Wachigaiya Itosato

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TV Movie: Wachigaiya Itosato
Romaji: Wachigaiya Itosato
Japanese: 輪違屋糸里 ~女たちの新撰組~
Director: Makoto Kiyohiro
Writer: Hiroshi Takeyama, Jiro Asada (novel)
Network: TBS
Episodes: 2
Release Date: September 9 - September 10, 2007
Runtime:
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Wachigaiya Itosato (Aya Ueto) is a giesha in the fabled district of Shimabara, Kyoto. She falls in love with Hijikata Toshizo (Hideaki Ito), who also seems to love Wachigaiya Itosato . One day, Serizawa Kamo (Shido Nakamura) asks Hijikata to give up Wachigaiya. Hijikata then decides to use Wachigaiya for his plan to assassinate Serizawa.

Notes

Based on Jiro Asada's novel "Wachigaiya Itosato" which was first published in the Japanese monthly "Oru yomimono" (August 2002 - February 2004).

Cast

Aya Ueto - Itosato Wachigaiya
Hideaki Ito - Toshizo Hijikata
Shido Nakamura - Kamo Serizawa
Koji Matoba - Isami Kondo
Ryuhei Maruyama - Soji Okita
Tomoko Nakajima - Oume
Taro Yamamoto - Goro Hirayama
Yoichi Nukumizu - Jusuke Hirama
Mitsunori Isaki - Heisuke Todo
Aki Nishihara - Kichie Kikyoya
Jundai Yamada - Nishiki Shinmi
Akane Oda - Otowa-kottai
Yosuke Tagawa - Tahei Hishiya
Yoshihiko Aoyama - Kyoemon Horaiya
Kengo Komiya - Gennojo Yagi
Shinobu Tsuruta - Mohei Kikyoya
Kimiko Ikegami - Omasa (Yagi family)
Shinsuke Aoki - Shinpachi Nagakura
Makiya Yamaguchi - Hajime Saito
Kazutoyo Yoshimi - Genzaburo Inoue
Masashi Sekito - Sanosuke Harada
Kenichiro Kikuchi - Keisuke Sannan
Hideaki Kasai - Kenji Noguchi
Makoto Kakeda - the eye doctor
Kumi Hayase - Oshima (Tajimaya)
Miyoko Asada - Okatsu (Maekawa family)
Yuko Kotegawa - Yoshino (Mistress Wachigaiya)
Takashi Sasano - Gisuke
Kinnosuke Hanayagi - Katamori Matsudaira
Akio Kaneda - Heihachi Wachigaiya
Asami Fukuchi

Comments

Comment #3
Sergio Tapia Says:
Mar 14 2010 6:55 pm

Hi:
Does anybody know the name of the instrumental that's played at the beginning of the movie?...It sounds a modern koto..Not sure...Thanks :)
Comment #2
Aiya! Says:
Jan 23 2010 1:33 am

I can't find the trailer/teaser anywhere! More than that, I want to see this drama! Does anyone know where I can find them? Please email me at khikarugal@hotmail.com if you know!
Comment #1
Utakoi Says:
Jan 08 2010 3:59 am

OMFG! If they could make this, they could totally make a drama live action of the manga "Kaze Hikaru" with Aya Ueto as Tominaga Sei!!!

C'mon, Japan! T.T