Hibana: Spark

Hibana: Spark
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Based onHibana by Naoki Matayoshi
Screenplay byMasato Kato
Miyuki Takahashi
Yuko Kato
Directed byRyūichi Hiroki
Kazuya Shiraishi
Shuichi Okita
Yasunori Mouri
Shinji Kuma
Starring
ComposersKōji Ueno
Tōru Ishitsuka
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducersAkihiko Okamoto
Keiichi Yoshizaki
David Lee
Noriyasu Kamiki
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJune 2, 2016 (2016-06-02)
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Hibana: Spark (火花) is a television series adaptation of the novel Spark by Naoki Matayoshi. It premiered worldwide on Netflix on June 2, 2016.[1][2][3] The story follows an aspiring stand-up comedian Tokunaga (Kento Hayashi), who embarks on an apprenticeship with Kamiya (Kazuki Namioka), a seasoned manzai artist.[4]

  1. ^ "This week's best streaming: From Preacher to Hibana". TheGuardian.com. 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "HIBANA (SPARK), BY NAOKI MATAYOSHI, WILL BE A NETFLIX JAPAN ORIGINAL SERIES". Netflix Media Center. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  3. ^ Netflix『火花』公式 [@hibanajp] (5 April 2016). "又吉直樹の処女作にして芥川賞受賞作品をNetflixでドラマ化。『火花』6月3日より全世界190ヵ国にて全話一挙ストリーミング決定。待望の予告編を公開しました。 #火花 #ネトフリ" (Tweet). Retrieved June 2, 2016 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Lee, Maggie (2016-06-23). "TV Review: 'Hibana'". Retrieved 2016-07-05.