Anime Sakamichi no Apollon

destiny4ever · Apr 1, 2012

Sakamichi no Apollon

Synopsis
The beginning of summer, 1966.

Because of his father’s job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to keep to himself, but meeting notorious bad boy Sentaro Kawabuchi starts to change him. Through his devil-may-care classmate, Kaoru learns the attractions of jazz and finds the first person he can call a “friend”. He also discovers how much fun it is to play music with a pal.

Other characters include Sentaro’s kind childhood chum, Ritsuko, who is the daughter of a record shop owner; the mysterious upperclassman, Yurika; and Brother Jun, the much-admired leader among their peers. Set against the backdrop of a seaside town with a scent of American culture, this series is a drama about young people coming into their own, crossing each other’s paths, and finding friendship, love, and music!

Opening Theme:
"Sakamichi no Melody" by YUKI

Ending Theme:
"Altair" by Motohiro Hata

Japanese staff

Director: Shinichiro Watanabe

Script:
Ayako Katoh
Yuuko Kakihara

Music: Yoko Kanno

Original creator: Yuki Kodama

Character Design: Nobuteru Yuki

Chief Animation Director: Yoshimitsu Yamashita

Animation Director: Cindy H. Yamauchi (ep 1)

Producer: Kōji Yamamoto (Fuji TV)

Key Animation: Bahi JD

Theme Song Composition: Yoko Kanno

Theme Song Lyrics:
Motohiro Hata (ED)
YUKI (OP)

Theme Song Performance:
Motohiro Hata (ED)
YUKI (OP)

Japanese cast

Ryohei Kimura as Kaoru Nishimi
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Sentarō Kawabuchi

Aya Endo as Yurika Fukahori
Junichi Suwabe as Junichi Katsuragi
Yuuka Nanri as Ritsuko Mukae

Amina Satō as Mariko
Ayumu Murasae as Shigetora Maruo
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Seiji Matsuoka
Zenki Kitajima as Mukai