Guest t3n5h1_chu_k015h173 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 YAMADA TAKAYUKI 山田孝之,EITA 瑛太Title: Water Boys ウォーターボーイズ Telecast: 2003-07-01 to 2003-09-09 TV Station: Fuji TV Duration: 11 Episodes Viewership: 16.1% Who has ever heard of men's synchronized swimming?! Two years after the release of "Water Boys"-the mega-hit movie about high-school boys obsessed with synchronized swimming-an even hotter summer hit is about to arrive to your television screen. Fans of the movie "Water Boys" loved the amazing acrobatics performed by the actors. So they are sure to love the new Fuji Television drama which features even more sensational routines, stunts, and dancing than in the movie. The 32 swimmers in this drama were carefully chosen by audition to fill each role-of course, none of them had ever done synchronized swimming before. Each swimmer that was selected, participated in intense training sessions, and through this they have become very proficient at the sport. Their performances are powerful, and at the same time, very original. The Story During the summer two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique, was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while learning synchronized swimming-known to be a sport for girls-brought much attention to their school and town. Two years have passed since that summer, and the boys of Tadano High School are still in the club. The Fuji Television drama "Water Boys" shows how these young boys fight to learn synchronized swimming, fall in love, and enjoy friendship with one another. The First Episode The school festival of Tadano High School is best known for its synchronized swimming performances, which attracts many tourists as well as the media. Kankuro Shindo belongs to this now famous swimming club. He is a good-for-nothing that has no confidence in himself, and usually refrains from speaking up. At a school festival during his freshman year, Kankuro was fascinated by the exciting performance of the men's synchronized swimming club, and decided to join. No matter how much he was made fun of being a terrible swimmer, he never gave up. But on the day of the school festival during his second year, he became so nervous that he got diarrhea, and was unable to participate in the event schedule for the club. Kankuro, now a senior and the leader of the synchronized swimming team, is determined to take part in this year's event no matter what. Unfortunately, the Board of Education has requested the team to "voluntarily tone down" their activities. To Mr. Yamaoka, the Vice Principal of the school, nothing is more important than maintaining a high standard of education. According to him, not one member of the synchronized swimming club has ever passed a university entrance exam directly out of high school. So, he insists that they study harder in order to earn recommendations for college. Most members of the swimming club comply with this request, and begin spending more time on their studies and less in the school practicing synchronized swimming-including Kankuro, who is left with no other choice. Amidst this commotion, Norio Tatematsu transfers to Tadano High School. He was strongly moved by the news footage of the men's synchronized swimming team, and decided to join. So, naturally he does everything he can, to have the team participate in the school festival. Norio's aggressiveness helps motivate Kankuro, and together, they start collecting signatures to oppose the Board of Education's decision to "voluntarily tone down" club activities. Masatoshi Tanaka, the student council president, absolutely hates synchronized swimming, and says it's a sissy sport. In the faculty room, Miss Sakuma who supports the men's synchronized swimming team, and Miss Onogawa who opposes the sport are having a quarrel. Mr. Sugita who usually acts cool in front of his students, is caught right in the middle of their argument. Mr. Ozaki, the Principal of the school, tries to avoid trouble at any cost, and sits by and watches them as they continue their debate. There's one other person that's watching--Go Takahara. Go has had to repeat the same grade because of his violent behavior. One day, Kankuro comes across Kyoko, the most popular girl in Sakuragi Girl's High School. He accidentally sells her a ticket to the synchronized swimming event that is scheduled during the school festival. But under the present circumstances, there is no way the event is going to take place. This wasn't the first time Kankuro and Kyoko met. Two years ago, Kankuro was just about to ask Kyoko on a date, when the ticket he had in his hand flew high up in the air, and got trampled on by a huge crowd of people. Feeling miserable, Kankuro followed the crowd and saw the men's synchronized swimming team performing in front of a swarm of people. There, he also saw Kyoko's beautiful smile. After three long years of having a crush on Kyoko, Kankuro finally gets the chance to talk to Kyoko-thanks to the help of Kankuro's childhood friend, Asako. Kankuro is so excited that he is unable to tell Kyoko that they have been "voluntarily toning down" synchronized swimming club activities. Katsumasa Sato is a former member of the swimming team, who now teaches synchronized swimming to the women in the district. He takes Kankuro and Norio to a dolphin trainer named Mr. Isomura, and his brother Kiyomasa-both of whom appear to be shady and good-for-nothings. When Kankuro and Norio are about to go home, they meet a woman who runs a nearby "old-lady bar." She (he, actually) talks the two boys into going directly to the Board of Education together, and protesting. This woman brings along with her, several owners and workers from stores in the local shopping district. Soundtrack and Theme Songs (1) 1. Niji 虹 [Fukuyama Masaharu 福山雅治] WATERBOYS MOVIE @ SOOMPI ウォーターボーイズ Actor/Actress Cast (25) Yamada Takayuki 山田孝之 Shindo Kankuro 進藤勘九郎 Moriyama Mirai 森山未來 Tatematsu Norio 立松憲男 Eita 瑛太 Tanaka Masatoshi 田中昌俊 Ishigaki Yuma 石垣佑磨 Takahara Go 高原 剛 Ishii Tomoya 石井智也 Ishizuka Futoshi 石塚 太 Miyaji Mao 宮地真緒 Onishi Asako 大西麻子 Kashii Yu 香椎由宇 Hanamura Kyoko 花村響子 Tani Kei 谷啓 Mr. Ozaki 尾崎校長 Fuse Akira 布施明 Mr. Yamaoka 山岡教頭 Sugimoto Tetta 杉本哲太 Mr. Sugita 杉 田 Manabe Kaori 眞鍋かをり Miss. Sakuma 佐久間 恵 Kikuchi Maiko 菊池麻衣子 Miss. Onogawa 小野川静香 Emoto Akira 柄本明 Mama (of a bar) マ マ Tokui Yuu 徳井優 Chi-mama チィママ Takenaka Naoto 竹中直人 Mr. Isomura 磯 村 Yajima Norito 八嶋智人 Isomura Kiyomasa 清 正 Tamaki Hiroshi 玉木宏 Sato Katsumasa 佐藤勝正 Takahashi Hitomi 高橋ひとみ Shindo Miwako 進藤美和子 Asano Kazuyuki 浅野和之 Shindo Kanichi 進藤勘一 Ikari Yukiko 碇由貴子 Shindo Hitomi 進藤仁美 Nishida Naomi 西田尚美 女性キャスター Katayama Reo 片山怜雄 Kitajima Daichi Hiraizumi Sei 平泉成 Mr. Tatematsu Aibu Saki 相武紗季 Hayakawa Atsumi Tanaka Kei 田中圭 SOURCE : ウォーターボーイズ ウォーターボーイズ ウォーターボーイズ ウォーターボーイズ ウォーターボーイズ ウォーターボーイズ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aoijen Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 i want watch this drama.... it make interesting like wateboys movie by Satoshi Tsumabuki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kandi Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 there's also a sequel which has teppei and the guy from brother beat(youngest brother) i've watched them all and think its pretty good . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest i_luv_sugar Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 ouUuu found a waterboys thread! uHhh question does neone noe where i could dl the waterboys 2 drama with subs in english? thx a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dreamalittledreamofme- Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 erm does anyone know where to download waterboys 1 from? i found a clubbox with it but the download just wont start! i tried a lot of times already >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest linhkawaii Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 If you use torrent, Waterboys 1 can be downloaded from JEM Trackers Or you could download it directly in livejournal communities XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest i_luv_sugar Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 is there newhere u can dl waterboys 2 though? i also use torrent so yeah i tried clubbox but its being retarded >.< wont let me dl ahhah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest t3n5h1_chu_k015h173 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 If anyone looking 2 download this drama with english subtitles here it is.... ウォーターボーイズ Don't 4get 2 give comments & say thanks ok?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest i_luv_sugar Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 :OOOOOOO...........OMG HAHAHA YAYYYY THANK U SO MUCHHH but im dling the thing right now from the other link using bittorrent and its taking 4EVERR but YAY! HAHAHA THANK U SO MCUH ^___________________^v i realli appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim_sienna Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I had a time to watch this, it is currently airing in one of the local tv station here in the philippines. The station is TV5. Kinda different though they really struggle to do good and be accepted by the vice principal. 5 boys are the official members of the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzzah Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 i watched this the other weekend~ so good. was eita in the movie as well?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flyxme. Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 ^ eita is not in the movie but hes in the finale, WATER BOYS 2005夏 its 2 episodes about their last summer i didnt watch this but i watched waterboys 2 and its really good <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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