Title: ヘブンズ・フラワー
Title (romaji): Heaven's Flower
Tagline: The Legend of ARCANA
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Futuristic romantic mystery
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Jan-14 start
Air time: Friday 24:20
Synopsis
Set in the near-futuristic 2060, "Heaven's Flower" combines mystery with a pure love story. Due to a botched experiment, Japan has become a barren land where flowers can't even bloom, resulting in a severe rationing crisis. While the country works towards rebuilding, "District 7" is one of the areas left behind in the process.
The story unfolds in the neglected District 7. Despite Kawashima's typical innocent image from her previous works, here she takes on her first "villain" role as a cruel and emotionless assassin named Ai, part of a group known as "Last Garden." While faithfully carrying out her missions every day, she encounters the police detective Yuichiro Manaka (Araki), and she suddenly must deal with her newfound emotion of love. The ensuing story is a romantic mystery involving betrayal and the secret behind her birth. --Tokyograph
Cast
Kawashima Umika as Ai
Araki Hirofumi as Manaka Yuichiro
Ayano Go as Shion
Nakano Yuta (中野裕太) as Naruki
Taketomi Seika (竹富聖花) as Ran
Suruga Taro (駿河太郎) as Sudo Senji
Morimiya Ryu (森宮隆)
Yoshida Yo as Kusakabe Hitomi
Sakura as Lily
Matsumoto Toshio (松本利夫) as Haru
Ishimaru Kanji (石丸幹二) as Kusakabe Takashi
Honda Hirotaro as Xiao Gang
Mita Yoshiko as Katagiri Kaoru
Production Credits
Screenwriters: Obayashi Rieko (大林利江子), Izumisawa Yoko (泉澤陽子), Nodaka Miyuki (野高みゆき)
Chief Producers: Iyoda Hidenori (伊與田英徳), Sugiyama Tsuyoshi (杉山剛)
Producers: Takanari Mahoko (高成麻畝子), Sato Atsushi
Directors: Okamoto Shingo (岡本伸吾), Tsuboi Toshio, Tanazawa Takayoshi (棚澤孝義)
Music: Nakanishi Kyo
Music Producer: Shida Hirohide
Official site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/h-flower/
