Junichi Okada is cast in Netflix drama series “Last Samurai Standing.” Junichi Okada will also serve as producer and action director for the drama series. “Last Samurai Standing” is based on 2022 novel “Ikusagami Ten” and 2023 novel “Ikusagami Ji” by Shogo Imamura. Story for the drama series is set in the late Meiji period, with 292 samurais taking part in a deadly battle royale for a huge prize.
“Last Samurai Standing” will be available to stream sometime later this year.
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Teaser poster and air date set for WOWOW drama series “Kanzen Muzai” starring Alice Hirose. The mystery crime drama series is based on 2019 novel “Kanzen Muzai” by Takeaki Daimon (“Justice in a Balance“) and directed by Tatsushi Omori (“Tada’s Do-It-All House“). Furthermore, Eiji Okuda and Yukiya Kitamura have been announced to play major supporting characters.
The 5 episode drama series “Kanzen Muzai” will first air Sunday, July 7, 2024 in Japan.
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Tomoya Nakamura and Tao Tsuchiya are cast in NHK drama series “Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai.” Drama series is based on manga series “Shrink: Seishinkai Yowai” by Jin Nanami & illustrated by Tsukiko. Story for “Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai” will be set at a small psychiatry clinic in a back alley within Shinjuku. Tomoya Nakamura will play Psychiatrist Konosuke Yowai and Tao Tsuchiya will play Nurse Yuri Amamiya.
“Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai” will consist of 3 episodes and first air August 31, 2024 in Japan.
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Ai Mikami is cast in WOWOW drama series “Game no Na wa Yukai” starring Kazuya Kamenashi. The drama series is based on 2002 novel “Game no Na wa Yukai” by popular mystery writer Keigo Higashino, which was previously adapted into 2003 movie “G@me” starring Naohito Fujiki and Yukie Nakama. For the upcoming drama series, Ai Mikami will play Juri Katsuragi, who is the daughter of car company vice president Katsutoshi Katsuragi and his mistress. She is abused by her family and her father ignores her situation. She teams up with Shunsuke Sakuma (Kazuya Kamenashi) to get revenge on her father Katsutoshi Katsuragi.
“Game no Na wa Yukai” is now set to first air June 9, 2024 in Japan.
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Kazunari Ninomiya is cast in TBS sequel drama series “Black Forceps Season 2.” The first season, originally aired in 2018 on TBS, featured Kazunari Ninomiya playing highly skilled surgeon Seishiro Tokai. The drama series is based on 2007 novel “Black Pean 1988” by Takeru Kaido (“Glory of Team Batista“).
“Black Forceps Season 2” first airs July, 2024 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Friday 9PM time slot after “Antihero“).
Shinichi Tsutsumi, Taishi Nakagawa, Shota Sometani, and Moka Kamishiraishi are cast in TBS drama series “Messou mo Nai.” The drama series is scripted and directed by Takuya Kato (“A Bad Boy Drinks Tea“). The unusual script revolves around 7 mysterious holes that appear in Japan and a man named Ozawa (Shinichi Tsutsumi) who starts a cult that believes the holes are God. Filming for the drama series mixes standard filming on location and also within a studio set that is set up like a theater stage. The first teaser trailer can be viewed at AsianWiki.
“Messou mo Nai” will first air April 16, 2024 in Japan.
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Kiita Komagine and Taisuke Niihara are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “At 25:00 in Akasaka.” The drama series is based on BL themed manga series “25ji Akasaka de” by Hiroko Natsuno. In the drama series, Taisuke Niihara will play rookie actor Yuki Shirasaki. He gets cast in BL drama series opposite popular star actor Asami Hayama (Kiita Komagine).
“At 25:00 in Akasaka” will first air April 18, 2024 in Japan.
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Anne Nakamura & Yu Yokoyama are cast in NTV-YTV drama series “Yakusoku.” The crime-mystery drama series features an original screenplay that will have the two leads play detectives. Anne Nakamura will play Aoi Kiriyuu. She is a detective and returns to her hometown after 16 years to prove her father’s innocence. Yu Yokoyama will play Kei Kosaka. He works with her on the case and also watches over her.
“Yakusoku” will first air April 11, 2024 (takes over NTV’s Thursday 23:59 time slot after “Time Traveler’s Disease“).
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Takuya Kimura is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Believe.” For the drama series, which pairs him again with director Jota Tsunehiro and screenwriter Yumiko Inoue. They previously worked together 2018 TV Asahi drama series “BG: Personal Bodyguard” and 2020 TV Asahi drama series “BG: Personal Bodyguard Season 2.” In “Believe,” Takuya Kimura will play Architect Riku Kariyama. He is passionate about his work, but comes across unexpected problems while working on his latest project.
“Believe” will first air April, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Thursday 9 PM time slot after “Great Gift“).
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Issey Takahashi, Isao Hashizume, and Tsubasa Honda are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Six-Second Path Season 2.” The drama series is set one year after 2023 TV Asahi drama series “Six-Second Path: The Melancholy of Fireworks Master Seitaro Mochizuki.” Also cast to play a new character in the sequel drama series is Mayu Miyamoto. For Mayu Miyamoto, she will play a mysterious woman named Fumika Noguchi. She approaches Seitaro Mochizuki (Issey Takahashi) to work as his apprentice.
“Six-Second Path Season 2” will first air April 13, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 11:30 PM time slot after “Rikon Shinai Otoko“).
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