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[[Koki Mitani]] loves the stories of Sherlock Holmes so much but didn't agree with the adaption of the series to a puppetry at first for it's hard to decsribe the details of the investigation by operating puppets. And also in Japan the dramas as "[[Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series)|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]" and "[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]" were popular at that time already.<ref name=eureka>{{Nihongo|「シャーロック・ホームズはどんな少年だったか？『物語としての面白さ』と出会う」、『[[ユリイカ (雑誌)|ユリイカ]]』、青土社、2014年8月増刊、148-154頁。}}<br/>("What kind of boy Sherlock Holmes was?", extra number of August issue of ''Eureka'', Tokyo:Seidosha, 2014, pp.148-154)</ref> Finally he made it a show set in an imaginary [[boarding school]] called "Beeton School". In the show, Sherlock Holmes is a fifteen-year-old [[student|schoolboy]]. Though lots of incidents occurred in the school, there's no murder.<ref name=yomiuri>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news2/20140313-OYT8T00343.htm 三谷幸喜版ホームズ…殺人のない学園人形劇に：ニュース：エンタメ：YOMIURI ONLINE（読売新聞）]<br/>("Puppetry of Sherlock Holmes written by Koki Mitani", ''YOMIURI ONLINE'', March 13, 2014)</ref> |
[[Koki Mitani]] loves the stories of Sherlock Holmes so much but didn't agree with the adaption of the series to a puppetry at first for it's hard to decsribe the details of the investigation by operating puppets. And also in Japan the dramas as "[[Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series)|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]" and "[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]" were popular at that time already.<ref name=eureka>{{Nihongo|「シャーロック・ホームズはどんな少年だったか？『物語としての面白さ』と出会う」、『[[ユリイカ (雑誌)|ユリイカ]]』、青土社、2014年8月増刊、148-154頁。}}<br/>("What kind of boy Sherlock Holmes was?", extra number of August issue of ''Eureka'', Tokyo:Seidosha, 2014, pp.148-154)</ref> Finally he made it a show set in an imaginary [[boarding school]] called "Beeton School". In the show, Sherlock Holmes is a fifteen-year-old [[student|schoolboy]]. Though lots of incidents occurred in the school, there's no murder.<ref name=yomiuri>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news2/20140313-OYT8T00343.htm 三谷幸喜版ホームズ…殺人のない学園人形劇に：ニュース：エンタメ：YOMIURI ONLINE（読売新聞）]<br/>("Puppetry of Sherlock Holmes written by Koki Mitani", ''YOMIURI ONLINE'', March 13, 2014)</ref> |
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Mitani said that only real [[Sherlockian]] can enjoy the show at the press conference of the show in March, 2014.<ref name="yomiuri"/> Though the comment aroused the criticism, he says that what he want to say is that real Shelockian should have playful mind to accept and enjoy any adaption of [[Canon of Sherlock Holmes|the series of Sherlock Holmes]]. He also says that the series is worth creating [[derivative work]].<ref name="eureka"/> |
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The puppets are designed by [[Bunta Inoue]], a [[painter]]. According to his words, he paid attention how to mold them.<ref name="detail"/> Large ears and broad forehead of Holmes gives the impression of being clever. And he made the nose of Holmes characteristic<ref name="yomiuri"/> as well as that of Holmes in the original. And [[Koichi Yamadera]], an experienced voice actor was selected to voice Holmes. As Holmes is the boy who is difficult get along with in the show, actor with acting ability is needed to voice him.<ref name="eureka"/> Mitani admires Yamadera for he acts the role well as if he were a boy who is naive and sensitive though he is not so in reality. |
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Revision as of 14:52, 1 September 2014
| Sherlock Holmes | |
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| Genre | puppetry |
| Based on | Canon of Sherlock Holmes |
| Written by | Koki Mitani |
| Directed by | Studio Nova |
| Voices of | Koichi Yamadera Wataru Takagi Keiko Horiuchi |
| Theme music composer | West Ground |
| Opening theme | "Scarlet Story" |
| Composer | Kana Hiramatsu |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Nobuhisa Kihira |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
Sherlock Holmes (シャーロック ホームズ) or puppet entertainment Sherlock Holmes is a Japanese puppetry written by Koki Mitani and produced and broadcast by NHK. It is based on the Canon of Sherlock Holmes and will be broadcast from October 2014 but six episodes were broadcast anticedently.
Story
John H. Watson, a boy who tranfers from Australia to an imaginary boarding school called Beeton School in London becomes a roommate of Sherlock Holmes who lives in the room 221B of Baker Dormitory. Though Holmes being said to be a trouble maker, he has keen power of observation and they become to solve the incidents occur in the school together.[1]
Production
Koki Mitani loves the stories of Sherlock Holmes so much but didn't agree with the adaption of the series to a puppetry at first for it's hard to decsribe the details of the investigation by operating puppets. And also in Japan the dramas as "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and "Sherlock" were popular at that time already.[2] Finally he made it a show set in an imaginary boarding school called "Beeton School". In the show, Sherlock Holmes is a fifteen-year-old schoolboy. Though lots of incidents occurred in the school, there's no murder.[3]
Mitani said that only real Sherlockian can enjoy the show at the press conference of the show in March, 2014.[3] Though the comment aroused the criticism, he says that what he want to say is that real Shelockian should have playful mind to accept and enjoy any adaption of the series of Sherlock Holmes. He also says that the series is worth creating derivative work.[2]
The puppets are designed by Bunta Inoue, a painter. According to his words, he paid attention how to mold them.[4] Large ears and broad forehead of Holmes gives the impression of being clever. And he made the nose of Holmes characteristic[3] as well as that of Holmes in the original. And Koichi Yamadera, an experienced voice actor was selected to voice Holmes. As Holmes is the boy who is difficult get along with in the show, actor with acting ability is needed to voice him.[2] Mitani admires Yamadera for he acts the role well as if he were a boy who is naive and sensitive though he is not so in reality.
Characters
Main Characters
- Sherlock Holmes (voiced by Koichi Yamadera)
- Strange but clever pupil who lives in the room 221B of Baker Dormitory.
- John H. Watson (voiced by Wataru Takagi)
- Transfer from Australia to Beeton School. A boy with strong sense of justice and becomes a roommate of Holmes.
- Mrs. Hudson (voiced by Keiko Horiuchi)
- Housemother of Baker Dormitory who is jolly and loves singing and baking cookies. Only she calls Holmes by his first name Sherlock.
- Jim Moriarty (voiced by Masashi Ebara)
- Deputy head of Beeton School who dislikes Holmes.
- Ormstein (voiced by Baijaku Nakamura)
- Schoolmaster of Beeton school and consults Holmes about his affair with Irene Adler.
- Irene Adler (voiced by Rie Miyazawa)
- School nurse of Beeton School who has an affair with Ormstein but loves Godfrey Norton later.
- G. Lestrade (voiced by Daisuke Kishio)
- Pupil who asssits Holmes in his investigation.
- Roylott (voiced by Kazuyuki Asano)
- Science teacher who also gives pupils life guidance in the dormitory and hates Holmes. He resigns in the sixth episode.
Other Characters
The First Adventure
- Jefferson Hope (voiced by Satoshi Tsumabuki)
- Enoch Drebber (voiced by Yuko Sanpei)
- Joseph Stangerson (voiced by Daisuke Kishio)
- Beppo (voiced by Zen Kajihara)
The Advenrture of Schoolmaster with Trouble
- Godfrey Norton (voiced by Masashi Ebara)
The Adventure of a Missing Boyfriend
- Mary Sutherland (voiced by Catherine Seto)
- Windibank and Hosmar Angel (voiced by Tatsuya Fujiwara)
- Langdale Pike (voiced by Tomokazu Seki)
The Adventure of the Red-Headed League
- Jabez Wilson (voiced by Fuminori Komatsu)
- Duncan Ross (voiced by Shinji Takeda)
The Adventure of Speckled Band
- Helen Stoner (voiced by Yuko Sanpei)
- Sherman, a female pupil (voiced by Kami Hiraiwa)
Episodes
- "The First Adventure 1" based on "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons"
- "The First Adventure 2" based on "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons"
- "The Advenrture of Schoolmaster with Trouble" based on "A Scandal in Bohemia"
- "The Adventure of a Missing Boyfriend" based on "A Case of Identity"
- "The Adventure of Red-Headed Club" based on "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League"
- "The Adventure of Speckled Band"
Other media
DVD of the first three episodes was released on the 16th July, 2014.
The novelisation of the first three pisodes was published by Shueisha in April, 2014.
References
- ^ シャーロックホームズ|NHKオンライン
- ^ a b c error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)
("What kind of boy Sherlock Holmes was?", extra number of August issue of Eureka, Tokyo:Seidosha, 2014, pp.148-154) - ^ a b c 三谷幸喜版ホームズ…殺人のない学園人形劇に：ニュース：エンタメ：YOMIURI ONLINE（読売新聞）
("Puppetry of Sherlock Holmes written by Koki Mitani", YOMIURI ONLINE, March 13, 2014) - ^ Cite error: The named reference
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