Hana Yori Dango: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Makino Tsukushi is the only poor student at a school for the ridiculously rich and privileged that is ruled by F4 - a group of boys who come from extremely powerful families. Makino hopes to pass her days quietly - without drawing any attention to herself- but one day, she stands up to the head of F4 in defense of her friend. The next day, Makino is targetted for harassment. This story follows Makino as she confronts F4 and finds both her and her enemy's feelings changed forever...

Based on the manga called Hana Yori Dango or Boys Over Flowers, this show is the Japanese drama adaptation.

Series details

• Title: Hana Yori Dango
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2005-10-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-03-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 6423
• TVDB ID: 80700

Cast and credited roles

• Jun Matsumoto — Tsukasa Doumyouji
• Mao Inoue — Tsukushi Makino
• Shun Oguri — Rui Hanazawa
• Tsuyoshi Abe — Akira Mimasaka
• Shota Matsuda — Soujirou Nishikado
• Nanako Matsushima — Doumyouji Tsubaki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-10-21; final listed air date 2005-12-16; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-01-05; final listed air date 2007-03-16; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hana Yori Dango 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.