Kazoku no Uta | |
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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 | –
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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.[1]
Before its debut, Kazoku no Uta was hit by accusations of plagiarism.[2] The script was said to be extremely similar to the storyline of the 1987 television series Papa wa Newscaster.[2] The script of Kazoku no Uta was subsequently changed due to this accusation.[2]
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.[1] The number of episode was cut from the usual 10 to 8 after this series received continuously low viewership ratings.[3] The two remaining episodes were replaced by special episodes of the drama Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi.[3] The theme song is "Gekkō" (月光) by Kazuyoshi Saito.[4]