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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 6:30 pm Post subject:
Hiroki Miyake and Haruka Shimazaki to appear in 2017 NTV Fall drama
Miyake Hiroki and Shimazaki Haruka will be appearing in the new NTV Autumn 2017 drama "Ima kara anata wo kyouhaku shimasu" starring Dean Fujioka and Takei Emi which begins its run from October 2017 in the Sundays 10.30pm timeslot. The drama which is based on the same-titled novel by Fujiishi Namiya, will be Fujioka's first leading role in a private network drama series.
Miyake will be playing Senkawa's buddy Meguro who is a professional burglary expert and can pick any lock within seconds although he hardly looks like it with his usual warm and quiet appearance. Miyake commented that it had been a while since he last worked with Fujioka in the NHK morning drama "Asa ga kita" but they didn't have many scenes together then. As such, he is looking forward to working more closely with Fujioka this time and will do his best to match up to the latter's powerful gaze.
As for Shimazaki, she will play Tochiotome who looks like any other young girl on the street but is actually a professional "searcher" who can get any information through a computer with her superior hacking skills and works with Senkawa. Shimazaki said that she is happy and grateful to be given a chance to act in another drama in the same timeslot as "Yutori desuga nani ka" when she was still in AKB48 and will try her best to create a striking image to suit this character's traits.
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:31 pm Post subject:
Masahiro Matsuoka to star in TBS drama Special
Matsuoka Masahiro will be starring in the new TBS drama SP "Mei Bugyo! Toyoma no Kinshiro" (Famous Magistrate! Kinshiro of the Toyama family) which will be shown at 8pm on 25 September. He will be playing the role of Toyama no Kin-san who was a famous hero in period dramas and known for his tattoo of a blizzard of falling cherry blossoms. During a press conference held at Toei Kyoto Studio on 27 August, Matsuoka showed off the tattoo which needed 2 to 4 hours to be drawn each time. If it was just the tattoo on the right shoulder and arm, it would need only 2 hours but if he had to show off his back, the tattoo would take 4 hours to be drawn.
Matsuoka commented that he never dreamed that he would be given the chance to play such a famous character and thought that it was a joke when he was told about the offer. He remarked that his debut in a period drama was when he was 16 and acted in the late Matsukata Hiroki's "Daichuushingura". As such, he felt that it was somewhat fated for him to be able to play Kin-san now since he had learnt a lot from Matsukata then when the latter was playing the same role. Co-stars in this SP include Inamori Izumi, Kato Masaya, Nakahara Takeo, AKB48's Watanabe Mayu, Johnny's WEST's Kamiyama Tomohiro, Hirata Mitsuru, Harada Mieko and Kitaoji Kinya.
In this era where there are not many period dramas screened on private networks, Matsuoka felt that it is a huge opportunity for them to do a 3-hr drama SP now and he hoped that this will allow the viewers to know about this interesting story especially for the younger generation who may not know Kin-san.
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:27 pm Post subject:
"Cold Case Shinjitus no Tobira Season 2" to return on WOWOW in 2018
"Cold Case Shinjitsu no Tobira Season 2" will be back on WOWOW next year with its original cast of Yoshida Yo, Nagayama Kento, Takito Kenichi, Mitsuishi Ken and Miura Tomokazu while the director will still be Hatano Takafumi. The first series of the drama was shown in autumn 2016.
The drama was a Japanese remake of the hit American series which spanned 7 seasons from 2003 to 2010 and features the team of 5 police detectives from Kanagawa Prefectural Police's 1st Investigation Section who try to solve various cold cases. Yoshida who plays the only female detective in the team Ishikawa Yuri, commented that she was very happy about the sequel and had hoped that the series could continue for a long while just like the original version which went all the way to season 7. In the first season of the Japanese version, Yuri's personal episodes were depicted but there is still a lot to explore for the rest of her teammates so she hoped that these can be included in the new sequel. As for Nagayama, he said that he was a bit too stiff and thought too much during the filming of season 1 so he hoped to be able to relax and do well in the new season. Takito joked that since he has been working out a lot, he hopes to be able to flaunt his figure during a shower scene or show off his newly acquired martial arts skills in the new season since he started learning boxing recently.
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:06 pm Post subject:
Kaya Kiyohara to play heroine in TV Tokyo 2017 Fall drama
Kiyohara Kaya will be playing the heroine in the new TV Tokyo Autumn 2017 drama "Setoutsumi" starring Takasugi Mahiro and Hayama Shono which will begin its run from October in the Fridays 12.52am timeslot. The drama which is based on the ongoing same-titled manga by Konomoto Kazuya currently serialised in "Bessatsu Shounen Champion", was made into a movie in 2016 starring Ikematsu Sousuke and Suda Masaki who played Utsumi and Seto respectively while the heroine was played by Nakajo Ayami.
The drama features Takasugi as Utsumi Sou who is a cool, quiet and bespectacled high school student also attending cram school while Hayama plays Seto Shoukichi who used to belong to the soccer club and is very sociable and the moodmaker in school. The story is relatively simple and describes how these two high school boys chat in the Kansai dialect after school at the riverside since they both are free for a while due to Seto quitting from the soccer club and Utsumi having some time on hand before he has to go to cram school. Their conversations are peppered with a lot of wit and cynicism which are bound to make the viewers laugh. Kiyohara will be playing Kashimura Ichigo who is a schoolmate of Seto and Utsumi and regarded as the school's Madonna. Although Seto expresses interest in her, she is in love with Utsumi.
Kiyohara commented that as this is the first time that she is acting in a work which has strong comedic elements, she is worried about whether she can handle this. However, as the story is set in Osaka which also happens to be her hometown, she felt a sense of familiarity with the story and that she discovered how interesting the story was when she read the original manga. With regard to her character, she described Kashimura as someone who's frank to herself, somewhat innocent and a bit shrewd but hopes to uncover new charms in her character as the filming progresses.
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:17 pm Post subject:
Leo Ieiri to make her acting debut
Leo Ieiri will be starring in TV Tokyo's new drama "Shinjuku Seven" premiering on October 13th.
The drama revolves around a pawnshop owned by Nanase (played by KAT-TUN's Tatsuya Ueda), who is a genius appraiser. While appraising an item, he is able to solve people's problems. Ieiri will play 'Shiori' a part-time employee at a gyoza restaurant the Nanase frequents.
On her first time appearing in a drama, Ieiri said, "I am excited to see what kind of impressions everyone will have toward my role as Shiori. I have brought my own preparedness to the set and I hope you will be able to see that through the drama."
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:25 pm Post subject:
Haru to star in two part TV Asahi drama special
Haru will be starring in the 2-part TV Asahi drama SP "BORDER Shoudou ~ Kenshikan Higa Mika ~" (BORDER Impulse ~ Coroner Higa Mika ~) which will be shown at 11.15pm on 6th and 13th October. This will be the first spin-off SP from the drama series "BORDER" starring Oguri Shun.
The story talks about six months before Higa (Haru) became a special coroner and was still a forensic medicine assistant at Eisei University when she encountered a serial murder case that took place in a quiet residential neighbourhood. Higa behaves like a man and is always cool and collected. She clashes with the forensic medicine professor who is her teacher over the cases and tries to carve a niche for herself in this male-dominated industry with her beliefs and strong sense of justice. Co-stars include Kudo Asuka who Haru has worked with multiple times in the past and Ishimaru Kanji. Kudo plays Nakazawa Fumiaki who is a police detective struggling with the slow progress of the investigation while Ishimaru plays Asakawa Toru who is Higa's boss and a sly man out to make use of her abilities. Last but not least, Kiyohara Kaya plays a student at the junior high school where the murder victims studied at.
Scriptwriter Kaneshiro Kazuki said that Higa was actually supposed to be a news reporter and Ishikawa Ango's girlfriend (Oguri Shun) in his original setting but thanks to Haru's hard work in the drama series, her character had become so well-loved and significant until they could do a spin-off story for Higa. Haru commented that she was very grateful for the opportunity to playing Higa again.
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 5:55 pm Post subject:
Kenta Hamano to star in NHK drama
Musician/actor Hamano Kenta will be starring in the new NHK drama series "Otoko no Misao" (A man's chastity) which will begin its run from 12 November in the Sundays 10pm timeslot. The drama which consists of 7 episodes, is based on the same-titled manga by Gouda Yoshiie about how a struggling enka singer and single father tries to raise his only daughter and realise their family's dream of him performing on the NHK Kouhaku show. Filming will be done between mid September and early December.
Hamano plays the lead character Itsuki Misao while his late wife Junko will be played by Kurashina Kana. His only daughter Aware will be played by Awano Sari and their neighbour Manda will be played by Kawaei Rina. Adachi Yumi will play the boss of the agency which manages Misao. Co-stars also include Sato Ryuta.
Hamano commented that he is very humbled about being given the chance to play the lead character even though he doesn't look like leading man material. However, he will try his best to play this character in this wonderful story and hopes to convey the happiness which many fellow musicians experience as they begin their careers.
The theme song "Otoko no Misao" will be featured as an insert song in the drama. The lyrics are written by Gouda while the melody is composed by Tsunku who was asked to do so at the request of Gouda. Tsunku commented that he used to immerse himself fully into the world of singing before he made his professional debut so he could identify with the theme of the story. He said that he was honoured to be selected to write the melody and is confident that the song will be a perfect match for the drama especially since Hamano himself is a musician in a band.
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:23 pm Post subject:
Takaya Kamikawa to star in TV Tokyo 2018 Spring drama
Takaya Kamikawa will star in the TV Tokyo 2018 Spring drama "Shitsuji Saionji no Meisuiri".
Kamikawa plays butler Hajime Saionji who works for a rich widow named Ijuuin and solves murder cases with his logic, knowledge and powers of observation.
Nao Matsushita is the lead, but for me, Furuta was great as the manga otaku. He made the show for me, hopefully the sequel will be just as good.
Nao Matsushita and Arata Furuta return in "Yami no Bansosha 2"
Nao Matsushita and Arata Furuta are coming back in a sequel "Yami no Bansosha 2" from WOWOW. The drama will start on March 31st and run for five episodes.
Matsushita said she was glad to hear about a sequel and the script, just like the first, originates from a manga. Furuta agreed that the story is an interesting one.
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:40 pm Post subject:
Nanao to star in NTV 2018 Spring drama
Nanao will be starring in the NTV 2018 Spring drama "Miss Devil Jinji no Akuma Tsubaki Mako" which will air on Saturdays starting in April at 10pm.
This is Nanao's first leading role in a primetime drama. Her character, Mako Tsubaki is a freelance HR consultant nicknamed "the devil". She takes on various issues such as sexual harassment, restructuring, staff bullying, and power harassment.
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:49 am Post subject:
Maybe I should post this on the sumo thread:
Ryuta Sato and former sumo wrestler Baruto to star in NHK drama series
Ryuta Sato and former sumo wrestler Baruto will co-star in the NHK drama series "Otouto no Otto" (My Younger Brother's Husband), which will air on March 4th, 10pm, and run for three episodes. The drama is based on a manga of the same name by Gengorou Tagame which was written in 2015.
Sato plays Yaichi Origuchi, a single father, raising his daughter Natsuna, played by Maharu Nemoto. One day, a man named Mike Flanagan who was married to Yaichi's twin brother Ryouji arrives to inform Yaichi that Ryouji recently passed away. At first, Yaichi does not get along with Mike because of Mike's homosexuality, but eventually changes his attitude after Mike lives with them for awhile. Yuri Nakamura will play Yaichi's ex-wife Natsuki.
Every drama I've seen her in she plays a total bi-a-tch and it looks like she's playing one again. Good old J-Drama typecasting again. _________________
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:20 pm Post subject:
Hiroshi Tachi, Yuki Furukawa, and Mari Hoshino to star in new WOWOW drama
Hiroshi Tachi, Yuki Furukawa, and Mari Hoshino will star together in the new WOWOW drama "60 Gohan Taisakushitsu" (60 The Wrong Judgment Countermeasure Office), a 5 episode drama airing in May.
Tachi plays Eiji Arima, a police detective working in Gohan Taisakushitsu and once arrested the wrong person for a crime he didn't commit. His job is to investigate the possibility of wrong verdicts given to criminals on death row aided by Sera Shocihi (Furukawa) and Haruna Misuzu (Hoshino).
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:35 am Post subject:
gaijinmark wrote:
This series looks like it could turn into another "Aibou" and last forever:
Yutaka Matsushige to return in TV Tokyo Spring 2017 drama "Kodoku no Gurume 6"
I was only joking when I said this could turn into another "Aibou", but I guess they're taking it seriously.
Yutaka Matsushige to return in "Kodoku no Gurume 7"
Yutaka Matsushige is back again with TV Tokyo's "Kodoku no Gurume 7". It will air starting on April 6th. The series will continue its tradition of showing foods from relatively unknown places, featuring both Japanese and international cuisine.
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:02 pm Post subject:
Yosuke Eguchi, Eiko Koike, and Tetta Sugimoto to star in TV Tokyo 2018 Spring drama
Yosuke Eguchi, Eiko Koike, and Tetta Sugimoto will be starring the TV Tokyo 2018 Spring drama "Headhunter". The drama begins airing on April 16th in the new drama timeslot "Dorama Biz" at 10pm on Mondays.
The drama shows how Kazuki Kurosawa (Eguchi) works for a small human resource and recruiting company SAGASU. Kyoko Akagi (Koike) works for a major outplacement hiring firm, Bridge. She thinks of Kurosawa as a rival. Tetsuya Haitani (Sugimoto) is a co-worker of Kurosawa at SAGASU.
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:49 am Post subject:
Well, we've never seen this scenario before. Two cop partners that are complete opposites.
Kyoka Suzuki and Haru to star in TV Asahi Spring 2018 drama
Kyoka Suzuki and Haru will be starring in the TV Asahi Spring 2018 drama "Mikaiketsu no Onna Keischicho Bunsho Sousakan".
Haru plays a short tempered detective Tomo Yashiro who is adept with her judo skills as her father is a karate expert. She follows her instincts during investigations. Suzuki plays Risa Narumi who is a smart detective, looks at the evidence, however she has trouble dealing with other people.
The drama's plot is based on solving unresolved crimes which have increased since the statute of limitations was lifted in 2010.
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:48 pm Post subject:
Yutaka Takenouchi and Haruka Ayase co-star in TBS drama
Yutaka Takenouchi and Haruka Ayase will co-star in the TBS drama "Gibo to Musume no Blues" airing on Tuesdays starting in July.
Takenouchi's character "Ryoichi" is a salary man with an 8 year old daughter from a previous marriage. Ayase's character is "Akiko" who has been dating Ryoichi. Ryoichi proposes marriage which she accepts.
Akiko is a career minded woman working for a company which is a rival company to Ryoichi's.
Ikki Sawamura and Aya Ueto star in FujiTV sequel "Absolute Zero 3"
Ikki Sawamura and Aya Ueto will star in the FujiTV sequel "Absolute Zero 3". Sawamuar will play a new character, Norito Izawa, and Aya will reprise her character, Izumi Sakuragi. Izawa is a former elite detective at a security bureau, but was demoted to the general affairs section. From there he is sent to carry out a secret project.
Also cast in the drama are Tsubasa Honda and Ito Atsushi.
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