Nodame Cantabile

Name: Nodame Cantabile
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2006-10-16
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eita Nagayama, Asami Mizukawa, Keisuke Koide

ENDED1 Season11 Episodes★ 7.7

Nodame Cantabile is a drama and comedy series on Fuji TV that premiered in 2006, ending after 1 season and 11 episodes.

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NetworkFuji TV

First AiredOct 16, 2006

Last AiredDec 25, 2006

GenreDrama, Comedy

Runtime60 min

Created ByTomoko Ninomiya

Original Titleのだめカンタービレ

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionFuji Television Network

When a classically trained young conductor meets a free-spirited pianist at music school, their romance and their music have a hard time harmonizing.

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Cast

Juri Ueno

Noda Megumi

Hiroshi Tamaki

Chiaki Shinichi

Eita Nagayama

Mine Ryutaro

Asami Mizukawa

Miki Kiyora

Keisuke Koide

Okuyama Masumi

Misa Uehara

Tagaya Saiko

Saeko

Saku Sakura

Naoto Takenaka

Franz Strezemann

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Momodaira Minako

Mayuko Iwasa

Ishikawa Reina

Yuya Endo

Okochi Mamoru

Emiko Matsuoka

Suzuki Kaoru

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 11 episodes

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E1Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor

Oct 16, 200660m

Noda Megumi, AKA Nodame, is a sloppy third-year Piano student at Momogaoka School of Music who lives and plays with abandon. Meanwhile, Chiaki Shin'ichi, an aspiring conductor, is at the top of his game, and acts the part. He notices something special in the way she plays Beethoven's Pathetique.

E2Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!

Oct 23, 200660m

Chiaki is desperate to transfer from Piano to Conducting, but infamous conductor Franz Stresemann refuses to let him. Meanwhile, Stresemann recruits a band of misfits and flunkers to create Orchestra S out of misfits and near-dropouts, including Chiaki and Nodame's new mutual friends, Mine Ryutaro and Okuyama Masumi.

E3Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?

Oct 30, 200660m

Stresemann bails on Orchestra S, leaving Chiaki to conduct. The bassist, Saku Sakura, isn't coming to all the rehearsals -- but it might not be her fault.

E4Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!

Nov 6, 200660m

Chiaki turns out to be impossible to please. Nodame's terrestrial alien army invades Chiaki's apartment in an unidentified heating object, in a desperate attempt to reprogram him in time for the regular concert.

E5Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love

Nov 13, 200660m

Maestro Stresemann's rightful owners arrive in Japan to take him home, while Orchestra S and Orchestra A prepare for the school festival concerts.

E6Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love

Nov 20, 200660m

Nodame is desperately practicing the Rach 2, for reasons unknown. Orchestra S, meanwhile, is about to disband, just as they learn that Chiaki and the orchestra have become famous.

E7New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship

Nov 27, 200660m

Chiaki and Orchestra A concertmaster Miki Kiyora recruit elite students from all over Japan to start a new orchestra. Nodame gets assigned to a new teacher, leading to her becoming a zombie.

E8Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love

Dec 4, 200660m

Nodame contemplates attempting to treat Chiaki's fear of airplanes, which could lead to her losing him to Europe. Meanwhile, her teacher nominates her for the Maradona Piano Competition.

E9Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision

Dec 11, 200660m

Brainwashed by Nodame, Chiaki goes on a plane trip to Hokkaido. Nodame prepares desperately for her competition, which could open the door for her to study in Europe.

E10Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession

Dec 18, 200660m

Nodame loses herself at the Maradona competition, putting her Europe plan into doubt. Rising Star Orchestra, meanwhile, undergoes painful evolution.

E11Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert

Dec 25, 200660m

Defeated, Nodame runs home to her parents' place in the countryside. Chiaki goes after her.

About Nodame Cantabile

Nodame Cantabile is a drama, comedy series on Fuji TV. The show first aired on Oct 16, 2006 and currently has 1 season and 11 episodes. Nodame Cantabile has ended. It has a rating of 7.7/10 based on 46 votes. The cast includes Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eita Nagayama, Asami Mizukawa, Keisuke Koide. Created by Tomoko Ninomiya.