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Brass Dreams

TV·2016–2016·1 season, 8 episodes·TBS·Drama·45m·Created by Ishikawa Takako

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Hikuma Koichi was a saxophone player, but he suffers from the after-effects of an accident. Due to that, he turned his back on music. Hikuma Koichi finds hope in the high school brass band. The band consists of problem students. Koichi struggles to instruct the brass band and to give them hope.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Brass Dreams S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 10.0The arrival of Hikuma Koichi at Misaki High School marks a turning point for its problematic students, as he persistently tries to recruit them for the brass band.
  2. 02Brass Dreams S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 10.0Due to harassment from the delinquents including Aoshima and Ren, the Misaki High School brass band is unable to participate in the recital.
  3. 03Brass Dreams S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 10.0The conflict between Aoshima and his upperclassmen Jinnai and his group became more and more intense.

Castfull cast & details

Akira TeraoAkira TeraoHikuma KoichiMackenyuMackenyuKitora RenNijiro MurakamiNijiro MurakamiAoshima HirotoMikako TabeMikako TabeHikuma NatsukiTakumi KitamuraTakumi KitamuraAbo KeitaTaiga NakanoTaiga NakanoTakamoku KinyaGaku SanoGaku SanoKuwata YujiAnna IshiiAnna IshiiArima Nagisa

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2016Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Brass Dreams S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1July 17, 2016 10.0The arrival of Hikuma Koichi at Misaki High School marks a turning point for its problematic students, as he persistently tries to recruit t
  2. S01E02Brass Dreams S01E02Episode 2July 24, 2016 10.0Due to harassment from the delinquents including Aoshima and Ren, the Misaki High School brass band is unable to participate in the recital.
  3. S01E03Brass Dreams S01E03Episode 3July 31, 2016 10.0The conflict between Aoshima and his upperclassmen Jinnai and his group became more and more intense.
  4. S01E04Brass Dreams S01E04Episode 4August 7, 2016 10.0Hikuma Keiichi's daughter Natsuki is scheduled to do her teaching internship at Misaki High School and join the brass band as a coach.
  5. S01E05Brass Dreams S01E05Episode 5August 21, 2016 10.0The Misaki High School brass band successfully completed their training camp, but Igawa's smoking problem had been brought to the attention
  6. S01E06Brass Dreams S01E06Episode 6August 28, 2016 10.0Hikuma, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, collapses at home.
  7. S01E07Brass Dreams S01E07Episode 7September 4, 2016 10.0The regional qualifying tournament for the "National Wind Orchestra Competition" has finally begun.
  8. S01E08Brass Dreams S01E08Episode 8September 11, 2016 10.0When Hikuma wakes up from surgery, Misaki High School brass band inform him that they have made it through the prefectural tournament.

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