Summer Snow (TV series)

Summer Snow is a Japanese television drama that was broadcast from July 7 to September 15, 2000, on TBS.[1] It is a love story between a young man who has been forced to grow up too quickly, and a young woman with an activity-restricting ailment. The title refers to marine snow, which the two promise to see together one day. The series comprises eleven episodes.

Summer Snow
StarringTsuyoshi Domoto
Ryōko Hirosue
Tsubasa Imai
Ikewaki Chizuru
Shunsuke Nakamura
Kadono Takuzo
Hideko Hara
Shun Oguri
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Original release
NetworkTBS
ReleaseJuly 7 (2000-07-07) –
September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15)

Summary

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Natsuo (Domoto Tsuyoshi) has been looking after his younger brother Jun and sister Chika since the death of their parents. He has also been running the family bicycle shop. Yuki (Hirosue Ryōko) becomes the only person in the world in whom he can confide. For Yuki, Natsuo becomes the catalyst that has her trying to break out of her cocoon.

Cast

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Songs and theme songs

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Summer Snow (song)

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"Summer Snow"
Single by Sissel Kyrkjebø, Zamfir
from the album The Best of Sissel
Released2000 (2000)
GenreTraditional, folk, ballad
Length5:09
LabelMercury
Producer(s)Akira Senju
Sissel Kyrkjebø, Zamfir singles chronology
"Prince Igor"
(1997)
"Summer Snow"
(2000)
"Where the Lost Ones Go"
(2001)

"Summer Snow" was released as a single by the Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø and Zamfir in 2000. It is based on the traditional song "The Water Is Wide". The single also includes the song "Seven Angels" with Sissel and Zamfir.

References

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  1. ^ Clements, Jonathan; Tamamuro, Motoko (2003). The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 296–297. ISBN 9781880656815.
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