Posts Categorized: Japanese Dramas

Nov 5 2021

Trailer & poster for Netflix drama “The Journalist”

Trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “The Journalist” starring Ryoko Yonekura. More castings have been announced for the drama series and they are Go Ayano, Ryusei Yokohama, Hidetaka Yoshioka , Shinobu Terajima , Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Koji Ookura, Tetsushi Tanaka, Masato Hagiwara,  Tokio Emoto,  Kaho Tsuchimura, Karin Ono, Jun Hashimoto,  Denden,  Yusuke Santamaria and Shiro Sano.  “The Journalist” drama series shares same title, setting at newspaper company Shinbun Kisha, and director as 2019 movie “The Journalist,” starring Shim Eun-Kyung & Tori Matsuzaka, but features different characters and story.

“The Journalist” will be available to stream from January 13, 2022.

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Nov 3 2021

Shinichi Tsutsumi cast in TBS drama “If My Wife Become An Elementary School Student”

Shinichi Tsutsumi is cast in TBS live-action drama series “If My Wife Become An Elementary School Student” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru” by Yayuu Murata. For the drama series, Shinichi Tsutsumi will play Keisuke Niijima. He is still unable to get over his wife’s death from 10 years ago and then a strange girl appears in front of him.

“If My Wife Become An Elementary School Student” first airs January, 2022 in Japan.

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Oct 28 2021

Minami Hamabe cast in Fuji TV-KTV drama “Dr. White”

Minami Hamabe is cast in Fuji TV-KTV drama series “Dr. White.” The drama series is based on novels “Dr. White: Senrigan no Karute” and “Dr. White: Kami no Shindan” by Shin Kibayashi. For “Dr. White,” Minami Hamabe will play main character Byakuya. She is a mysterious character, who possesses medical knowledge, but doesn’t remember much about herself.

“Dr. White” first airs January, 2022 in Japan.

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Oct 28 2021

Kazuya Kamenashi cast in WOWOW drama “Shoutai”

Kazuya Kamenashi is cast for the lead role in WOWOW drama series “Shoutai.” The drama series is based on 2020 novel “Shoutai” by Tamehito Somei and directed by Hideo Nakata (“Ring“) & Masaaki Taniguchi (“Signal“). In the drama series, Kazuya Kamenashi will play Keiichi Kaburagi. He is a fugitive, but people begin to wonder if he is really is a murderer.

“Shoutai” will first air spring, 2022 in Japan.

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Oct 21 2021

Teaser trailer & poster for Netflix drama “Fishbowl Wives”

Teaser trailer and poster for Netflix live-action drama series “Fishbowl Wives” starring Ryoko Shinohara. Drama series is based on manga series “Kingyo Tsuma” by Kurosawa R. In addition, 11 actors have been announced for the film: Takanori Iwata, Masanobu Ando, Kyoko Hasegawa, Wakana Matsumoto, Shizuka Nakamura, Saori Seto, Anna Ishii, Hidekazu Mashima, Shingo Fujimori, Atsuhiro Inukai, & Yuki Kubota. In the drama series, Takanori Iwata he will play Haruto Toyota. He meets Sakura Hiraga (Ryoko Shinohara), who is married and in an abusive marriage, and falls in love with her. Masanobu Ando will play Takuya Hiraga. He is the abusive husband, married to Sakura Hiraga.

“Fishbowl Wives” will be available to stream on Netflix sometime next year.

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Oct 6 2021

Ryunosuke Kamiki cast in WOWOW drama “Ryunosuke Kamiki’s Filming Break”

Ryunosuke Kamiki is cast in WOWOW drama series “Ryunosuke Kamiki’s Filming Break.” The drama series follows “Kasumi Arimura’s Filming Break” and “Ryoma Takeuchi’s Filming Break” which aired on WOWOW in 2020. The format of the drama series follows a famous actor who spends time away from filming to go on a holiday.

“Ryunosuke Kamiki’s Filming Break” airs from January 7, 2022 in Japan.

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