Posts Categorized: Japanese Dramas

Aug 12 2024

Mayu Hotta, Sawa Nimura cast in NTV drama series “Wakakusa Monogatari”

Mayu Hotta, Sawa Nimura, Mei Hata and Neru Nagahama are cast in NTV drama series “Wakakusa Monogatari.” The drama series is based on classic 1868 U.S. novel “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott, but told from the vantage point of modern day Japan. The four announced female actresses will play sisters from the Machida family, with Mayu Hotta playing lead character Ryo Machida. She is the second oldest sister and hopes to become a drama series screenwriter.

“Wakakusa Monogatari” will first air October, 2024 (takes over NTV’s Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Furitsumore Kodokuna Shiyo“).

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Aug 9 2024

Nao and Yuta Tamamori are cast in TBS drama “Ano Kuzu wo Nagutte Yaritainda”

Nao and Yuta Tamamori are cast in TBS drama series “Ano Kuzu wo Nagutte Yaritainda.” The drama series is a romantic-comedy that is scripted by Yoko Izumisawa (“The Expert of Changing Jobs“) & Keiko Kanome (“Good Morning Call“). In the upcoming drama series, Nao will play Hokomi Sato. She was betrayed by her ex-boyfriend on their wedding day and now makes it a point to avoid scummy men. She meets Kairi Kuzuya, played by Yuta Tamamori, who is a mysterious person and she takes up boxing as well.

“Ano Kuzu wo Nagutte Yaritainda” will first air October, 2024 in Japan.

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Aug 8 2024

Shun Oguri & Yu Aoi cast in Netflix drama “Human Vapor”

Shun Oguri & Yu Aoi are cast in Netflix drama series “Human Vapor.” The drama series is a reboot of 1960 sci-fi film “The Human Vapor” that was directed by Ishiro Honda. South Koreans Yeon Sang-Ho (“Train To Busan“) and Ryoo Yong-Jae (“Parasyte: The Grey“) wrote the screenplay adaptation and Yeon Sang-Ho is also credited as the executive producer of the drama series. The drama series will be directed by Shinzo Katayama (“Siblings of the Cape“) and set in modern day Japan.

Release date for “Human Vapor” has not yet been determined.

Aug 6 2024

Nanao cast in TV Asahi drama series “Muno no Taka”

Nanao is cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Muno no Taka.” The office-comedy drama series is based on manga series “Muno no Taka” by Asami Hanzaki. For “Muno no Taka,” Nanao will play Tsumeko Takano. She appears highly competent at work, but she doesn’t really know what she is doing … except when it comes time negotiating with clients.

“Muno no Taka” will first air October, 2024 in TV Asahi’s Friday 11:15 PM time slot after “Densetsu no Head Sho.”

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Jul 18 2024

Yuya Yagira, Ryota Bando, and Tasuku Sato cast in TBS drama “Lion no Kakurega”

Yuya Yagira, Ryota Bando, and Tasuku Sato are cast in TBS drama series “Lion no Kakurega.” The human drama features an original screenplay by Koji Tokuo & Yoshino Ichinohe and directed by Toshio Tsuboi. Screenwriter Koji Tokuo and director Toshio Tsuboi previously worked together in 2020 TBS drama series “My Housekeeper Nagisa-san.” For “Lion no Kakurega,” Yuya Yagira will play lead character Hiroto Komori. He takes care of his younger brother (Ryota Bando) who has autism and works as an artist. A boy named Lion (Tasuku Sato) then comes into their lives.

“Lion no Kakurega” first airs October, 2024 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Friday 10PM time slot after “Smiling Matryoshka“).

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Jul 15 2024

Main trailer and poster for Netflix drama “Tokyo Swindlers”

Main trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Tokyo Swindlers” starring Go Ayano and Etsushi Toyokawa. The crime-suspense drama series is based on 2019 novel “Jimenshitachi” by Ko Shinjo and directed by Hitoshi One (“Tada’s Do-It-All House“). Caption on the poster states “All of these guys are crazy about land.”

“Tokyo Swindlers” will consist of 7 episode and will be available to stream July 25, 2024 in Japan.

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Jun 28 2024

Hayato Isomura & TaecYeon cast in Netflix drama “Soul Mate”

Hayato Isomura & TaecYeon are cast in Netflix drama series “Soul Mate.” The drama series is scripted and directed by Shunki Hashizume. Hayato Isomura will play Ryu Narutaki and South Korean singer-actor TaecYeon (2PM) will play Hwang Yo-Han. Even though they come from different backgrounds, they have a chance encounter and share a sense of loneliness within each other.

“Soul Mate” will be available to stream sometime next year in.

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Jun 20 2024

Main trailer and poster or Disney+ drama “Land of Tanabata”

Main trailer and poster added for Disney+ drama series “Land of Tanabata” starring Kanata Hosoda. The drama series is based on manga series “Tanabata no Kuni” by Hitoshi Iwaaki, who also wrote the original manga series that was turned into 2014 movie “Parasyte.” The sci-fi screenplay will have Kanata Hosoda play a young man who possesses a particular super power and must use that to save the world.

“Land of Tanabata” consists of 10 episodes and will be available to stream from July 4, 2024.

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Jun 17 2024

Masataka Kubota cast in NHK drama “Chu (Sora) Wataru Kyoshitsu”

Masataka Kubota is cast in NHK drama series “Chu (Sora) Wataru Kyoshitsu.” The drama series is based on 2023 novel “Chu (Sora) Wataru Kyoshitsu” by Shin Iyohara, which was inspired by the true story of a alternative high school’s science club in 2017. For the drama series, Masataka Kubota will play a mysterious science teacher named Kanae Fujitake.

“Chu (Sora) Wataru Kyoshitsu” will first air October 8, 2024 in Japan.

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