Issey Takahashi is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Reborn.” The drama series features an original screenplay that is written by Hiroshi Hashimoto (“SKY Castle“). For Issey Takahashi, he will play dual roles of Kosei Neo & Eito Nomoto. Koseo Neo is murdered in the year 2026, but he wakes up in the year 2012 as Eito Nomoto.
“Reborn” will first air April, 2026 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Saikai: Silent Truth“).
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Seishiro Kato is cast in NTV-YTV drama series “Kimi ga Shikei ni Naru Mae ni.” The suspense drama series that involves time travel features an original screenplay by Hayashi Mori (“Classmate no Joshi, Zenin Sukideshita“) and Yuki Takeda (“Mother Game“). For “Kimi ga Shikei ni Naru Mae ni,” Seishiro Kato will play Kotaro Sakabe. He gave up working at an insurance company and has become more reclusive. He then travels 7 years into the past with two friends and meets a woman who is executed in the present day for a serial murder case. She tells them that she is innocent.
“Kimi ga Shikei ni Naru Mae ni” will first air April 2, 2026 in Japan (takes over NTV‘s Thursday midnight time slot following the conclusion of “My Fave, the Killer.”)
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Haruka Kinami and Mahiro Takasugi are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Konya, Himitsu no Kitchen de.” The fantasy romance drama series is based on webcomic “Konya, Himitsu no Kitchen de” by Akiyo Kurosawa, which will be published from March, 2026. Planning for the webcomic and drama series was developed jointly to give two different interpretations on a story revolving around a woman in a repressive relationship and finding her escape in cooking and love.
“Konya, Himitsu no Kitchen de” will first air April, 2026 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Thursday 10PM time slot after “Professional: Insurance Investigator Ren Amane.”
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Jin Shirasu and Hinako Sakurai are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Yomei 3Kagetsu no Sare Otto.” The suspense drama series will have Jin Shirasu and Hinako Sakurai play a married couple. Jin Shirasu will play Aoi Kosaka. He learns he is terminally ill and only has 3 months left to live, but also discovers that his wife is having an affair. For his son, he decides to take revenge on his wife and her lover.
“Yomei 3Kagetsu no Sare Otto” will first air April 24, 2026 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Friday 11:15 PM time slot after “Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open“).
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Haru Kuroki and Kayo Noro are cast in Fuji TV-KTV drama series “Ginga no Ippyou.” Drama series features an original screenplay by Naomi Hiruta (“Japan’s Number One Jerk Salaryman“) and revolves around two women who step into the world of politics together. Haru Kuroki will play Matsuri Hoshino. She worked as a secretary for her father, who is the ruling party’s secretary-general, but gets cut off by him after she investgiated his past. Kayo Noro will play Akari Tsukioka. She runs a small snack bar, but decides to run for the vacant Tokyo governor position with the help of Matsuri Hoshino.
“Ginga no Ippyou” first airs April, 2026 in Japan.
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Mei Hata and Mirai Shida are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Error.” The original screenplay written by Sakiko Yashige depicts an unexpected friendship between two women. There are lies, secrets, and betrayals that take place between them. Mei Hata plays Yume Nakata. She tried to save a woman from taking her own life, but learned that she died that night. Two months later she meets Mio Osako, who is the daughter of that woman who died.
“Error” will first air April 12, 2026 in Japan.
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Kaho is cast for the lead role in NHK drama series “The Diary of a Novelist.” Also cast for the drama series are Sylvia Grab, Itsuji Itao, Satoru Matsuo, and Yuta Hayashi. The suspense human drama will revolve around a diary that was left behind by a late writer and the secret actions taken by two women over that diary. Kaho will play Megumi Eto, who is an editor.
“The Diary of a Novelist” will first air March 8, 2026 in Japan.
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Shinichi Tsutsumi is cast in TBS drama series “Gift.” The original screenplay will revolve around a genius astrophysicist (Shinichi Tsutsumi), who becomes interested in helping a wheelchair rugby team win games. The team hasn’t won in 3 years and the players constantly bicker among themselves. Naoki Kato (If My Wife Becomes An Elementary School Student) will co-direct the drama series.
“Gift” will first air April, 2026 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Sunday 9PM time slot after “Reboot“).
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Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for Netflix drama series “Sins of Kujo” starring Yuya Yagira. Drama series is based on manga series “Kujo no Taizai” by Shohei Manabe (“Ushijima the Loan Shark“). The theme song for the drama series has been announced as “Dogs” by rock trio band Hitsujibungaku. More cast members for the drama series has also been announced and they are Takenori Goto, Kaito Yoshimura, Rintaro Mizusawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, Ryo Iwamatsu, Makiko Watanabe, Akiko Kikuchi, Shinobu Hasegawa, Yu Kashii, Ken Mitsuishi, Nobuko Sendo, Toma Ikuta, and Ruka Ishikawa.
“Sins of Kujo” will be available to stream from April 2, 2026.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Straight to Hell” starring Erika Toda. Drama series is based on the true story of Kazuko Hosoki. She dropped out of high school and became successful as a hostess in Ginza. She then made her mark by becoming a fortune teller. Erika Toda will play Kazuko Hosoki from the age of 17 to 66.
“Straight to Hell” is now set to premiere April 27, 2026.
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