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Nodame Cantabile

Nodame Cantabile
★ 7.7/10•2006•1h 0m•TV-14•Drama•Comedy
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When a classically trained young conductor meets a free-spirited pianist at music school, their romance and their music have a hard time harmonizing.

Masaki Tanimura · Director

Taisuke Kawamura · Director

Hideki Takeuchi · Director

Rin Eto · Screenplay

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageJA
First Air DateOct 16, 2006

Episodes

Episode 1 - Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob ConductorE160m

Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor

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.

Oct 16, 2006

Episode 2 - Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!E260m

Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!

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.

Oct 23, 2006

Episode 3 - Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?E360m

Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?

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.

Oct 30, 2006

Episode 4 - Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!E460m

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

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.

Nov 6, 2006

Episode 5 - Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of LoveE560m

Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love

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

Nov 13, 2006

Episode 6 - Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of LoveE660m

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

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.

Nov 20, 2006

Episode 7 - New Orchestra! Tensions in the RelationshipE760m

New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship

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.

Nov 27, 2006

Episode 8 - Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with LoveE860m

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

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.

Dec 4, 2006

Episode 9 - Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending DecisionE960m

Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision

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.

Dec 11, 2006

Episode 10 - Madness at the Competition! A Surprising ConfessionE1060m

Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession

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

Dec 18, 2006

Episode 11 - Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas ConcertE1160m

Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert

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

Dec 25, 2006

Actors

Juri Ueno

Juri Ueno

Noda Megumi

Hiroshi Tamaki

Hiroshi Tamaki

Chiaki Shinichi

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Mine Ryutaro

Asami Mizukawa

Asami Mizukawa

Miki Kiyora

Keisuke Koide

Keisuke Koide

Okuyama Masumi

Misa Uehara

Misa Uehara

Tagaya Saiko

Saeko

Saeko

Saku Sakura

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Franz Strezemann

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Momodaira Minako

Mayuko Iwasa

Mayuko Iwasa

Ishikawa Reina

Yuya Endo

Yuya Endo

Okochi Mamoru

Emiko Matsuoka

Emiko Matsuoka

Suzuki Kaoru

Aki Fukada

Aki Fukada

Inoue Yuki

Yukina Takase

Yukina Takase

Tanaka Makiko

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Mine Tatsumi

Koen Kondo

Koen Kondo

Tamaki Keiji

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