Black Kite
8.2
Season 1
60 min
S1 · E1 · Jan 13, 2013
A hopeless man that hopelessly loved his wife and son for over 30 years... Dedicated to all fathers Episode 1
60 min
S1 · E2 · Jan 20, 2013
The determination of love Episode 2
60 min
S1 · E3 · Jan 27, 2013
Father & Son's rebellious period Episode 3
60 min
S1 · E4 · Feb 3, 2013
My real mother Episode 4
60 min
S1 · E5 · Feb 10, 2013
Farewell, my dear Episode 5
60 min
S1 · E6 · Feb 17, 2013
Father and son's final moments Episode 6
60 min
S1 · E7 · Feb 24, 2013
Independence Episode 7
60 min
S1 · E8 · Mar 3, 2013
Last will and testament Episode 8
60 min
S1 · E9 · Mar 10, 2013
An abrupt end... Episode 9
60 min
S1 · E10 · Mar 17, 2013
The End ~ The miraculous gift of 30 years of life and love from father to son Episode 10
10 episodes in Season 1
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Yasu's mother passed away when he was very young and his father abandoned him. Yasu's wife, Misako, also lost both her parents when she was young. The two spend their days in happiness, watching their young son, Akira, grow up. Unfortunately, a freakish accident occurs that results in Misako sacrificing her life to protect her son. Yasu loses himself in grief and remorse, but recovers as he vows to raise his 3 year-old son as best as possible.
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Cast
15 people
Seiyo Uchino
Yasuo Ichikawa
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Takeru Satoh
Akira Ichikawa
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Kazue Fukiishi
Yumi Sakamoto
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13 Assassins
One Missed Call
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President Bito
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Godzilla 2000: Millennium
First Love
Kenta Uchino
Rokukawa Shinnosuke
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Akira Emoto
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Mami Hashimoto
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Kuzuhara Tetsuya
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Yumi Aso
Taeko
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Survive Style 5+
Kazuya Takahashi
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Kiyoshi Shigematsu Creator · Yuichiro Hirakawa Director Yuji Nakamae Director
Total runtime 7h 40m · Episode length 46 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
January 13, 2013
Final episode
March 17, 2013
Status
Ended
Network
TBS
Country
Japan
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
46 min
Total runtime
7h 40m
Original language
Japanese
Production
TBS
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
とんび
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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Some details come from TheTVDB.