TOKYO Airport

(3 DVD)

    Title: TOKYOエアポート
    Title (romaji): TOKYO Airport
    Tagline: 東京空港管制保安部/Tokyo Kukou Kansei Hoanbu
    Tagline (English): TOKYO Airport: Air Traffic Controller
    Format: Renzoku
    Genre: Drama
    Episodes: 10
    Viewership rating: TBA
    Broadcast network: Fuji TV
    Broadcast period: 2012-Oct-14 to 2012-Dec-23
    Air time: Sunday 21:00
    Theme song: TBA

Synopsis

The story takes place at the Tokyo International Airport, more commonly known as, Haneda Airport. This drama will portray the strong bond shared by all those working for the airport, including the air traffic controllers who takes over 62.58 million lives into their hands yearly and the aviation industry staff who oversees the safety of everyone who uses the airport. This will be the first time that a television drama will focus on air traffic controllers, considered to be the “most difficult occupation.”

At Haneda Airport, every 2 minutes a plane will land and take-off, and is Japan’s most busiest and congested airways. And every day, various dramas are born there.

Fukada Kyoko plays the role of the main character, Shinoda Kaori, who works in the airport control tower as an air traffic controller. As a single small error of judgment can lead to a catastrophe, air traffic controllers must be on alert at all times. And this is why it is considered to be one of the most difficult occupations in the world. This drama will portray the teamwork and struggles between Shinoda and the other staff, dramas that arise at the airport and the secrets of airports... As well, along with real life stories that have occurred in the airport, it will portray how the aiport staff ensures the safety of people and the importance of protecting lives. --Fuji TV

Cast

    Fukada Kyoko as Shinoda Kaori
    Sasaki Nozomi as Sakai Mana
    Kaname Jun as Kondo Yukihiro
    Seto Koji as Yamashita Yuji
    Sato Eriko as Kirishima Yu
    Yamaguchi Sayaka as Jonouchi Reiko
    Nonami Maho as Nakajima Haru
    Asaka Koudai as Iida Hiroyuki
    Hiraoka Yuta as Honjo Keisuke
    Seto Asaka as Takeuchi Hiromi
    Bessho Tetsuya as Himuro Issei
    Kajihara Zen as Yano Motoharu
    Tokito Saburo as Yuki Noboru