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Ranman (2023)

Synopsis
Based loosely on the real life story of Makino Tomitaro, the father of Japanese botany.
A long-awaited baby boy was born at the end of the Edo Period in 1862 to a wealthy merchant family that runs a brewing business in Kochi Prefecture. He would later become the gifted botanist Makino Mantaro (Kamiki Ryunosuke). Raised by his grandmother Taki (Matsuzaka Keiko) after his parents passed away when he was young, Mantaro loves plants for some reason and adults consider him a curious child. When he is older, Mantaro goes up to Tokyo for the National Industrial Exposition in Ueno. He gets to meet natural historians whom he admires and see precious plants from every region of the country as well as rare plants from overseas. This experience ignites his passion for botany and desire to identify all plants in Japan. Mantaro starts working as an assistant at Tokyo Imperial University’s Department of Botany where he immerses in research. He discovers one new species after another and gives them scientific names. In addition, he falls head over heels in love with Sueko (Hamabe Minami) whose mother runs a confectionary store. They get married and enjoy a happy life blessed with children. However, Mantaro has to deal with harassment by a group of professors who are jealous of his achievements. He also has to go through a rough time including being underpaid because he has no academic qualifications. Despite these challenges, he never loses his passion and single-mindedly presses on for the sake of the plants he loves and his dream of compiling a picture book of plans unique to Japan.
Cast
- Kamiki Ryunosuke as Makino Mantaro
- Lead Role
- Hamabe Minami as Nishimura Sueko
- Support Role
- Hirosue Ryoko as Makino Hisa
- Support Role
- Makino's Mother
- Sakuma Yui as Makino Aya
- Support Role
- Makino's Older Sister
- Matsuzaka Keiko as Makino Taki
- Support Role
- Makino's Grandmother
- Shison Jun as Inoue Takeo
- Support Role
- Kasamatsu Sho as Kokichi
- Support Role
- Nakamura Riho as Tama
- Support Role
- Shimazaki Wakako as Kusuno Yoshie
- Support Role
- Terawaki Yasufumi as Ikeda Ranko
- Support Role
- Makise Riho as Nishimura Matsu
- Support Role
- Miyazawa Emma as Kasazaki Mie
- Support Role
- Ikeuchi Mansaku as Abe Bunta
- Support Role
- Daito Shunsuke as Kuraki Hayato
- Support Role
- Narumi Riko as Kuraki Ei
- Support Role
- Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Oikawa Fukuji
- Support Role
- Ando Tamae as Eguchi Rin
- Support Role
- Yamaya Kasumi as Usami Yu
- Support Role
- Nakamura Aoi as Hirose Yuichiro
- Support Role
- Tanabe Seiichi as Noda Motoyoshi
- Support Role
- Ito Seiko as Satonaka Yoshio
- Support Role
- Dean Fujioka as Tengu / Sakamoto Ryoma
- Support Role
- Miyano Mamoru as Hayakawa Itsuma
- Support Role
- Uzaki Ryudo as Nakahama Manjiro
- Support Role
- Miyama Hiroshi as Hamamura Gihei
- Support Role
- Kaname Jun as Tanabe Akihisa
- Support Role
- Tanaka Tetsushi as Tokunaga Seiichi
- Support Role
- Okuda Eiji as Ohata Gihei
- Support Role
- Tsuruta Mayu as Ohata Ichi
- Support Role
- Komatsu Toshimasa as Ichizou
- Support Role
- Takeo's Father
- Shimao Yasuhito as Toramatsu
- Support Role
- Ishimura Mika as Fuji
- Support Role
- Sugawara Daikichi as Toyoji
- Support Role
- Sakaguchi Ryotaro as Shinji
- Support Role
- Toyoji's son
- Shimizu Shin as Kihei
- Support Role
- Enoki Takaki as Tsukada Akinori
- Support Role
- Tsunashima Gotaro as Hotta Tekkan
- Support Role
- Niina Motohiro as Hotta Kanta
- Support Role
- Tamura Meimi as Ohata Kayo
- Support Role
- Gihei and Ichi's Daughter
- Daisuke Ono
- Support Role
- Irei Kanata as Takato Masanari
- Support Role
- Kurashima Karen as Kiyo
- Support Role
- Kurita Momoka as Mitsu
- Support Role
- Suzuki Riko as Kuraki Kano
- Support Role
- Hayato's Daughter
- Shibuya Soraji as Kuraki Kensaku
- Support Role
- Hayato's Son
- Yamawaki Tatsuya as Horii Jonosuke
- Support Role
- Sumida Takashi as Ushikutei Kyubee
- Support Role
- Konno Hiroki as Ookubo Shouzaburo
- Support Role
- Maehara Kou as Hatano Yasuhisa
- Support Role
- Maehara Mizuki as Fujimaru Jirou
- Support Role
- Shibuya Kento as Hosoda Kosuke
- Support Role
- Takahashi Rio
- Support Role
- Kishino Kenta
- Support Role
- Kameda Yoshiaki as Nomiya Sakutaro
- Support Role
- Ono Majime as Wakita Densuke
- Support Role
- Kawai Katsuo as Iwashita Sadaharu
- Support Role
- Abe Ryohei (1980) as Maeda Kojiro
- Support Role
- Yamane Kazuma as Miyamoto Shinpei
- Support Role
- Umefune Ariei as Takato Yae
- Support Role
- Kongochi Takeshi as Kashima
- Support Role
- Ono Daisuke
- Support Role
- Ishikawa Zen as Ryotaro
- Support Role
- Machida Mizuki as Nasukawa Masamune
- Support Role
- Ogura Hisahiro
- Support Role
- Sato Masahiro as Ikedaya
- Support Role
- Nakata Seina as Tanabe Satoko
- Support Role
- Ochiai Motoki
- Support Role
- Terada Kokoro
- Support Role
- Hashimoto Satoshi as Mori Arinori
- Support Role
- Minagawa Sarutoki
- Support Role
- Mikami Ichiro as Shirakawa Naganori
- Support Role
- Inukai Naoki as Sawaguchi Shinsuke
- Support Role
- Inoue Sora as Yamane Hironori
- Support Role
- Yamamoto Hiroshi
- Support Role
- Fukuda Atsuko as Tanabe family maid
- Support Role
- Murofushi Rinka as Tanabe Suzu
- Support Role
- Nakamura Otoha as Tanabe Otoha
- Support Role
- Serizawa Tateto as Aratani Sataro
- Support Role
- Umezawa Masayo as Aratani Kane
- Support Role
- Iriyama Noriko as Toyoka
- Support Role
- Misaki Rion as Hazuki
- Support Role
- Inoue Jun as Sato Hiroshi
- Support Role
- Takei So as Jinsuke
- Support Role
- Kaiho Naoto as Kobayashi Ichizou
- Support Role
- Murakami Kazu as Matsuya
- Support Role
- Ikki as Marukawaya
- Support Role
- Asai Daichi as Chin Shimei
- Support Role
- Nakagawa Taishi as Nagamori Tooru
- Support Role
- Muro Tsuyoshi
- Support Role
- Miyazaki Aoi as Fujihira Noriko
- Support Role
Crew
- Osada Ikue
- Screenwriter
- Abe Umitaro
- Composer
Music
Theme Song 2
Theme Song 3
Promotional images, screencaps, .gifs, etc.



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