Hidetoshi Nishijima is cast for the lead role in TV Tokyo drama series “Chef Is A Great Detective” (literal title). The drama series is based on 3 novels by Fumie Kondo and directed by Hisashi Kimura & Yusuke Taki. In the drama series, Hidetoshi Nishijima will play Shinobu Mifune. He is a chef and a detective.
“Chef Is A Great Detective” will air late this year in TV Tokyo’s Monday 11PM time slot.
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Noriko Eguchi is cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Solo Katsu Joshi no Susume.” The drama series is based on essay “Solo Katsu Joshi no Susume” by Mayumi Asai. Noriko Eguchi will play main character Megumi Soutome in the drama series. She loves doing solo activities after work.
“Solo Katsu Joshi no Susume” first airs April 2, 2021 in Japan.
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Yuina Kuroshima is cast in NHK drama series “Chimudondon.” The drama series is NHK’s 106th asadora (morning drama series). In “Chimudondon,” Yuina Kuroshima will play main character Nobuko Higa. She moves from Okinawa to Tokyo to become a cook of western food. She eventually decides to open a Okinawa cuisine restaurant in Tokyo.
Filming for “Chimudondon” will begin autumn, 2021 and the drama series will air from spring, 2022 in Japan.
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Tori Matsuzaka, Kumiko Aso, and Arata Iura are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Ano Toki Kiss Shite Okeba.” The drama series is scripted by Shizuka Oishi (“Your Home is My Business!“) and directed by Keita Motohashi, Ken Higurashi, Yuki Saito. Tori Matsuzaka will play main character Nozomu Momochi. He works at a supermarket and is a big manga fan. Kumiko Aso will play manga writer Tomoe Yuizuki. Arata Iura will play two characters.
“Ano Toki Kiss Shite Okeba” first airs April, 2021 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Friday 11:15 PM time slot after “24 Japan“).
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Ai Yoshikawa and Rihito Itagaki are cast in NTV-YTV live-action drama series “Colorful Love.” The drama series is based on manga series “Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu” by Tameko. Ai Yoshikawa will play unstylish editor Wako Machida and Rihito Itagaki will play stylish model Meguru Soma. They get into a romantic relationship.
“Colorful Love” first airs April 1, 2021 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Thursday 23:59 time slot after “Edomoiselle“).
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Kei Tanaka is cast in Hulu drama series “Shinigami San.” The drama series will consist of 6 episodes. Kei Tanaka will play Detective Kennin Gido in the drama series. Kennin Gido’s nickname is “Shinigami” (“Grim Reaper”). The photo above shows Kei Tanaka as Kennin Gido and drama series director Yukihiko Tsutsumi.
“Shinigami San” will stream on Hulu sometime during autumn, 2021.
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Suzu Hirose and Sho Sakurai are cast in NTV drama series “Nemesis.” Suzu Hirose will play Private Detective Assistant Anna Mikami. Sho Sakurai will play Private Detective Naoki Kazama. His secret is that Anna Mikami actually solves his cases for him.
“Nemesis” first airs April, 2021 (takes over NTV’s Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Love You as the World Ends“).
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Daiki Arioka (‘Hey! Say! JUMP’) is cast for the lead role in NTV drama series “Private Detective Hoshikamo” (literal title of “Tantei☆Hoshikamo”). In the drama series, Daiki Arioka will play title character Private Detective Hoshikamo. He runs a small detective agency out of his mother’s recycle shop.
“Private Detective Hoshikamo” first airs April 26, 2021 in Japan.
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Yu Yokoyama (‘Kanjani Eight’) and Eito Kawahara are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Kotaro Lives By Himself” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Kotaro wa Hitorigurashi” by Mami Tsumura and directed by Kana Matsumoto (“Mother Water“). The drama series revolves around an apartment complex that has a rule forbidding children from living there.
“Kotaro Lives By Himself” first airs April, 2021 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 10:30 PM time slot after “Can’t Write!?“).
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Yo Yoshida and Jun Kunimura are cast for lead roles in TV Tokyo drama series “Ikiru Toka Shinu Toka Chichioya Toka.” The drama series is based on essay Ikiru Toka Shinu Toka Chichioya Toka” by Jane Su. For the drama series, Yo Yoshida and Jun Kunimura will play daughter and father. The daughter decides to write an essay about her father.
“Ikiru Toka Shinu Toka Chichioya Toka” first airs April 9, 2021 in Japan.
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