Attention Please
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| Attention Please | |
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| アテンションプリーズ (Atenshon Purīzu) |
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| Manga | |
| Author | Chieko Hosokawa |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Shōjo Friend |
| Original run | 1970 |
| TV drama | |
| Network | TBS |
| Original run | 1970-08-23 – 1971-03-28 |
| Episodes | 32 |
| TV drama | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | April 18, 2006 – June 27, 2006 |
| Episodes | 11 + 2 Special |
Attention Please (アテンションプリーズ Atenshon Purīzu?) is a manga by Chieko Hosokawa about the training of flight attendants for Japan Airlines originally serialized in Shōjo Friend from Kodansha beginning in 1970. Tokyo Broadcasting System adapted a TV drama from the manga in 1970. Thirty-six years later, Fuji TV produced a new drama series in 2006. The name of the character Misaki Yoko (美咲洋子) was used in both versions
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[edit] 2006 drama
[edit] Episodes
The 2006 dorama follows the life of Misaki as she slowly conquers various obstacles to become a flight attendant. Each episode ends with a showcase of the various uniforms that have been used in JAL to the tune of "Oh Pretty Woman".
| # | Title | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The biggest reckless worst new face trainee!!" | |||||
| Misaki overhears that guys like the female attendants. She attempts to become a flight attendant to impress a fellow member of her band. | ||||||
| 2 | "Yearning?! for a uniform" | |||||
| Misaki "borrows" a CA's uniform and learns first hand the importance of their role in assisting travellers. | ||||||
| 3 | "Emergency Rescue Training of Hell!!" | |||||
| The CA trainees are introduced to emergency training including inflating a life raft. | ||||||
| 4 | "The first flight for only two people" | |||||
| A film produces tries to create conflict in the CA class. | ||||||
| 5 | "The way to a CA Hot Mama Style !!" | |||||
| Misaki tries various beauty techniques to improve her looks. | ||||||
| 6 | "I Hate You!!" | |||||
| The CA trainees are taught CPR. | ||||||
| 7 | "The Last Class...a reason for tears" | |||||
| Each of the CA trainees have to pass a test before being allowed to go on OJT (On the Job Training). Everyone passes except for Misaki. | ||||||
| 8 | "Confession....the first date in the sky" | |||||
| Misaki is disappointed with no being allowed on OJT and feels like quitting. Shota cheers up with a short flight on a light plane. Misaki refocusing on the test and passes the second time. | ||||||
| 9 | "First Flight...love of two people" | |||||
| Misaki has her first experience being a trainee on a flight. | ||||||
| 10 | "Fly!! Step on the Wings of Love" | |||||
| There is a flight delay due a warning light which causes the passengers to be very irritated. Misaki and the rest of the crew have to deal with the situation while Shota investigates the fault. | ||||||
| 11 | "To the sky!! At the time of departure" | |||||
| A passenger collapses during a flight and Misaki has to overcome her fears to help. Misaki graduates with the rest of her classmates and puts on a final concert for everyone. | ||||||
[edit] Characters
- Misaki Yoko
- Misaki lost her mother at young age and was raised with her three brothers. She is very boyish in nature and prefers male to female company. She enrolls to become a flight attendant to gain the attention of another band member after he mentions that he wonders how she would look like in a uniform. She finds flight attendant academy to be difficult but manages to overcome various obstacles with a unique persistence. She slowly wins over her teachers and her fellow classmates.
- Nakahara Shota
- Shota has always wanted to be a pilot on a commercial airliner but could not become one as he did not have perfect eyesight. He is still able to pilot light planes and takes Misaki on a trip during the series to cheer her up. His initial meeting with is in the first episode where she accuses him of stealing her train ticket. Reserved and quiet, he and Misaki initially do not get along however become close friends by the end of the series.
[edit] January 2007 special
A special was aired in January 2007. Misaki is given her first international assignment to Hawaii. In this special Misaki has to play matchmaker to bring two people together. At the end, Misaki gains the courage and is about to tell Shota that she likes him but it is interrupted with a rare green sunset in Hawaii.
[edit] April 2008 special
There was a second special aired in April 2008. Misaki heads to Sydney, where she meets amateur flight attendants and has troubles with them. [1]
[edit] Cast
- Ueto Aya - Misaki Yoko (美咲 洋子) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
- Nishikido Ryo - Nakahara Shota (中原 翔太) (Flight Engineer)
- Miki Maya - Mikami Tamaki (三神 たまき) (Flight Attandent Trainee Instructor)
- Aibu Saki (相武 紗季) - Wakamura Yayoi (若村 弥生) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
- Uehara Misa - Hirota Saori (弘田 沙織) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
- Otsuka Chihiro - Sekiyama Yuki (関山 有紀) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
- Kohinata Fumiyo (小日向 文世) - Sakurada Shinya (櫻田 信哉) (Pilot)
- Koizumi Koutaro - Tsutsumi Shuusuke (堤 修介) (Inexperienced Pilot)
- Fueki Yuko - Aso Kaoru (麻生 カオル) (Senior Flight Attendant)
- Ootomo Minami (大友 みなみ) - Higashino Haruka (東野 はるか) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
- Nanase Natsumi (七瀨 なつみ) - Kinoshita Asami (木下 朝美) (Flight Attendant Trainee Instructor)
- Takahashi Mariko - Kagawa Reiko (香川 麗子) (ep.1-4)
- Koichi Mantaro (小市 慢太郎) - Watanabe Makoto (渡辺 誠) (Flight Engineer)
- Asano Kazuyuki (淺野 和之) - Wakamura Shozo (若村 昭三) (Noodle Shop Owner, Yayoi's father)
- Inoue Jun (井上 順) - Dazai Shinichiro (太宰 晋一郎) (Department Head of Flight Attendant Trainee)
- Mano Yuuko (真野 裕子) - Murayama Mizuho (村山 瑞穗) (Senior Flight Attendant)
- Hoshino Natsuko (星野 奈津子) - Takemoto Rie (竹本 理惠) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
[edit] =References
- ^ CA上戸が1年3カ月ぶり復活！フジ「アテンションプリーズ」 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official site
- Attention Please
- (Japanese) FAQ about series
