Renzoku TV Shosetsu: Ranman Part1 (NHK Drama Guide)

[Machine Translation] Ranman, the 108th serial TV novel, is an original story based on the life of Tomitaro Makino, a botanist from Kochi Prefecture. The story depicts his life full of vitality, filled with joy and discovery, along with beautiful scenes of flowers and plants. In 1862 (Bunkyu 2), at the end of the Edo period, a long-awaited baby boy is born to a wealthy merchant family running a sake brewery in Kochi. He is Mantaro Makino (Ryunosuke Kamiki), later to become a botanical genius. Mantaro is a frail child with a cheerful disposition. For some reason, he loves plants so much that when he concentrates on them, he loses sight of his surroundings. However, under the watchful eye of his loving mother Hisa (Ryoko Hirosue), his older sister Aya (Yui Sakuma), and his childhood friend Takeo (Jun Shizon), Mantaro grows up in a carefree manner. When Mantaro was six years old, Hisa died of illness, and Mantaro was raised by his grandmother, Taki (Keiko Matsuzaka). Mantaro entered Meikyokan, a school of learning, and although he did not get used to school life at first, he came across a book containing the names of plants and began to study hard because he wanted to "read that book. He then began to absorb Western learning such as English, geography, physics, and astronomy one after another. Mantaro also began to attend elementary school under the new Meiji government, but he left school voluntarily because he felt that the low level of education was not good enough. Thereafter, he spent most of his time collecting plants, which he loved, while helping out in the family business. He moved to Tokyo for the first time to attend an exposition to be held in Ueno, Tokyo. During his travels there, he met naturalists whom he admired and saw rare plants from all over Japan as well as rare plants from overseas. Someday, I will definitely reveal all the plants of Japan! Mantaro's passion for botany was ignited. Mantaro knocked on the door of the Botany Laboratory of the University of Tokyo. Like a fish out of water, Mantaro immersed himself in his research, discovering new species one after another and giving them scientific names... ( Contents of Drama Guide ( tentative ) ) Ryunosuke Kamiki, starring in the drama, interview with the cast and crew, character profiles, art and set introductions, title background introductions, stage locations (Kochi and Tokyo), special music feature, synopsis, etc.

春らんまんの明治の世を、天真らんまんに駆け抜けた――ある天才植物学者の物語連続テレビ小説108作目「らんまん」は高知県出身の植物学者・牧野富太郎の人生をモデルとしたオリジナルストーリー。その喜びと発見に満ちた生命力あふれる人生を、美しい草花の情景とともに描き出す。江戸時代末期の1862年(文久2)、高知で酒造業を営む裕福な商家に待望の男の子が誕生する。のちの天才植物学者・槙野万太郎(神木隆之介)である。万太郎は、明るい性格だが、虚弱な子ども。なぜだか植物のことが好きで、集中すると周りのことも目に入らなくなってしまう。しかし愛情深い母親・ヒサ(広末涼子)や、姉の綾(佐久間由衣)、幼なじみの竹雄(志尊 淳)に見守られ、万太郎はのびのびと育つ。万太郎が6歳のときにヒサが病気で亡くなると、万太郎は、祖母・タキ(松坂慶子)の手で育てられる。学問所・名教館に入った万太郎は、最初は学校生活になじめなかったが、植物の名前が載った本と出会い、「その本が読みたい」という思いから、熱心に勉強するようになる。その後、万太郎は学業の面でメキメキと頭角を現し、英語・地理・物理・天文など西洋の学問を次々と吸収していく。やがて明治新政府のもと新たな学校制度が始まり、万太郎も小学校に通い始めるが、その教育レベルの低さに物足りなさを感じて自主退学。その後は家業の手伝いもそこそこに、大好きな植物採集に明け暮れる生活を送るようになる。東京上野で開催される博覧会をきっかけに万太郎は初めて上京。その旅のなかで憧れの博物学者たちと出会い、日本各地の貴重な植物や海外から来た珍しい植物を目の当たりにする。「いつか必ず日本の植物のすべてを明らかにしたい!」──万太郎の植物学への情熱に火が付いた。万太郎は、東京大学植物学研究室の門をたたく。水を得た魚のように研究に没頭し、新種を次々と発見、学名をつけていく万太郎だった──。 【ドラマガイド掲載内容(予定)】 主演・神木隆之介 巻頭撮り下ろしインタビュー/登場人物関係図/出演者紹介&インタビュー/美術・セット紹介/タイトルバック紹介/舞台地:高知・東京紹介/音楽関連特集/あらすじ ほか