Posts Categorized: Japanese Dramas

May 24 2024

Ai Iinuma and Yusei Yagi cast in TV Asahi drama “Minami-kun ga Koibito”

Ai Iinuma and Yusei Yagi are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Minami-kun ga Koibito.” The drama series is based on manga series “Minami kun no Koibito” by Shungiku Uchida, which has been previously adapted into 1994 TV Asahi drama series “Minami’s Girl,” 2004 TV Asahi drama series “Minami’s Girlfriend,” and 2015 Fuji TV drama series “Minami kun no Koibito: My Little Lover.” The new TV Asahi drama series will change things up with the lead male character shrinking in size to 15 cm height rather than the lead female character in the original manga series and previous live-action adaptations. In addition, Yoshikazu Okada writes the screenplay adaption for the new drama series and he previously wrote the screenplay adaption for the 1994 TV Asahi drama series.

“Minami-kun ga Koibito” will be released July, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Destiny“).

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May 21 2024

Eiko Koike and Taiga Nakano cast in Fuji TV drama “Shinjuku Yasen Byoin”

Eiko Koike and Taiga Nakano are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Shinjuku Yasen Byoin.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Kankuro Kudo (“Let’s Get Divorced“). Story for “Shinjuku Yasen Byoin” will be set at an old hospital in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo. They receive patients that include homeless people, foreign residents, hosts, and sex workers. Eiko Koike will play Yoko Nishi Freeman. She was born and raised in the U.S. and comes to work at the hospital in Kabukicho.

“Shinjuku Yasen Byoin” will first air July, 2024 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Wednesday 10PM time slot after “Blue Moment“).

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May 19 2024

Kasumi Arimura cast in Fuji TV drama “Umi no Hajimari”

Kasumi Arimura cast in Fuji TV drama series “Umi no Hajimari” co-starring Ren Meguro. Drama series is based on an original screenplay by Miku Ubukata (“My Beloved Flower“).”Umi no Hajimari” will have Kasumi Arimura return to Fuji TV’s 9PM time for the first time since 2016 drama series “Love That Makes You Cry.” In the upcoming drama serise, Kasumi Arimura will play Yayoi Momose. She is dating Natsu Tsukioka (Ren Meguro) and must deal with her own feelings when her boyfriends learns that he has a young daughter from a relationship 7 years ago.

“Umi no Hajimari” will first air  July, 2024 in Japan.

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May 17 2024

Goki Maeda & Sayu Kubota cast in NTV drama “Watashi wo Moratte: Tsuiokuhen”

Goki Maeda & Sayu Kubota are cast in NTV drama series “Watashi wo Moratte: Tsuiokuhen.” The drama series is based on South Korean webtoon “Nal Gajeoyo” by RoseBean & One Punch Rabbit. In “Watashi wo Moratte: Tsuiokuhen,” Sayu Kubota plays Natsumi Morikawa. After waking up from a coma caused by an accident, she gets home and sees the ghost Ryoei Ichijo played by Goki Maeda. Ryoei Ichijo was also involved in an accident and went into a coma.

“Watashi wo Moratte: Tsuiokuhen” will be released July 5, 2024 in Japan.

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May 16 2024

Riko Fukumoto & Jesse Lewis cast in movie “A Girl & Her Guard Dog”

Riko Fukumoto and Jesse Lewis are cast in live-action movie “A Girl & Her Guard Dog.” The movie is based on manga series “Ojo to Banken-kun” by Hatsuharu and directed by Keiichi Kobayashi (“Love is Light“). For the fun romantic-comedy film, Riko Fukumoto will play high school student Isaku Senagaki. She is desperate to have a normal high school life after growing up as the granddaughter of a yakuza boss. Jesse Lewis will play Keiya Uto. He is a member of the yakuza gang that is led by Isaku Senagaki’s grandfather and enrolls at her high school to protect her.

“A Girl & Her Guard Dog” will be released sometime spring, 2025 in Japan.

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May 9 2024

Ryosuke Yamada cast in Fuji TV drama “Billion X School”

Ryosuke Yamada is cast for Fuji TV drama series “Billion X School” (working title). For the first time in his acting, Ryosuke Yamada will play a teacher in the drama series. His character Rei Kagami is actually a billionaire and brilliant CEO of a conglomerate company, but he hides his identity to work at a school for certain reasons.

“Billion X School” will first air  July, 2024 (takes over Fuji TV’s Friday 9PM time slot after “Yips“).

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May 8 2024

Ren Meguro and Rana Izutani cast in Fuji TV drama “Umi no Hajimari”

Ren Meguro and Rana Izutani are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Umi no Hajimari.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Miku Ubukata (“My Beloved Flower“). Child actress Rana Izutani was cast for the second lead role after going through auditions. The drama series will revolve around the relationship between father and daughter, after the father learns he has a daughter while attending the funeral of his ex-girlfriend from college.

“Umi no Hajimari” will first air July, 2024 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Monday 9PM time slot after “366 Days“).

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May 6 2024

Yosuke Sugino and Nao Omori cast in Fuji TV-KTV drama “Mountain Doctor”

Yosuke Sugino and Nao Omori are cast in Fuji TV–KTV drama series “Mountain Doctor.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Yuya Takahashi (“Yuya Takahashi“) and directed by Masahiro Kunimoto (“Ms. Kanna!“). Setting for the drama series is set around Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture and filming will also takes place there and on the surrounding mountains. Yosuke Sugino will play the lead character Ayumu Miyamoto, who returns to his hometown and becomes a member of the mountain medical treatment team. Nao Omori will play major supporting character Gakuto Emori. He also works at the same hospital and on the same mountain medical treatment team as Ayumu Miyamoto.

“Mountain Doctor” will first air July 8, 2024 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Monday 10 PM time slot after “Unmet“).

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May 3 2024

Asami Mizukawa, Tetsuji Tamayama, and Sho Sakurai cast in TBS drama “Warau Matryoshka”

Asami Mizukawa, Tetsuji Tamayama, and Sho Sakurai are cast in TBS drama series “Warau Matryoshka.” The upcoming drama series is based on 2021 novel “Warau Matryoshka” by Kazumasa Hayami (“The King of Novels“) and directed by Kazuyuki Iwata (“Zanka: Beautiful Snares“). Asami Mizukawa will play main character Reporter Kanae Michiura. She investigates politician Toshiya Suzuki (Sho Sakurai) and his secretary Toshiya Suzuki (Tetsuji Tamayama).

“Warau Matryoshka” will first air July, 2024 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Friday 10 PM time slot after “9 Border“).

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Apr 25 2024

Mayu Matsuoka, Minami Tanaka, & Karen Takizawa cast in Fuji TV drama “Geeks”

Mayu Matsuoka, Minami Tanaka, and Karen Takizawa are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Geeks” (working title). All three women will play employees at the Takanashi Police Station and are good friends. They gather on Fridays, to eat and drink and talk about their lives. They also begin to use their talents to solve difficult cases during their get-togethers.

“Geeks” will first air July, 2024 in Fuji TV’s Thursday 10PM time slot (replacing “Re: Revenge“).

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