"Hakusen nagashi" (1996) TV series

Directors:

Ohiko Honma
Hitoshi Iwamoto

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

11 January 1996 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

This TV series is the story of 5 japanese seniors and 1 night school student struggling with their future as they prepare for the grueling entrance exams and what lies ahead after graduation.

Plot Keywords:

High School

Cast

Tomoya Nagase

...

Wataru Ohkouchi (unknown episodes)

Runtime:

45 min (11 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan

Company:

Fuji Television Network

Movie Connections:

Followed by Hakusen Nagashi hatachi no kaze (1999) (TV)

great high school series

This show is extremely nostalgic, which is weird because i went to high school in America and this show takes place in Japan (and is in Japanese). The traditions are different, but the feelings seem to be universal. I was impressed at how well the show presents believable and realistic high school kids. The kids look like high school kids and have real high school kid problems. Watch this show, then watch an episode of 90210 to get an idea!

Like all Japanese drama, this show can be incredibly sappy (endless freeze frames as the two destined lovers pass on different trains and all the standard stock shots), but go with it and you won't be disappointed.