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- Drama: Downtown Rocket (English & literal title)
- Romaji: Shitamachi Rocket
- Japanese: 下町ロケット
- Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa
- Writer: Jun Ikeido (novel), Hiroyuki Yatsu
- Network: TBS
- Episodes: 10
- Release Date: October 18 - December 20, 2015
- Runtime: Sundays 21:00
- TV Ratings: 18.5%
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
Kohei Tsukuda (Hiroshi Abe) worked as a researcher at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. He now runs a family-owned factory that manufactures small engines. His daughter Rina (Tao Tsuchiya) is a high school student. He doesn't get along well with his daughter, but the family owned business is improving. Kohei attempts to develop a rocket engine, which is a lifelong dream for him, but it causes his factory to suffer.
One day, an important client stops ordering from Kohei's company. He tries to borrow money from the bank, but the bank declines his loan application. To make matters worse, a rival factory sues Kohei's company for patent infringement. Kohei and his employees face a dire situation.
At this time, a large company offers a deal to Kohei. The company wants to buy their patent for 2 billion yen. Kohei must decide whether to sell the company's patent or follow his dream.
Notes
- "Downtown Rocket" takes over TBS' Sunday 21:00 time slot previously occupied by "Save Our Town" and followed by "The State of Union" on January 17, 2016.
- Based on two novels in the “Shitamachi Rocket” novel series by Jun Ikeido: “Shitamachi Rocket” (published from April 18, 2008 to May 22, 2009 in weekly magazine Weekly Post) and “Shitamachi Rocket 2 Gaudi keikaku” (published November 5, 2015 by Shogakukan).
- Novel “Shitamachi Rocket” won the 145th Naoki Prize in 2011.
- Related titles (drama series):
- Downtown Rocket | Shitamachi Rocket (TBS / 2015)
- Downtown Rocket | Shitamachi Rocket (TBS / 2018)
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Episode Ratings
| Episode
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Date
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Ratings
(Kanto Region)
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| 01 |
10/18/2015 |
16.1%
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| 02 |
10/25/2015 |
17.8%
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| 03 |
11/01/2015 |
18.6%
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| 04 |
11/08/2015 |
17.1%
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| 05 |
11/15/2015 |
20.2%
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| 06 |
11/22/2015 |
17.8%
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| 07 |
11/29/2015 |
17.9%
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| 08 |
12/06/2015 |
20.4%
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| 09 |
12/13/2015 |
18.2%
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| 10 |
12/20/2015 |
22.3%
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| Average |
18.5%
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Source: Video Research, Ltd.
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