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In the early 1990s, after the bursting of the bubble economy, Japan entered a whole new era. And this era is also the golden 10 years of Japanese dramas: stars shine, excellent works emerge in an endless stream, and the myth of ratings is constantly being created. In 1991, the epoch-making work "Tokyo Love Story" began to air, and triggered a ratings boom of "Month 9" (broadcast at 9 pm on Monday). Subsequently, dramas such as "The 102nd Marriage Proposal" and "Under the Same Roof" have also triggered a ratings boom.
When he made "Youth Without Regrets" (1994), Kimura Takuya was only 22 years old, and he was only 24 years old when he starred in "Long Vacation" (1996), which made him popular. Tsuyoshi Domoto and Koichi Domoto were only 15 years old when they starred in "Human Disqualification". When she was a teenager, Ryoko Hiromi and Takako Matsumoto also appeared in TV series such as "Long Holiday" and "Gentleman's Police", which still seem to be memories of sighing emotions. It can be said that these popular TV series in the 90s are not only the memories of the audience of that era, but also the record of the youth of these actors.
"Long Holiday" Ryoko Hiromi (16 years old)
"Long Holiday" Takako Matsu (19 years old)
Yosuke Eguchi
In 1991, Yosuke Eguchi starred in Tokyo Love Story, and his role as Mikami impressed the audience. Adapted from Shibamon's manga of the same name, Tokyo Love Story is a landmark TV series in the history of Japanese dramas: the introduction of a producer system, the creation of the theme song are closely related to the storyline, and it is also a representative work of "pure love" TV series. The bravery and resoluteness of the heroine Li Xiang in pursuing love in the play, and sacrificing herself for love, are all vivid interpretations of the theme of "pure love". After the TV series was broadcast, the role of Li Xiang was also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and became an ideal object in the minds of many people.
"Tokyo Love Story" Yosuke Eguchi (24 years old)
Yosuke Eguchi was originally a musician and entered the show business circle in 1987 after participating in his first film" Shonan Rioter. "East Love" made him jump from the obscurity of playing a supporting role to one of the hot male stars at that time. In the same year, he also starred in "101 Marriage Proposals", which further accumulated popularity for him.
"101 Marriage Proposals" Yosuke Eguchi (24 years old)
"In the Name of Love" Yosuke Eguchi (25 years old)
In 1993, the 26-year-old Yosuke Eguchi starred in another family TV series, Under the Same Roof. After the eldest brother Kashiwa Muda, played by Yosuke Eguchi, retired from the marathon, in order to inform him of the good news of his marriage, he was reunited with his younger siblings who were separated due to the death of their parents. At this time, the brothers and sisters all have their own problems in life, and the optimistic big brother Bai Muda has overcome many difficulties and let the family live together again. The optimism and cheerfulness of the eldest brother, Kashiwa Muda, has infected many people, and has also broadened the path of Yosuke Eguchi's drama, allowing people to see the completely different image of Yosuke Eguchi and Mikami in "Tokyo Love Story".
"Under the Same Roof" Yosuke Eguchi (26 years old)
Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura participated in many classic Japanese dramas of the 90s, which also made him an iconic figure of that era. From the "White Paper on Love" in 1993 to the "Youth Without Regrets" in 1994, to the "Long Vacation" and "Love Century" that set the peak of his career, it seems that each one is now a memory of that era.
"Love White Paper" Takuya Kimura (21 years old)
"Youth Without Regret" Takuya Kimura (22 years old)
"When you can't do anything, think of it as a holiday for god to give you, don't force yourself, just go with the flow and things will get better." 」 After 21 years, this line is still touching. Like Tokyo Love Story, Long Vacation is an entry-level Japanese drama. After the TV series was broadcast at that time, not only the actors were hot, but also classical music and piano became the object of public pursuit.
"Long Holiday" Takuya Kimura (24 years old)
"Love Century" Takuya Kimura (25 years old)
Sachiko Makii
The mention of Sakurai Sachiko is naturally inseparable from screenwriter Shinji Nojima. Shinji Nojima's trilogy "College Teacher" (1993), "Human Disqualification" (1994), and "Underage" (1995) all invited Sachiko Sakurai to star, and these three dramas have become her representative works. All three plays provide a poignant presentation of the world of youth and a series of problems of that era.
In 1988, at the age of 15, Sachiko Sakurai entered the show business through a talent show. In 1993, he was sought after by everyone for starring in this "College Teacher". The 20-year-old Sachiko Sakurai perfectly interpreted the purity and despair of the female protagonist Ninomiya Ran in the play, and the relationship between her and the male protagonist Takao Hamura, played by Sanada Hiroyuki, also attracted tears from many viewers. By 2009, Sakurai Sachiko also starred in the Japanese drama "Marriage and Life", but also announced her retirement in the same year.
"Human Disqualification" Sachiko Sakurai (21 years old)
"Underage" Sachiko Sakurai (22 years old)
Starting from "College Teachers" in 1993, teenagers began to gradually become the protagonists of Japanese dramas. "College Teacher" tells the story of a male teacher who is frustrated in his feelings and career, and a high school girl who is bound by her father and waiting for redemption. Teacher-student love, incest, homosexuality... The bold performance of the problem of social taboos in the play is a new chapter in the Japanese drama. However, the subject matter that sounds extremely bloody is beautiful and sad by the director, and at the beginning of each episode, the song of Morita Boy's "僕たちの失敗" will lead the audience to the beautiful but doomed to tragedy of the male and female protagonists.
"College Teacher" Sachiko Sakurai (20 years old)
Koichi Domoto
In 1994, at the age of 15, Tsuyoshi Domoto and Koichi Domoto co-starred in Shinji Nojima's "Human Disqualification". "Human Disqualification" tells the story of a teenager who struggles in school violence while exploring the meaning of life. From the previous day's drama, the teenage characters are dependent on adults, and this drama completely focuses on the world of teenagers, peeling off the pure and beautiful cloak of teenagers, and unreservedly showing the cruelty, ugliness, loneliness and sadness in the adolescent world. Sakurai Sachiko, who plays Morita's teacher in the play, naturally left a deep impression, but the relationship between Makoto Oba and the two male protagonists of Shadow Mountain Has won the hearts of a large number of viewers.
"Human Disqualification" Tsuyoshi Domoto (15 years old)
"Human Disqualification" Koichi Domoto (15 years old)
People who have seen "Human Disqualification" are deeply impressed by the pure eyes that Makoto Oba and Shadow Mountain Ruka looked at each other when they first met, and this may also be the picture that Hara Okato Domoto and Koichi Domoto can show as teenagers. And this pure look is compared with the final tragic ending, which highlights the pathology of society.
As a member of KinKi Kids, Domoto and Koichi Domoto had a lot of collaborations at that time. In 1996, the two co-starred in "Wakaba Era".
"Wakaba Era" Tsuyoshi Domoto Domoto Koichi (17 years old)
Another of Domoto's classic Japanese dramas, Kaneda Kazuna Incident Book (1995), is also an unforgettable memory of that era. Adapted from the manga, "Kaneda's Juvenile Incident Book" is one of the representative works of detective reasoning dramas in the 90s, and unlike other Japanese dramas set in daily life, detective reasoning dramas are TV dramas that create individual heroes, and the protagonist's strict logical thinking and extraordinary judgment ability will lead the audience to a deeper level of events. "Kaneda Ichi Shonen Incident Book" broadened the scope and theme of Japanese dramas in the 90s, and also added another touch of different colors to this golden age. Since then, the Kaneda series has experienced the era of Matsumoto Jun, Kazuya Kameari, and Ryosuke Yamada, and the image of Kaneda Ichi played by Tsuyoshi Domoto has always been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
《KanedaIchi Juvenile Case Book》 Akira Domoto (16th)
Takashi Sorimachi
Takashi Inomachi debuted as a model at the age of 16, and was only 21 years old when he starred in his first TV series "I'm Coming" in 1994. In 1995, at the age of 22, Takashi Antimachi starred in Shinji Nojima's trilogy of "Underage", in which he showed his outstanding acting skills. "Underage" is also a TV series that deeply thinks about the world of teenagers. The five teenagers met in street fights, and although their families, backgrounds, and experiences varied, they shared the youthfulness and enthusiasm shared by teenagers. At the age of desperation, he sprinkled his youth.
"Underage" Takashi Anti-Machi (22 years old)
The Beach Boy (1997) is a masterpiece by Takashi Antimachi. The drama departs from the urban context commonly used in Japanese dramas and sets the story on the seashore. Both protagonists, Hiromi Sakurai and Kai Suzuki, both leave the city because of their unsatisfactory careers, go on vacation by the sea, and meet new friends, Makoto. The three of them got along so that they temporarily forgot their previous disappointments and began to enjoy life.
"Beach Boys" Takashi Anti-Machi (24 years old)
After "Beach Boys", Takashi Inomachi took over another classic, GTO (1998). In this case, Takashi Inomachi played a young man who was backward in grades and did not learn anything but wanted to become a teacher, and he was recruited to the school to start managing the second-year and four classes with many problems. Teachers and students are also changed by each other in the process of getting along. In addition, in this drama, the cast of actors is also very strong: Yosuke Kurazuka, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Aimi Nakamura, and Hiraru Arehi are all featured in this drama.
"GTO" Anti-Machi Takashi (25 years old)
Fukatsu Eiri
In 1986, at the age of 13, Eri Fukatsu made his debut after winning the beauty contest and filmed his first TV series in 1988. In 1992, Fukazu Eiri starred in "In the Name of Love".
"After three years, we have separately entered the social work, and the contact with the partners at that time has gradually been severed. Sometimes I suddenly feel like I've forgotten something important, but being engulfed in everyday life, I don't end up remembering what it was. In an instant, the figure of the man will pass through my mind, but now I am different from then." Seven friends who were close to each other in college, after entering the society, had their own work and life, and when they met again, each of them had different views of themselves and the past, and mutual reproach and quarrel finally ended in Kurata's suicide. In this drama, Fukatsu Eiri starred as Kiriko Takai, a female student who works part-time at a company owned by Yosuke Eguchi.
"In the Name of Love" Bye ri Fukatsu (19 years old)
In 1995, Fukatsu Eiri starred in "The Best Single Love", and Kato, played by Fukatsu Eiri, fell in love with Kosuke of the three people he met by chance, and Kosuke had always liked hoshi, the crush of the middle school era, and the emotional story of several people began.
"The Best Single Love" Fukatsu Eiri (22 years old)
In 1997, Fukatsu Eiri starred in the "Jumping the Great Search Line", which was a police film, but did not portray the police as an omnipotent character. Fukatsu Eiri also showed deep acting skills in it.
"Jumping the Great Search Line" by Eri Fukatsu (24 years old)
In addition, a large number of actors such as Masaharu Fukuyama, Takako Tokiwa, Kyoko Fukada, Shingo Katori, and Takashi Kashiwara have also made their debut on television. In the golden 10 years of this Japanese drama, countless faces appeared on the TV screen, and each face and drama carried the memory of a part of that era.
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