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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Koki Tanaka and Hideya Tawada are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Sugar Dog Life.” The drama series is based on BL manga “Sugar Dog Life” by Yoriko. Story for “Sugar Dog Life” will revolve around a convenience store part time worker played by Koki Tanaka and a police officer played by Hideya Tawada. They meet through a misunderstanding.
“Sugar Dog Life” first airs August 3, 2024 in Japan.
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Go Ayano and Etsushi Toyokawa are cast for lead roles in Netflix drama series “Tokyo Swindlers.” The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Jimenshitachi” by Ko Shinjo, which is inspired by a real life incident, and directed by Hitoshi One (“Tada’s Do-It-All House“). Both Go Ayano and Etsushi Toyokawa will play con artists in the drama series. They are involved in impersonating land owners and fake selling property to steal money. The first teaser trailer can be viewed at AsianWiki.
“Tokyo Swindlers” will consist of 7 episodes and will be available to stream July 25, 2024.
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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“)
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Takuya Kimura & Kyoka Suzuki are cast in movie “La Grande Maison Paris.” The film is a sequel to 2019 TBS drama series “La Grande Maison Tokyo.” Also cast for the movie and reprising their roles from the drama series are Ikki Sawamura, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Yuta Tamamori, Kanichiro, Ayako Yoshitani, Anne Nakamura, and Ai Tominaga. South Korean singer-actor TaecYeon will also appear in the movie version. Setting for the movie is Paris, France and filming took place in that country during March, 2024.
“La Grande Maison Paris” will be released this winter in Japan.
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Ryo Narita, Ai Yoshikawa, and Fumiyo Kohinata are cast in NTV-YTV drama series “Furitsumore Kodokuna Shiyo.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Furitsumore Kodokuna Shiyo” by Hajime Inoryu. The script will tell a mystery-suspense story involving a crime from 7 years ago and a new crime that occurs in the present day.
“Furitsumore Kodokuna Shiyo” will first air July 7, 2024 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Acma: Game“).
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Marika Matsumoto, Terunosuke Takezai, and Maho Nonami are cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Otto no Katei wo Kowasu Made.” The drama series is based on the webcomic of same name by Mana Akaishi. For the upcoming drama series Marika Matsumoto will play lead character Minori Kisaragi. She learns her husband has been in an affair for 15 years and she sets out to get revenge.
“Otto no Katei wo Kowasu Made” will first air July 8, 2024 in Japan.
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Shota Watanabe and Anne Nakamura are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Aoshima-kun ha Ijiwaru.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Aoshima-kun ha Ijiwaru” by Yuu Yoshii. The contract love drama series starts off around a small lie between Mizuki Aoshima (Shota Watanabe), a popular young man who has never had a girlfriend, and Yukino Katsuragi (Anne Nakamura), who is afraid of getting into relationships. They pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend for 1 day,.
“Aoshima-kun ha Ijiwaru” first airs July 6, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 23:00 time slot after “Tokyo Tower“).
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Fumiya Takahashi is cast for dual lead roles in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Densetsu no Head Sho.” The drama series is based on manga “Densetsu no Kashira Sho” by Takeshi Natsuhara. For the live-action drama series, Fumiya Takahashi will play bullied high school student Tatsuhito Yamada and teen gang leader Sho Ijuin. Sho Ijuin gets injured in an motorcycle accident and gets Tatsuhito Yamada, who looks similar to him, to stand in as his double. Problems will definitely arise.
“Densetsu no Head Sho” will first air July, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Friday 11:15 PM time slot after “JK to Roppouzensho“).
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Motoki Nakazawa and Toranosuke Kobayashi are cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “I Hear the Sunspot” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Hidamari ga Kikoeru” by Yuki Akaneda, which was previously adapted into 2017 movie “Silhouette of Your Voice” starring Hideya Tawada and Akira Onodera. In the upcoming TV Tokyo version, Motoki Nakazawa and Toranosuke Kobayashi will play two university students who strike up a friendship that grows into something more.
“I Hear the Sunspot” first airs July 3, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Tokyo’s Wednesday 24:30 time slot after “Sukina Otoko to Wakaretai“).
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