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I can give you a translation from Japanese Wikipedia if you like.

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AA%E6%9D%A5%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%98_%28%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB%29#.E3.83.86.E3.83.AC.E3.83.93.E3.83.89.E3.83.A9.E3.83.9E

Hoshino Arata (Yukiteru) - played by Misaki Okada

Furusaki Yuno (Yuno) - played by Ayame Gouriki

Moriguchi Rui (close friend of Arata - no anime comparison) - played by Kanata Hongo

Okie Haruna (sister of Rui) - played by Fukuda Mayuko

Kousaka Ouji (same name xD) - played by Kikuchi Fuma

Hoshino Reiko (Rea Amano) - played by Miyazaki Yoshiko

Hoshino Kurou (Kurou Amano) - Mitsuishi Ken

Note: the names of the characters and the actors are in the Japanese order; you may need to switch the order to render an English-style name.

That's all the information they have for now. More characters should appear later. I don't think we should make pages for the live action until its run is well underway i.e. at least a couple of episodes in. That way we can avoid any confusion sprouting from the translation.

My thoughts on this live-action drama:

This Arata guy seems to have more friends than Yukiteru; his personality is described as being lazy, another difference. Once again, Yuno's profile is surrounded by mystery... Oh, and Arata is a third year University student, making this a more 'mature' series. Expect more violence!