Seishiro Kato cast in NTV-YTV drama “Kimi ga Shikei ni Naru Mae ni”

Seishiro Kato is cast in NTV-YTV drama series “Kimi ga Shikei ni Naru Mae ni.” The suspense drama series that involves time travel features an original screenplay by Hayashi Mori (“Classmate no Joshi, Zenin Sukideshita“) and Yuki Takeda (“Mother Game“). For “Kimi ga Shikei ni Naru Mae ni,” Seishiro Kato will play Kotaro Sakabe. He gave up working at an insurance company and has become more reclusive. He then travels 7 years into the past with two friends and meets a woman who is executed in the present day for a serial murder case. She tells them that she is innocent.

“Kimi ga Shikei ni Naru Mae ni” will first air April 2, 2026 in Japan (takes over NTV‘s Thursday midnight time slot following the conclusion of “My Fave, the Killer.”)

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: The execution of Shiori Ookuma, who was convicted for a series of murders targeting teachers, is carried out. Meanwhile, Kotaro Sakabe (Seishiro Kato) and his two friends travel 7 years into the past, when the serial murder case was ongoing. Kotaro Sakabe and his two friends encounter Shiori Ookuma, was is wanted for the murders of the teachers. Shiori Ookuma pleads with them that she didn’t kill anyone. Kotaro Sakabe and his friends aren’t sure whether they believe her or not, but Shiori Ookuma keeps exhibiting suspicious behaviors. Meanwhile, a series of teacher murders continues unabated. Could she be the one committing the murders?