Nao Matsushita, Fumino Kimura, Manami Higa, Maryjun Takahashi, and Koyuki are cast in TV Asahi drama series “SKY Castle.” The drama series is a remake of 2018 JTBC drma series “SKY Castle.” The screenplay adaptation for the remake is written by Hiroshi Hashimoto (“A Family Goes Job Hunting“) and will be directed by Naomi Tamura, Yuji Nakamae, and Kazunari Hoshino. Nao Matsushita, Fumino Kimura, Manami Higa, Maryjun Takahashi will play mothers who live with within the exclusive SKY CASTLE neighborhood and compete to get their children into the top school. Koyuki will play Ayaka Kujo. She is a private instructor who charges an outrageous rate, but has a 100% success rate.
“SKY Castle” first airs July, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Thursday 9PM time slot after “SKY Castle“)
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Sae Asami (Nao Matsushita) is a housewife, married to a doctor, and has two daughters. Her family lives within the exclusive SKY CASTLE neighborhood. She works hard to get her eldest daughter into the most prestigious high school and she will do anything to accomplish that goal. Her neighbors in SKY CASTLE include Izumi Minamisawa (Fumino Kimura), Kyoko Nikaido (Manami Higa), and Misaki Natsume (Maryjun Takahashi). All of these women try to send their children into the same elite high school. They hear that the son of their neighbor Kaori Saejima has passed the entrance exam to the high school that they desperately want their children to attend. They are eager to hear from Kaori Saejima on what was used to help her son pass the exam. Kaori Saejima reveals the existence of exam coordinator Ayaka Kujo (Koyuki). Ayaka Kujo only tutors two students a year and charges an extraordinary fee, but she gets her students into any school that they want. She boasts a 100% success rate.
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