Silent (stylized as silent) (Japanese: サイレント, Hepburn: Sairento) is a 2022 romantic Japanese television drama starring Haruna Kawaguchi and Ren Meguro.[2] It aired on Fuji Television during the network's prime time slot on Thursday evenings.[3] The series was critically acclaimed for its depiction of deafness, its realistic dialogue, and Meguro and Kawaguchi's performances, breaking the record for the most "catch-up viewers" (number of viewers who watched episodes between airing and the next episode) on streaming in Japanese history.[4][5]
| Silent | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | サイレント |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Miku Ubukata |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Masahiro Tokuda |
| Opening theme | Sadism by Official Hige Dandism |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ken Murase |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji Television |
| Release | October 6 – December 22, 2022[1] |
Synopsis
editTsumugi Aoba (Haruna Kawaguchi) and Sou Sakura (Ren Meguro) dated in their third year of high school after discovering their common interest in music but one day after graduation, Sou suddenly broke up with her without giving any reason and disappeared. Eight years passed and one day, Tsumugi spots Sou in a crowd. Wanting to meet him once more and have a proper talk, Tsumugi begins to look for him, but she learns the unexpected truth that he suffers from early-onset bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, which gradually weakens the hearing, and has almost completely lost his hearing.[3]
Characters
editMain
edit- Haruna Kawaguchi as Tsumugi Aoba, a part-timer at Tower Records and ex-girlfriend of Sou Sakura.[6] [3]
- Ren Meguro as Sou Sakura, an editor who was diagnosed with early-onset bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and ex-boyfriend of Tsumugi Aoba.[7]
Supporting
edit- Ouji Suzuka as Minato Togawa, Tsugumi's boyfriend and former best friends with Sou.[7]
- Hiyori Sakurada as Moe Sakura, Sou's sister.[7]
- Rihito Itagaki as Hikaru Aoba, Tsumugi's brother.[7]
- Kaho as Nana Momono, Sou's friend who was born deaf.[7]
- Shunsuke Kazama as Masaki Haruo, Tsumugi's sign language teacher.[7]
- Ryōko Shinohara as Ritsuko Sakura, Sou's mother.[7]
Production
editSilent is written by Miku Ubukata, winner of the 2021 Fuji Television Young Scenario Award, after she was recruited by producer Ken Murase. It is her first serialized drama series. After being tasked with programming for the network's weekday evening drama slot, Murase wanted the series to be based on a love story that was focused on the sentimentality of love rather than flashiness and extravagance.[6]
Meguro and Kawaguchi were cast as the leads in the series prior to the writing of the script. Ubukata used footage and past works of both actors to base the dialogue of the script. The script was written in consultation with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and Ubukata also attended sign language classes.[8] The production of the series was also in consultation with individuals who are hard of hearing, deaf or children of deaf adults who also served as onset supervisors.[8]
Filming took place in Tokyo at local landmarks including Setagaya-Daita Station and the Tower Records building in Shibuya.[6]
Accolades
edit| Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114th The Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actress | Haruna Kawaguchi | [9] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ren Meguro | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kaho | ||
| Theme Song Award | Official Hige Dandism | ||
| Best Director | Hiroki Kazama, Mai Takano, Shunsuke Shinada | ||
| 39th ATP Awards | Best Drama Series | Silent | [10] |
| 2022 TVer Awards | Drama Grand Prize | Silent | [11] |
| 2023 Elan D'Or Awards | Special Award | Silent | [12] |
| 31st Hashida Awards | Hashida Award | Silent | [13] |
| Hashida Newcomer Award | Miku Ubukata | ||
| Hashida Newcomer Award | Ren Meguro |
References
edit- ^ "silent バックナンバー". フジテレビ. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "silent cast & staff". フジテレビ. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "silent". FOD (in Japanese). November 30, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ 霜田, 明寛 (2022-11-04). ""目黒蓮の意地"が昇華したドラマ｢silent｣の凄み". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ 梅山, 富美子 (2022-12-08). "「silent」は全11話！最終回は22日＆15分拡大放送｜シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ a b c "Producer Ken Murase & Screenwriter Miku Ubukata from "silent"". Fuji Television. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "『silent』キャスト・出演者一覧、相関図【2022年10月期放送】". ORICON NEWS. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ a b "川口春奈、10月期木曜劇場『silent』でフジ連ドラ初主演 Snow Man 目黒蓮が難聴の相手役に". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 (in Japanese). 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "受賞結果総評 | 第114回ドラマアカデミー賞". ザテレビジョンドラマアカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "『silent』ATP賞ドラマ部門最優秀賞 『ブラッシュアップライフ』は優秀賞". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "『silent』TVerアワードドラマ大賞 川口春奈「本当に難しかった」第5話". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "【エランドール賞】"想"（目黒蓮）の母役・篠原涼子、『silent』の特別賞受賞を祝福「心温まるピュアで繊細で心落ち着く作品」". ORICON NEWS. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "「silent」や長澤まさみさんらに橋田賞 新人賞に目黒蓮さんら：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
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