Kazoku no Uta
Kazoku no Uta (家族のうた, literally Family Song) is a 2012 Japanese television series. It features actor Joe Odagiri as a father of three children and a musician who was once very famous, though his popularity has since waned.
| Kazoku no Uta | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Starring | Joe Odagiri |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Production companies | Fuji TV Kyodo TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | April 15 – June 3, 2012 |
Before its debut, Kazoku no Uta was hit by accusations of plagiarism. The script was said to be extremely similar to the storyline of the 1987 television series Papa wa Newscaster. The script of Kazoku no Uta was subsequently changed due to this accusation.
Kazoku no Uta was aired from 15 April 2012 to 6 June 2012 as part of Fuji Television's Dramatic Sunday time slot, which airs every Sunday from 9pm to 9:54pm. The number of episode was cut from the usual 10 to 8 after this series received continuously low viewership ratings. The two remaining episodes were replaced by special episodes of the drama Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi. The theme song is "Gekkō" (月光) by Kazuyoshi Saito.