Ai No Shizuku

Ai No Shizuku
Genre	TV special
Starring	Shin Koyamada
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
Production
Executive producer(s)	Takenori Kanzaki
Location(s)	Okayama
Production company(s)	Okayama Prefecture Dentsu
Distributor	NHK
Release
Original network	NHK
Original release	November 2010 – December 2010
External links
Website

Ai No Shizuku (愛の雫^?) was a two-hour Broadway style stage production at the opening ceremony of The 25th National Cultural Festival Okayama 2010 that aired nationally multiple times as a Japanese TV special on NHK in 2010. It was starring by Shin Koyamada and featured Crown Prince Naruhito.

The story of show was based on the history of Okayama Prefecture so all of the cast and performers were selected from those who were based in Okayama or from Okayama. The executive producers and the representatives of the Okayama Prefectural Government were considering a list of famous Japanese actors and celebrities from Okayama Prefecture, including Shin Koyamada, Joe Odagiri, Koshi Inaba and many others for the starring character Seinen Makibi. After the long period of examinations, Koyamada was chosen to star by the executive producers and Okayama Prefecture Governor Masahiro Ishii who was also a Chairman of the executive committee of the production, although Koyamada is from Okayama, but resides in Hollywood. During the production in 2010, Koyamada was officially appointed as an International Goodwill Ambassador of the Okayama Prefectural Government by the then-Governor Masahiro Ishii. The female co-star was appointed to Chika Kanô, a former veteran Takarazuka Revue.

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