Posts Categorized: Japanese Dramas

Aug 30 2021

Ryusei Yokohama cast in TBS drama “DCU”

Ryusei Yokohama is cast in TBS drama series “DCU” starring Hiroshi Abe. The title of the drama series stands for deep crime unit, which is a team of the coast guard formed to fight to underwater crimes. Ryusei Yokohama will play Haruki Seno. His character is a member of DCU and an excellent scuba diver. His parents had a fatal accident in the sea when he was young. Meanwhile, Ryusei Yokohama acquired a scuba diving license in preparation to play his character in the drama series.

“DCU” will air January, 2022 in Japan.

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Aug 24 2021

Tomohisa Yamashita cast in Hulu drama “Drops of God”

Tomohisa Yamashita is cast for a co-lead role in Hulu live-action drama series “Drops of God” (working title). The drama series will be a co-production between Japan, U.S., and France. French actress Fleur Geffrie will play main character Kamille. She will take part in a wine tasting competition to win her late father’s valuable wine collection. Tomohisa Yamashita  will play Issei Toomine. He is a well known wine critic and competes against Kamille in the wine tasting competition. The drama series is based on manga series “Kami no Shizuku” by Shin Kibayashi, but will substitute the manga’s main character, who is a Japanese man, with a French female character.

Filming for “Drops of God” will begin in France this month and will also take place in Italy and Japan. “Drops of God” will stream on Hulu sometime next year.

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Aug 20 2021

Marika Matsumoto cast in TV Asahi drama “Will You Still Pledge Me Your Faithful Love?”

Marika Matsumoto is cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Will You Still Pledge Me Your Faithful Love?” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Soredemo Ai wo Chikaimasu ka?” by Keiku Hagiwara. For “Will You Still Pledge Me Your Faithful Love?,” Marika Matsumoto will play married Jun Sumisu. After she takes a job, she sees her husband with another woman.

“Will You Still Pledge Me Your Faithful Love?” first airs October 2, 2021 in Japan.

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Aug 19 2021

Shunsuke Michieda & Ren Meguro cast in TV Asahi drama “Vanishing My First Love”

Shunsuke Michieda & Ren Meguro are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Vanishing My First Love” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Kieta Hatsukoi” by Wataru Hinekure & Aruko. The drama series has a boy in high school assume that another boy in his class likes him because of whats written on his eraser. He is unaware that the other boy borrowed the eraser from a girl that likes him.

“Vanishing My First Love” first airs October, 2021 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 11:30 PM time slot after “The High School Heroes“).

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Aug 18 2021

Noriko Eguchi & Eiji Akaso cast in Fuji TV drama “Super Rich”

Noriko Eguchi and Eiji Akaso are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Super Rich.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Davis Eiichi Mizoi. For the drama series, Noriko Eguchi will play Mamoru Hyoga. She is rich and successful, but lonely inside. She is the CEO of a company and meets a young intern played by Eiji Akaso.

“Super Rich” first airs October, 2021 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Thursday 10PM time slot after “My Fair Prince.”).

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Aug 17 2021

Nana Seino & Kentaro Sakaguchi cast in TBS drama “Only Just Married”

Nana Seino and Kentaro Sakaguchi are cast in TBS live-action drama series “Only Just Married” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Konin Todoke ni Han wo Oshita dake desu ga” by Aoharu Yuki. The romantic-comedy script will have Nano Seino and Kentaro Sakaguchi playing two young adults who enter into a fake marriage for different reasons. The man proposes to the woman after having met only 30 minutes earlier.

“Only Just Married” will first air October, 2021 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Promise Cinderella“).

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Aug 14 2021

Yuriko Yoshitaka cast in TBS drama “Deepest Affection”

Yuriko Yoshitaka is cast in TBS drama series “Deepest Affection” (literal title of “Saiai”). The drama series features an original screenplay by Satoko Okudera & Yukako Shimizu and Ayuko Tsukahara directs the series. In the drama series, Yuriko Yoshitaka will play Rio Sanada. Her character becomes a CEO at the age of 30, but she also becomes a witness to a murder case.

“Deepest Affection” first airs October, 2021 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Friday 10PM time slot after “#bemyfamily“).

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Aug 12 2021

Hidetoshi Nishijima, Rie Miyazawa, & Kyoko Yoshine cast in NTV drama “Real Criminal Flag”

Hidetoshi Nishijima, Rie Miyazawa, and Kyoko Yoshine are cast in NTV drama series “Real Criminal Flag” (literal title of “Shinhannin Flag”). The drama series is scripted by Minato Takano (“Kakegurui“) and directed by Noriyoshi Sakuma, Satoru Nakajima, Naoko Komuro. “Real Criminal Flag” is also planned to have 2 seasons, with season 1 airing from October, 2021 and season 2 airing from January, 2022.

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