Idaten: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Idaten tells the real-life story of how Kanakura Shizo, a Japanese Olympic-level marathon runner, and Tabata Masaji, a man who was responsible of setting up Japanese swimming and also was one of the key figures behind the mission to Japan to host its first Olympic Games, with astonishing success.

Both historical and important figures lived in very different periods from each other, but their fight and tenacity are what changed Japan for the better and the world would not be the same after both men's actions and efforts in the name of sports.

Series details

• Title: Idaten
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, History, Sports
• Premiere date: 2019-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-11-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 41091
• IMDb ID: tt6259212
• TVDB ID: 358218

Cast and credited roles

• Kankuro Nakamura — Shiso Kanakur
• Sadao Abe — Masaji Tabata
• Haruka Ayase — Suya Haruno

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-01-06; final listed air date 2019-11-24; episode order: 47.

Source and licence

Adapted from Idaten 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.