Toilet no Kamisama (2010)

Cast

Kitano Kii, Ashida Mana, Iwashita Shima, Natsukawa Yui, Matsunaga Kyoko, Fukuda Miyabi, Onoue Hiroyuki, Horie Toshiaki

Genre

J-pop, drama television series

Country

Japan

How it feels

This is a drama inspired by a popular Japanese song about a woman remembering her grandmother. It focuses on the bond between a girl and her grandmother, and how small everyday moments can leave a lasting impact.

nostalgicbittersweetreflectivegentlepersonalheartfelttendermelancholic

What happens

"Toilet no Kamisama" (トイレの神様, Toire no Kamisama; "The Goddess in the Toilet") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kana Uemura, recounting her thoughts about her late grandmother. It was the leading track from her extended play Watashi no Kakera-tachi, released on March 10, 2010. The song was re-recorded with Kotaro Oshio, and used as a promotional track from Uemura's self-cover album, Kana: My Favorite Things, later in September 2010. The song was popular enough to boost Uemura's popularity, being downloaded more than 250,000 times to cellphones and 250,000 times to PCs and boosting the sales of Watashi no Kakera-tachi, giving Uemura her first gold-certified album. The song inspired several other media, such as an autobiographical book by Uemura, as well as a special drama to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the opening of Mainichi Broadcasting System. The song was awarded two Japan Record Awards in 2010, one in the general song category along with 9 other songs, as well as Uemura being awarded the lyricist award for the song. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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