| Last Friends | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| ラスト·フレンズ | |
| Genre | Drama, Friendship |
| Created by | Taeko Asano |
| Directed by | Endo Mitsutaka Moriwaki Tomonobu Miyaki Shogo |
| Starring | Masami Nagasawa Juri Ueno Eita Asami Mizukawa Ryo Nishikido |
| Narrated by | Masami Nagasawa Juri Ueno Eita |
| Theme music composer | Hikaru Utada |
| Opening theme | Prisoner of Love |
| Composer | Hikaru Utada |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Watanabe Tsuneya |
| Running time | 60 min./episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | April 10 – June 19, 2008 |
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Last Friends (ラスト·フレンズ, Rasuto Furenzu) is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV at 10:00 pm every Thursday from April 10, 2008, until June 17, 2008. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Juri Ueno, Eita, Asami Mizukawa and Ryo Nishikido of japanese idol group Kanjani Eight. The special, consisting of a recap and some new additional scenes aired on June 26, 2008.
The series follow the life of Michiru Aida, a beauty parlor assistant who returns to Tokyo after 4 years. Bullied by her seniors at work and abused by her boyfriend, she is reunited with her best friend during high school, Ruka Kishimoto, a skilled motocross racer. Takeru, a make-up artist, is introduced to Ruka by her housemate, Eri and thus begin a journey of friendship.
A manga counterpart focusing on Ruka's and Michiru's high school days is currently being published in Malika. Although episode 11 was supposed to be the final episode, a sudden phone call requested the producers to add on a special. A movie has also been announced due to Last Friends' immense popularity.[1]
Last Friends was number 1 on Fuji's top 50 list from June 16 till June 29.[2] However, it had since dropped to 6th place[3] after the broadcast of the special and as of the week of July 7 to 13, Last Friends ranked 9th on the Top 50 list.[4] Aside from the official website at Fuji TV, another website has also been created, named "Last Friends: Another".[5]
- ^ Entameblog
- ^ "Fuji Top 50 List June 16 to June 29". Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Fuji Top 50 List after special". Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ "Fuji Top 50 List June 30 to July 6". Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ Last Friends:Another