Yell (TV series)

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Yell
Original title	エール
Genre	Drama
Created by	Kōji Hayashi
Written by	Yukako Shimizu; Ureha Shimada; Teruyuki Yoshida;
Directed by	Teruyuki Yoshida; Takehiro Matsuzono; Shinichirō Hashizume; Yūta Noguchi;
Starring	Masataka Kubota; Fumi Nikaidō; Aoi Nakamura; Yojiro Noda; Rena Matsui; Naotarō Moriyama; Takara Sakumoto; Nana Mori; Riisa Naka; Tooru Nomaguchi; Takahiro Miura; Mayu Hotta; Yūta Furukawa; Arata Furuta; Ken Mitsuishi; Momoko Kikuchi; Ken Shimura; Hiroko Yakushimaru; Ko Shibasaki; Morio Kazama; Toshiaki Karasawa;
Narrated by	Kenjiro Tsuda
Opening theme	"Hoshikage no Yell" by GReeeeN
Composer	Eishi Segawa
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	120
Production
Executive producer	Katsuhiro Tsuchiya
Producers	Chieko Konishi; Yasuko Kobayashi; Miki Doi;
Running time	15 minutes
Production company	NHK
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	March 30 –; November 27, 2020

Yell (エール) is a Japanese television drama series and the 102nd Asadora series, following Scarlet. It premiered on March 30, 2020 and concluded on November 27, 2020. It was the first Asadora to be recorded in 4K, and the first since Musume to Watashi to be broadcast in only five 15-minute episodes per week Monday through Friday, with omnibus airings on Saturday mornings instead of a fresh episode.

Cast

Koyama's family

Masataka Kubota as Yūichi Koyama (based on Yūji Koseki)
- Sera Ishida as young Yūichi
Toshiaki Karasawa as Saburō Koyama, Yūichi's father
Momoko Kikuchi as Masa Koyama, Yūichi's mother
Takara Sakumoto as Kōji Koyama, Yūichi's brother
Morio Kazama as Mohei Gōndō, Yūichi's uncle and Masa's older brother

Sekiuchi's family

Fumi Nikaidō as Oto Sekiuchi, Yūichi's wife (based on Kinko Koseki)
- Kaho Shimizu as young Oto
Ken Mitsuishi as Yasutaka Sekiuchi, Oto's father
Hiroko Yakushimaru as Mitsuko Sekiuchi, Oto's mother
Rena Matsui as Gin Sekiuchi, Oto's older sister
- Toito Honma as young Gin
Nana Mori as Ume Sekiuchi, Oto's younger sister
- Chise Niitsu as young Ume

Fukushima people

Ikusaburō Yamazaki as Hisashi Satō, Yūichi's classmate and childhood friend (based on Hisao Itō)
- Taiki Yamaguchi as young Hisashi
Aoi Nakamura as Tetsuo Murano, Yūichi's classmate and childhood friend (based on Toshio Nomura)
- Taiga Komie as young Tetsuo
Naotarō Moriyama as Kiyoharu Tōdō, Yūichi's school teacher

Kitaichi kimono shop

Daichi Sugawara as Takahiko Ōgawara, the owner
Shin Shimizu as Hiroto Kuwata, the shop clerk
Taketo Tanaka as Shizuo Oikawa, the shop clerk

Kawamata people

Kawamata Bank

Kazuyuki Aijima as Gorō Ochiai, a bank branch manager
Satoru Matsuo as Renpei Suzuki, a bank clerk
Keiko Horiuchi as Shōko Kikuchi, a bank clerk
Ayumu Mochizuki as Kanda Matsuzaka, a bank clerk

Others

Mayu Hotta as Suzu

Tokyo people

Columbus Records

Arata Furuta as Homare Hatsukaishi, the company's director
Yojiro Noda as Masato Kogarashi, a composer (based on Masao Koga)
Kayano as Akane Sugiyama, the company's secretary

Bamboo

Tooru Nomaguchi as Tamotsu Katori, the owner
Riisa Naka as Megumi Katori, Tamotsu's wife

Others

Ken Shimura as Kōzō Oyamada (based on Kosaku Yamada)
Ko Shibasaki as Tamaki Futaura (based on Tamaki Miura)
Takahiro Miura as Takashi Tanaka
Nozomi Inoue as Fujimaru, a singer (based on Otomaru)
Hayato Kakizawa as Tarō Yamafuji, a singer (based on Ichirō Fujiyama)
Mayuko Kominami as Chizuko Natsume

Production

On April 1, 2020, NHK announced that filming schedules for both Kirin ga Kuru and Yell were cancelled until April 12 to consider the safety of performers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] By April 7, NHK extended the cancellation of shooting for both series after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proclaimed a one-month state of emergency for Tokyo and other prefectures.^[2] The series was resumed on September 14, 2020.^[3]

Accolades

Ceremony	Category	Nominees	Result	Ref
24th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Supporting Actress	Fumi Nikaidō	Won	^[4]

References

^ "NHK 朝ドラ「エール」と大河「麒麟がくる」収録一時休止を発表放送に影響ない見込み". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "ＮＨＫ、「麒麟がくる」「エール」の収録中止さらに延期". The Sankei News (in Japanese). The Sankei Shimbun. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "連続テレビ小説「エール」放送再開のお知らせ" (PDF). NHK. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ "2020年度ドラマGP年間大賞発表". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

External links

Official website Archived 2020-11-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
Yell at IMDb

Preceded by Scarlet	Asadora March 30, 2020 – November 27, 2020	Succeeded by Ochoyan

[1] "NHK 朝ドラ「エール」と大河「麒麟がくる」収録一時休止を発表放送に影響ない見込み". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[2] "ＮＨＫ、「麒麟がくる」「エール」の収録中止さらに延期". The Sankei News (in Japanese). The Sankei Shimbun. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[3] "連続テレビ小説「エール」放送再開のお知らせ" (PDF). NHK. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

[4] "2020年度ドラマGP年間大賞発表". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

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