Title: ホタルノヒカリ
Title (romaji): Hotaru no Hikari
Title (English): Glow of Fireflies
Genre: Romance, comedy
Broadcast network: NTV
Season 1
Hotaru no HikariEpisodes: 10
Viewership rating: 13.6 (Kanto)
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-11 to 2007-Sep-12
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: Yokogao by aiko
Synopsis
Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto.
Her landlord is a bar owner, and one day his son, who has just separated from his wife, comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru. He turns out to be her boss, Takano. -- Japan Times Online
Cast
Ayase Haruka as Amemiya Hotaru
Yoshida Riko as young Hotaru (ep1)
Fujiki Naohito as Takano Seiichi
Kuninaka Ryoko as Saegusa Yuuka
Kato Kazuki as Teshima Makoto
Takeda Shinji as Jinguuji Kaname
Itaya Yuka as Yamada Sachiko
Yasuda Ken as Futatsugi Shouji
Asami Reina as Sono Minako
Watabe Gota as Sawaki Shun
Shibue Joji as Tadokoro Junpei
Matsumoto Marika as Murota Suzuko
Matsushita Sara as Kasumi Hatsuko
Maruyama Tomomi as Goutokuji Ken
Matsunaga Hiroshi as Yamaguchi Takatoshi
Kurotani Tomoka as Miyuki
Production Credits
Original writing: Hiura Satoru
Screenwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie
Producers: Hazeyama Yuko, Mikami Eriko (三上絵里子), Uchiyama Masahiro (内山雅博)
Directors: Yoshino Hiroshi (ep1), Nagumo Seiichi, Shigeyama Yoshinori (茂山佳則)
Music: Kanno Yugo
Hotaru no Hikari 2
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: TBA
Broadcast period: 2010-Jul-07 to 2010-Sept-15
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: Kimi ga iru by Ikimono-gakari
Cast
Ayase Haruka as Amemiya Hotaru
Fujiki Naohito as Takano Seiichi
Itaya Yuka as Yamada Sachiko
Yasuda Ken as Futatsugi Shouji
Mukai Osamu as Seno Kazuma
Usuda Asami as Sakuragi Mika
Kimura Tae as Asada Konatsu
Ishii Momoka as Asada Chinatsu
Takahashi Tsutomu (高橋努) as Izaki Hosaku
Nakabeppu Aoi as Sugishita Mana
Ichikawa Tomohiro (市川知宏) as Matsushoji Goya
Kimisawa Yuki as Takebayashi Atsushi
Ide Takuya (井出卓也) as Umeda Shota
Sato Chiaki as Tsubaki Haruno
Yanagisawa Takahiko as Mukunoki Shin
Mashita Rena as Shiina Ayumi
Production Credits
Original writing: Hotaru no Hikari by Hiura Satoru
Screenwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie
Chief Producer: Hazeyama Yuko
Producers: Mikami Eriko (三上絵里子), Uchiyama Masahiro (内山雅博)
Directors: Yoshino Hiroshi, Nagumo Seiichi, Ishio Jun (石尾純)
Music: Kanno Yugo
