When was the earliest Japanese drama Flower Man filmed (not the Mao Inoue version)?

1995, that version is a movie version, not a Japanese drama.

The movie version didn't cause a great sensation at that time, and there was a gap between the characters dressed in it and now because of the influence of the times. Another reason was that Japanese romantic dramas were at their peak at that time, and campus fever had not yet arisen.

Of course, from now on, this version still has many stars. Yuki Uchida, who has been in love with Fukuyama Masaharu for many years, Shosuke Tanihara, the most beautiful man in Japanese clothing, naohito fujiki, who is always handsome and charming, and Norika Fujiwara, the sexy goddess, are now household names.

But in fact, Mao Inoue TV didn't have much hope at first. The first part of "Flower Man" was only shot for nine episodes because of concerns about ratings. It is said that the goal given by the TV station at the beginning was to pass the rating of more than 5%. As a result, it was very popular as soon as it was broadcast, with an average audience rating of nearly 20%, which created the era of Japanese drama.