# Boogie Woogie (Japanese TV series)

Boogie Woogie (Japanese: ブギウギ, Hepburn: Bugi Ugi) is a Japanese television drama series and the 109th Asadora series, following Ranman. It premiered on October 2, 2023 and concluded on March 29, 2024. The drama is modeled after the Japanese singer and actress Shizuko Kasagi, but it is produced as fiction and is an original drama work.

## Cast
### Hanada's family

* Shuri as Suzuko Hanada
** Rioka Sawai as young Suzuko
* Toshirō Yanagiba as Umekichi Hanada, Suzuko's father
* Asami Mizukawa as Tsuya Hanada, Suzuko's Mother
* Kodai Kurosaki as Rokuro Hanada, Suzuko's brother
* Kyoko Mitsubayashi as Toshi Onishi, Suzuko's Grandmother

### Osaka
#### Umemaru Shoujo Kagekidan (USK)

* Kazuki Tsubasa as Aoi Tachibana
* Yū Aoi as Reiko Yamato
* Kurumi Shimizu as Sachiko Shirakawa / Lily Shirakawa
* Yuki Katayama as Tatsumi Sakuraba
* Rikka Ihara as Mitsuki Akiyama
* Yuuki Morinaga as Yoshio Matano
* Jun Hayashi as Hayashi
* Takeshi Masu as Okuma, Umemaru company CEO

#### Public bath "Hanayu

* Takeshi Nadagi as Ekisha
* Takashi Okabe as stupid old man
* Shohei Uno as Gonbei
* Kaoru Kusumi as Asa
* Kazuo Senoo as enthusiastic schoolteacher

### Tokyo

* Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Zenichi Hatori, Composer. He is modeled after Ryōichi Hattori
* Miwako Ichikawa as Mari Hatori, Zenichi's wife
* Rinko Kikuchi as Ritsuko Ibarada, singer. She is modeled after Noriko Awaya

### Others

* Koshi Mizukami as Aisuke Murayama, Suzuko's husband
* Koyuki as Tomi Murayama, Aisuke's mother. She is modeled after Sei Yoshimoto, the co-founder of Yoshimoto Kogyo.
* Noriko Nakagoshi as Kinu Nishino, Suzuko's real mother.
* Natsumi Kon as Yoshiko Yamaguchi (Li Hsiang-lan)
* Katsuhisa Namase as Kenji "Tanaken" Tanahashi. He is modeled after Ken'ichi Enomoto.
* Miu Tomita as Sayo Kobayashi
* Jack Kennedy as Sam
* Sakura Kiryu as Ayumi Mizuki, Yoshio Matano and Reiko Yamato's daughter
* Takashi Naito as a detective
* Ryota Miura as Takeshi Shibamoto
* Hana Kino as Akiko Ōno

## Music

Many songs were used. The arrangement of all songs in the drama is by Takayuki Hattori, grandson of Ryōichi Hattori.
* Tokyo Boogie Woogie [ja]
    Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written by Masaru Suzuki and the music was composed by Ryōichi Hattori.
* The bugle and daughter [ja]
    Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written and composed by Ryōichi Hattori.
* Shopping Boogie Woogie [ja]
    Suzuko Fukurai sings on stage at the Japanese Imperial Theater. The lyrics were written and composed by Ryōichi Hattori.
* Farewell Blues
    Ritsuko Ibarada sings in concert.
* Furusato (children's song)
* Soushunhu [ja]
* When the Saints Go Marching In
* Ye Lai Shan [ja]
* Habanera
* Hey hey Boogie Woogie

## TV schedule

| Week | Episodes | Title | Directed by | Original airdate | Rating |
| 1 | 1–5 | "Wate Utaude" (ワテ、歌うで!, I'll sing) | Mitsuhiro Fukui | October 2–6, 2023 | 16.0% |
| 2 | 6–10 | "Waraukadonihahukukitaru" (笑う門には福来る, laughter is the key to happiness) | Keishin Izuminami | October 9–13, 2023 | 15.6% |
| 3 | 11–15 | "Momoirosougiya" (桃色争議, A pink dispute!) | Mitsuhiro Fukui | October 16–20, 2023 | 15.7% |
| 4 | 16–20 | "wate kagawaheikue" (ワテ、香川へ行くで, I'll go to Kagawa) | Wataru Suzuki | October 23–28, 2023 | 15.8% |
| 5 | 21–25 | "Honmanokazokuya" (ほんまの家族や, A real Family) | Wataru Suzuki | October 30–November 3, 2023 | 15.4% |
| 6 | 26–30 | "Badojizttenanya" (バドジズってなんや?, What is Badjiz) | Makoto Bonkobara | November 6–10, 2023 | 16.3% |
| 7 | 31–35 | "Giri to Koi to wate" (義理と恋とワテ, Duty, love and me) | Keishin Izuminami | November 13–17, 2023 | 16.3% |
| 8 | 36–40 | "Wate no Okaachan" (ワテのお母ちゃん, My mom) | Mitsuhiro Fukui | November 20–24, 2023 | 15.5% |
| 9 | 41–45 | "Kakashimitainawate" (カカシみたいなワテ, I'm like a scarecrow) | Keishin Izuminami | November 27–December 1, 2023 | 15.7% |
| 10 | 46–50 | "Oozora no Otouto" (大空の弟, Younger brother of the sky) | Makoto Bonkobara | December 4–8, 2023 | 16.2% |
| 11 | 51–55 | "Wateyorimojyumositaya" (ワテよりも十も下や, Ten years old below me) | Daisuke Hutami | December 11–15, 2023 | 15.6% |
| 12 | 56–60 | "AnatanoSuzuko" (あなたのスズ子, Your Suzuko) | Daisuke Hutami | December 18–22, 2023 | 15.9% |
| 13 | 61–64 | "ImagaIttchanSiawaseya" (今がいっちゃん幸せや, I'm the happiest I've ever been) | Mitsuhiro Fukui | December 25–28, 2023 | 15.2% |
| 14 | 65–66 | "Sensou to Uta" (戦争とうた, War and Songs) | Mitsuhiro Fukui | January 4–5, 2024 | |
| 15 | 67–71 | "Waterahamoujiyuuya" (ワテらはもう自由や, We are free now) | Makoto Bonkobara | January 8–12, 2024 | 16.1% |
| 16 | 72–76 | "Watehawatedasu" (ワテはワテだす, I am me) | Makoto Bonkobara | January 15–19, 2024 | 16.2% |
| 17 | 77–81 | "Honma ni Hanaretounai" (ほんまに離れとうない, I really don't want to leave) | Keishin Izuminami | January 22–26, 2024 | 16.1% |
| 18 | 82–86 | "Anta to isshoniikirude" (あんたと一緒に生きるで, I'll live with you) | Daisuke Hutami | January 29–February 2, 2024 | 16.1% |
| 19 | 87–91 | "Tokyo Bugiugi" (東京ブギウギ, Tokyo Boogie Woogie) | Mitsuhiro Fukui | February 2–5, 2024 | |
| 20 | 92–96 | "Watekatehissiya" (ワテかて必死や, I'm desperate) | Mitsuhiro Fukui | February 12–16, 2024 | |
| 21 | 97–101 | "Anata ga Waraeba, Watashi mo warau" (あなたが笑えば、私も笑う, If you laugh, I will laugh too) | Makoto Bonkobara | February 19–23, 2024 | |
| 22 | 102–106 | "A, Shindo" (あ〜しんど♪, Hey, Shindo) | Toyo Kojima | February 26–March 1, 2024 | 16.2% |
| 23 | 107–111 | "Mamii no Mamiiya" (マミーのマミーや, Mummy's mummy) | Daisuke Hutami | March 4–8, 2024 | 16.2% |
| 24 | 112–116 | "Mogottsuieekoya" (ものごっついええ子や, What a complicated child) | Daisuke Hutami | March 11–15, 2024 | 15.9% |
| 25 | 117–121 | "Zukizuki suru wa" (ズキズキするわ, It's throbbing) | Mitsuhiro Fukui | March 18–22, 2024 | 15.7% |
| 26 | 122–126 | "Seiki no Uta, Kokoro no Uta" (世紀のうた 心のうた, Song of the Century, Song of the Heart) | Mitsuhiro Fukui | March 25–29, 2024 | |
| Average rating 15.9 - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region). ||||||