Brass Dreams: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hikuma Koichi, a former saxophone player who has turned his back on music due to the aftereffects of an accident, becomes the advisor of a small brass band at a run-down high school. He has to deal with problem students who have lost their dreams as well as the teachers' opposition to a professional musician entering the classroom. The path is not easy for him. Even so, Hikuma rediscovers his dream, confronts the students head-on and starts to coach the band. Despite their bewilderment, the students begin to reciprocate his passion for music.

Series details

• Title: Brass Dreams
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Music
• Premiere date: 2016-07-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-09-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18841
• IMDb ID: tt5797166
• TVDB ID: 313716

Cast and credited roles

• Akira Terao — Koichi Hikuma
• Mikako Tabe — Koichi's Daughter
• Mackenyu — Ren Kitora
• Nijiro Murakami — Hiroto Aosima
• Takumi Kitamura — Keita Ambo
• Nakano Taiga — Kinya Takamoku
• Gaku Sano — Yuji Kuwata

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-07-17; final listed air date 2016-09-11; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Brass Dreams on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.