The Tiger and Her Wings

The Tiger and Her Wings
GenreDrama
Written byErika Yoshida
Directed by
  • Yoshirō Nagikawa
  • Daisuke Andō
  • Mayo Hashimoto
Starring
Narrated byMachiko Ono
Opening theme"Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!" by Kenshi Yonezu
ComposerYūta Mori
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes130
Production
Producers
  • Kaoru Ishizawa
  • Tetsuo Funahashi
  • Shōko Tokuda
Running time15 minutes
Production companyNHK
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseApril 1 (2024-04-01) –
September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27)

The Tiger and Her Wings (虎に翼, Tora ni Tsubasa)[1] is a Japanese television drama series and the 110th Asadora series, following Boogie Woogie. The drama is modeled after one of Japan's first female lawyers, Yoshiko Mibuchi, but it is produced as fiction and is an original drama work.[2]

Plot

The story begins in the 1930s. Tomoko Inotsume is striving to become an unprecedented female lawyer in Japan by dedicating herself to her studies. However, she faces the obstacles of Japan's laws and society, which often disregard women.

Cast

Inotsume's family

  • Sairi Ito as Tomoko Inotsume
  • Yuriko Ishida as Haru Inotsume, Tomoko's mother
  • Takashi Okabe as Naokoto Inotsume, Tomoko's father
  • Shūsaku Kamikawa as Naomichi Inotsume, Tomoko's older brother
  • Ryoki Miyama (Be First) as Naoaki Inotsume, Tomoko's younger brother
  • Misato Morita as Hanae Inotsume (née Yonetani), Naomichi's wife
  • Taiga Nakano as Yūzō Sada, Tomoko's husband
  • Asuka Kawatoko as Yumi Sada, Tomoko and Yūzō's daughter
    • Nono Maida as young Yumi

Meiritsu University

Yonetani's family

  • Mariko Akama as Nobuko Yonetani, Hanae's mother
  • Etsuo Yokobori as Shin'ichi Yonetani, Hanae's father
  • Mayumi Tanaka as Ine

Sakuragawa's family

  • Mariko Tsutsui as Hisako Sakuragawa, Ryōko's mother
  • Ikuji Nakamura as Yūjirō Sakuragawa, Ryōko's father
  • Nagi Hasegawa as Tama

Kōichi's family

Others

Music

On April 1, 2024, it was announced that "Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!" by Kenshi Yonezu would be released on April 8 as the theme song for the series.[4]

TV schedule

Week Episodes Title Directed by Original airdate Rating
1 1–5 "Onnasakashite Ushi Urisokonau?" (女賢しくて牛売り損なう?) Yoshirō Nagikawa April 1–5, 2024 16.2%
2 6–10 "Onna Sannin Yoreba Kashimashii?" (女三人寄ればかしましい?) April 8–12, 2024 16.4%
3 11–15 "Onna wa Sangai ni Ie Nashi?" (女は三界に家なし?) Mayo Hashimoto April 15–19, 2024 16.5%
4 16–20 "Kagami-onna ni Sori-otoko?" (屈み女に反り男?) Yoshirō Nagikawa April 22–26, 2024 16.3%
5 21–25 "Asaame wa Onna no Udemakuri?" (朝雨は女の腕まくり?) Daisuke Andō April 29–May 3, 2024 15.8%
6 26–30 "Onna no Ichinen, Iwa omo Tōsu?" (女の一念、岩をも通す?) May 6–10, 2024 16.5%
7 31–35 "Onna no Kokoro wa Neko no Me?" (女の心は猫の目?) Yoshirō Nagikawa May 13–17, 2024 17.6%
8 36–40 "Onna-myōri ni Tsukiru?" (女冥利に尽きる?) Mayo Hashimoto May 20–24, 2024 16.5%
9 41–45 "Otoko wa Dokyō, Onna wa Aikyō?" (男は度胸、女は愛嬌?) Daisuke Andō May 27–31, 2024 17.0%
10 46–50 "Onna no Chie wa Hana no Saki?" (女の知恵は鼻の先?) Yoshirō Nagikawa June 3–7, 2024 16.7%
11 51–55 "Joshi to Shōjin wa Yashinaigatashi?" (女子と小人は養い難し?) June 10–14, 2024 17.3%
12 56–60 "Ie ni Nyōbō naki wa Hi no nai Ro no gotoshi?" (家に女房なきは火のない炉のごとし?) Daisuke Andō June 17–21, 2024 17.2%
13 61–65 "Nyōbō wa Hakidame kara Hiroe?" (女房は掃きだめから拾え?) Mayo Hashimoto June 24–28, 2024 17.2%
14 66–70 "Nyōbō Hyakunichi Uma Hatsuka?" (女房百日 馬二十日?) Yoshirō Nagikawa July 1–5, 2024 17.3%
15 71–75 "Nyōbō wa Yama no Kami Hyakkoku no Kurai?" (女房は山の神百石の位?) Haruka Ijūin July 8–12, 2024 17.1%
16 76–80 "Onna Yamome ni Hana ga Saku?" (女やもめに花が咲く?) Yoshirō Nagikawa July 15–19, 2024 17.2%
17 81–85 "Onna no Nasake ni Hebi ga Sumu?" (女の情に蛇が住む?) Kazuki Aizawa July 22–26, 2024 17.3%
18 86–90 "Shichinin no Ko wa nasutomo Onna ni Kokoro Yurusuna?" (七人の子は生すとも女に心許すな?) Mayo Hashimoto July 29–August 2, 2024 16.7%
19 91–95 "Akujo no Kenja buri?" (悪女の賢者ぶり?) Yoshirō Nagikawa August 5–9, 2024 15.9%
20 96–100 "Kasegi-otoko ni Kuri-onna?" (稼ぎ男に繰り女?) August 12–16, 2024 17.0%
21 101–105 "Teijo wa Jifu ni Mamiezu?" (貞女は二夫に見えず?) Yū Sakai August 19–23, 2024 17.1%
22 106–110 "Nyōbō ni Horete Oie Hanjō?" (女房に惚れてお家繁盛?) Mayo Hashimoto August 26–30, 2024 17.6%
23 111–115 "Hajime wa Shojo no Gotoku, Nochi wa Datto no Gotoshi?" (始めは処女の如く、後は脱兎の如し?) Yoshirō Nagikawa September 2–6, 2024 17.2%
24 116–120 "Onna Sannin areba Shindai ga Tsubureru?" (女三人あれば身代が潰れる?) September 9–13, 2024 17.1%
25 121–125 "Onna no Chie wa Ato e Mawaru?" (女の知恵は後へまわる?) Mayo Hashimoto September 16–20, 2024 16.3%
26 126–130 "Tora ni Tsubasa" (虎に翼) Yoshirō Nagikawa September 23–27, 2024 17.1%
Average rating 16.8 - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Kobayashi once played the role of Eiichi's father in a Taiga drama series.

References

  1. ^ "The Tiger and Her Wings". NHK Enterprises. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "解説:おさえておきたい「虎に翼」のこと タイトルの意味、寅子の名前の由来、"モデル"三淵嘉子の人生". Mantan-web. 7 April 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "小林薫が『虎に翼』に与えるこの上ない説得力 "真の役者"が司るアンサンブル". Real Sound. 11 April 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. ^ 米津玄師の新曲流れる「虎に翼」OPノンクレ映像公開、楽曲配信日が決定 [The opening video for "Tora ni Tsubasa" featuring Kenshi Yonezu's new song has been released, the song's release date has been confirmed]. Natalie (in Japanese). 2024-04-01. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "虎に翼:最終回視聴率18.7％ 期間平均16.8％で前4作の朝ドラ上回る 伊藤沙莉主演の朝ドラ". Mantan-web. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
Preceded by Asadora
April 1 – September 27, 2024 		Succeeded by