Title: Title (romaji): Ryusei no Kizuna Also known as: Ties of Shooting Stars Format: Renzoku Genre: Suspense,

, bonds, comedy Episodes: 10 Viewership ratings: 16.3 (Kanto) Broadcast network: TBS Broadcast period: 2008-Oct-17 to 2008-Dec-19 Air time: Friday 22:00 Theme song: Beautiful Days by Arashi o Insert song: ORION by Nakashima Mika

Synopsis
"When we grow up We'll kill him together". Koichi, Taisuke, and Shizuna are three siblings whose parents had been brutally murdered when they were just in elementary school, and they vowed to avenge their death. Fourteen years later, their vengeful plan unravels countless new facts. A shocking revelation leads to an overwhelmingly emotional ending. What will become of the siblings who have lived their lives solely in reliance of their bond alone? --TBS

Cast

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Ninomiya Kazunari as Ariake Koichi o Saito Ryusei as young Koichi Nishikido Ryo as Ariake Taisuke o Kakazu Issei as young Taisuke Toda Erika as Ariake Shizuna o Kumada Sea as young Shizuna Kaname Jun as Togami Yukinari

Omi Toshinori as Hayashi George Shitara Osamu as Hagimura Shinji Emoto Akira as Togami Masayuki Ryo as Ariake Toko Terajima Susumu as Ariake Yukihiro Miura Tomokazu as Kashiwabara Yasutaka Kiritani Kenta as Takayama Hisanobu Nakashima Mika as Sagi

Guests

Sugiura Taiyo as Kazuya (ep1,4) Ikezu Shoko as Katsuragi Miwa (ep1) Kunihiro Tomiyuki as Yazaki Nobuo (ep3,6) Murasugi Seminosuke as Tsukimura Katsuo (ep3-5,8) Hankai Kazuaki as Teranishi (ep3,6) David Ito as Sawai Takehiro (ep4) Tokunaga Eri as Chiemi (ep4) Aso Yumi as Yazaki Toko (ep5,6) Morishita Aiko as Togami Kimiko (ep5-10) Tanigawa Shoichiro () as a restaurant manager (ep5) Ichihara Kiyohiko () as a shopkeeper (ep5) Kaneda Akio as chief clerk (ep7) Shoji Yusuke () as Tsujimura (ep7)

Production Credits

Original writing: Higashino Keigo Screenwriter: Kudo Kankuro Producer: Isoyama Aki, Nasuda Jun Director: Kaneko Fuminori, Ishii Yasuharu Music: Kono Shin

Episode Information
Episode 01 02 03 04 05 06 Subtitle Higashino Keigo x Kudo Kankuro! The No.1 Tearful, Moving, Epic Mystery The Umbrella, the Portrait, and the Mysterious Woman Parents' Secret and the Hashed Meat Prince A Memory That is Connected to the Real Perpetrator Enemy's Son and the Stolen Flavour We Are Not Real Brothers and Sister Ratings (Kanto) 21.2 17.3 15.0 15.6 15.1 14.8 Ratings Ratings (Kansai) (Nationwide) 18.1 16.1 16.1 ??.? ??.? ??.? ??.? ??.? ??.? ??.? ??.? ??.?

07 08 09 10 Average

Our Sister is in Love with the Enemy's Son Our Sister's True Self and the Cornered Perpetrator Final Confession On the Day the Statute of Limitation Ends You Are the Perpetrator! The Fate of the 3 Siblings... A Tearful and Moving Final Episode! --

14.5 11.5 15.4 22.6 16.3

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Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Recognitions

2nd Tokyo Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Toda Erika 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor - Ninomiya Kazunari 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Toda Erika 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Scriptwriter - Kudo Kankuro 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Directors - Kaneko Fuminori, Ishii Yasuharu 59th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song - Beautiful days 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall 2008): Best Drama 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall 2008): Best Actor - Ninomiya Kazunari 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall 2008): Best Supporting Actor Nishikido Ryo 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall 2008): Best Supporting Actress Toda Erika