Misaki Yonemura
- Michiko Iwahashi
- Manabu Hamada
- Seiko Sakurada - ep.3
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Date | Ratings (Kanto Region) |
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| 01 | 12/06/2008 | 7.5% |
| 02 | 12/13/2008 | 8.4% |
| 03 | 12/20/2008 | 7.8% |
| 04 | 01/10/2009 | 10.0% |
| 05 | 01/17/2009 | 10.8% |
| 06 | 01/24/2009 | 8.0% |
| 07 | 01/31/2009 | 8.4% |
| 08 | 02/07/2009 | 8.0% |
| 09 | 02/14/2009 | 8.9% |
| 10 | 02/21/2009 | 7.0% |
| 11 | 02/28/2009 | 8.9% |
| Average | 8.5% | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Eva Says:
Apr 12 2011 4:23 am
Does anyone know how old Mei and her friends are, because they all look about 18, and all the people at their school are in their mid to late teens, but Mei's sister says she can't walk with them anymore because she's going to high school. Are they in middle school then!?
non sibi Says:
May 11 2010 3:16 pm
Now you can watch all episodes on YouTube too :)
yuurimon Says:
Mar 17 2009 10:21 pm
Currently my most favorite drama ^^
tina Says:
Feb 28 2009 12:28 am
you can find episode 6 in youtube
Emmy Says:
Feb 05 2009 5:55 am
Does anyone know where I could find episode 6? I seem like the only one who hasn't watched it! It would be really helpful....Thanks!