Ruri's Island (2005)
Ruri's Island is a 2005 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Riko Narumi, Yutaka Takenouchi and Ken Ogata.
Ruri, having been abandoned by her mother to a foster care facility, lives a life of reckless abandonment. When Nakama Yuzo, a kind man but for a trigger-happy temper, runs into Ruri he realizes that perhaps she's the child he's been looking for. Yuzo lives in Hatomijima, a small insland in Okinawa where the population is 49 and the average age group is 61. There are no children. The island has only one school - a primary school. If a child is not enrolled in the school, it will be closed. As a result, society will abandon the island and in a few years, it will cease to have any inhabitants. To save their island, the locals decide to bring in a foster child. Ruri is their candidate, and with her she brings the hope of the island's survival.
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What is Ruri's Island about?
Ruri, having been abandoned by her mother to a foster care facility, lives a life of reckless abandonment. When Nakama Yuzo, a kind man but for a trigger-happy temper, runs into Ruri he realizes that perhaps she's the child he's been looking for. Yuzo lives in Hatomijima, a small insland in Okinawa where the population is 49 and the average age group is 61. There are no children. The island has only one school - a primary school. If a child is not enrolled in the school, it will be closed. As a result, society will abandon the island and in a few years, it will cease to have any inhabitants. To save their island, the locals decide to bring in a foster child. Ruri is their candidate, and with her she brings the hope of the island's survival.
When was Ruri's Island released?
Ruri's Island was released on 16 April 2005.
How many episodes does Ruri's Island have?
Ruri's Island has 10 episodes across 1 seasons.
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Cast
- Riko Narumi as Ruri Fujisawa
- Yutaka Takenouchi as Tatsuya Kawashima / Makoto Takahara
- Ken Ogata as Yuzo Nakama
- Mitsuko Baisho as Nakama Megumi
- Manami Konishi as Sanae Shimabukuro
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Yonemori Shomei
- Sei Hiraizumi as Aragaki Jiei
- Yoshie Ichige as Aragaki Yoshie
- Sansei Shiomi as Miyazono Sohei
- Ittoku Kishibe as Kishibe Ittoku
- さくら as Kawashima Mihoko
- Taeko Yoshida as Granny Kamado
