The Tiger and Her Wings

Japanese TV series or program
  • Yoshirō Nagikawa
  • Daisuke Andō
  • Mayo Hashimoto
Starring
  • Sairi Ito
  • Yuriko Ishida
  • Takashi Okabe
  • Taiga Nakano
  • Misato Morita
  • Shūsaku Kamikawa
  • Shiori Doi
  • Yuki Sakurai
  • Kami Hiraiwa
  • Ha Yeon-soo
  • Junki Tozuka
  • Takanori Iwata
  • Kenichi Matsuyama
  • Kaoru Kobayashi
Narrated byMachiko OnoOpening theme"Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!" by Kenshi YonezuComposerYūta MoriCountry of originJapanOriginal languageJapaneseProductionProducers
  • Kaoru Ishizawa
  • Tetsuo Funahashi
  • Shōko Tokuda
Running time15 minutesProduction companyNHKOriginal releaseNetworkNHKReleaseApril 1, 2024 (2024-04-01)

The Tiger and Her Wings (虎に翼, Tora ni Tsubasa)[1] is a Japanese television drama series and the 110th Asadora series, following Boogie Woogie. The drama is modeled after one of Japan's first female lawyers, Yoshiko Mibuchi, but it is produced as fiction and is an original drama work.[2]

Plot

The story begins in the 1930s. Tomoko Inotsume is striving to become an unprecedented female lawyer in Japan by dedicating herself to her studies. However, she faces the obstacles of Japan's laws and society, which often disregard women.

Cast

Inotsume's family

  • Sairi Ito as Tomoko Inotsume
  • Yuriko Ishida as Haru Inotsume, Tomoko's mother
  • Takashi Okabe as Naokoto Inotsume, Tomoko's father
  • Shūsaku Kamikawa as Naomichi Inotsume, Tomoko's older brother
  • Ryoki Miyama (Be First) as Naoaki Inotsume, Tomoko's younger brother
  • Misato Morita as Hanae Inotsume (née Yonetani), Naomichi's wife
  • Taiga Nakano as Yūzō Sada, Tomoko's husband

Meiritsu University

  • Shiori Doi as Yone Yamada
    • Ikoi Hayase as young Yone
  • Yuki Sakurai as Ryōko Sakuragawa
  • Kami Hiraiwa as Umeko Ōba
  • Ha Yeon-soo as Choi Hyang-suk (Sai Kou-shuku)
  • Ryoko Kobayashi as Satoko Kubota
  • Wako Ando as Chiharu Nakayama
  • Junki Tozuka as Taichi Todoroki
  • Takanori Iwata as Satoru Hanaoka

Yonetani's family

  • Mariko Akama as Nobuko Yonetani, Hanae's mother
  • Etsuo Yokobori as Shin'ichi Yonetani, Hanae's father
  • Mayumi Tanaka as Ine

Sakuragawa's family

  • Mariko Tsutsui as Hisako Sakuragawa, Ryōko's mother
  • Ikuji Nakamura as Yūjirō Sakuragawa, Ryōko's father
  • Nagi Hasegawa as Tama

Others

Music

On April 1, 2024, it was announced that "Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!" by Kenshi Yonezu would be released on April 8 as the theme song for the series.[4]

TV schedule

Week Episodes Title Directed by Original airdate Rating
1 1–5 "Onnasakashite Ushi Urisokonau?" (女賢しくて牛売り損なう?) Yoshirō Nagikawa April 1–5, 2024 16.2%
2 6–10 "Onna Sannin Yoreba Kashimashii?" (女三人寄ればかしましい?) April 8–12, 2024 16.4%
3 11–15 "Onna wa Sangai ni Ie Nashi?" (女は三界に家なし?) Mayo Hashimoto April 15–19, 2024 16.5%
4 16–20 "Kagami-onna ni Sori-otoko?" (屈み女に反り男?) Yoshirō Nagikawa April 22–26, 2024 16.3%
5 21–25 "Asaame wa Onna no Udemakuri?" (朝雨は女の腕まくり?) Daisuke Andō April 29–May 3, 2024 15.8%
6 26–30 "Onna no Ichinen, Iwa omo Tōsu?" (女の一念、岩をも通す?) May 6–10, 2024 16.5%
7 31–35 "Onna no Kokoro wa Neko no Me?" (女の心は猫の目?) Yoshirō Nagikawa May 13–17, 2024 17.6%
8 36–40 "Onna-myōri ni Tsukiru?" (女冥利に尽きる?) Mayo Hashimoto May 20–24, 2024 16.5%
9 41–45 "Otoko wa Dokyō, Onna wa Aikyō?" (男は度胸、女は愛嬌?) Daisuke Andō May 27–31, 2024 17.0%
10 46–50 "Onna no Chie wa Hana no Saki?" (女の知恵は鼻の先?) Yoshirō Nagikawa June 3–7, 2024 16.7%
11 51–55 "Joshi to Shōjin wa Yashinaigatashi?" (女子と小人は養い難し?) June 10–14, 2024
12 56–60 "Ie ni Nyōbō naki wa Hi no nai Ro no gotoshi?" (家に女房なきは火のない炉のごとし?) June 17–21, 2024

Notes

  1. ^ Kobayashi once played the role of Eiichi's father in a Taiga drama series.

References

  1. ^ "The Tiger and Her Wings". NHK Enterprises. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "解説:おさえておきたい「虎に翼」のこと タイトルの意味、寅子の名前の由来、"モデル"三淵嘉子の人生". Mantan-web. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "小林薫が『虎に翼』に与えるこの上ない説得力 "真の役者"が司るアンサンブル". Real Sound. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. ^ 米津玄師の新曲流れる「虎に翼」OPノンクレ映像公開、楽曲配信日が決定 [The opening video for "Tora ni Tsubasa" featuring Kenshi Yonezu's new song has been released, the song's release date has been confirmed]. Natalie (in Japanese). 2024-04-01. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

External links

  • Official website
  • The Tiger and Her Wings at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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