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Cast
Riko Narumi
as Ruri Fujisawa
Yutaka Takenouchi
as Tatsuya Kawashima / Makoto Takahara
Ken Ogata
as Yuzo Nakama
Mitsuko Baisho
as Nakama Megumi
Manami Konishi
as Sanae Shimabukuro
Fumiyo Kohinata
as Yonemori Shomei
Sei Hiraizumi
as Aragaki Jiei
Yoshie Ichige
as Aragaki Yoshie
Sansei Shiomi
as Miyazono Sohei
Ittoku Kishibe
as Kishibe Ittoku
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2005
Runtime1 Season
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Family
Votes1
Director—
WritersYuki Takeda, Yoshiko Morishita, Tadashi Morishita
TypeWeb Series
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsRuri's Island
About Ruri's Island
Ruri, having been abandoned by her mother to a foster care facility, lives a life of reckless abandonment. When Nakama Yuzo, a kind man but for a trigger-happy temper, runs into Ruri he realizes that perhaps she's the child he's been looking for. Yuzo lives in Hatomijima, a small insland in Okinawa where the population is 49 and the average age group is 61. There are no children. The island has only one school - a primary school. If a child is not enrolled in the school, it will be closed. As a result, society will abandon the island and in a few years, it will cease to have any inhabitants. To save their island, the locals decide to bring in a foster child. Ruri is their candidate, and with her she brings the hope of the island's survival.
Directed by —, Ruri's Island leans on a strong ensemble — Riko Narumi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Ken Ogata — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2005.
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