Mitsuki Takahata is cast for the lead role in WOWOW drama series “Stranger” (literal title). The drama series is based on 2015 novel “Iribito” by Maha Harada (“Runway Beat“) and directed by Kentaro Hagiwara (“Tokyo Ghoul“). Mitsuki Takahata will play Naho Takamura in the drama series. She travels to Kyoto from Tokyo for her pregnancy and becomes fascinated by a painting by an unknown painter.
“Stranger” will consist of 5 episodes and air sometime this winter in Japan.
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Yutaka Matsushige is cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Solitary Gourmet Season 9.” The drama series is based on manga series “Kodoku no Gourmet” by Masayuki Qusumi. Yutaka Matsushige will reprise his by now familiar character of Goro Inogashira.
“Solitary Gourmet Season 9” first airs July, 2021 in Japan.
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Gordon Maeda is cast in WOWOW drama series “Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend.” The drama series is a documentary-drama and depicts the making of a live-film adaptation of manga series “Kinnikuman.” Gordon Maeda will play himself in the drama series.
“Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend” will consist of 10 episodes and first air October, 2021 in Japan.
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Masaki Suda is cast in Fuji TV live-action drama series “Do Not Say Mystery” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Mystery to Iu Nakare” by Yumi Tamura. For “Do Not Say Mystery,” Masaki Suda will play a university student, Totono Kuno. A murder case takes place near his home and he becomes a suspect.
“Do Not Say Mystery” will first air January, 2022 in Japan.
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Yuta Furukawa is cast for the lead role in TV Tokyo drama series “Women’s War: Bachelor Murder Case” (literal title). Also cast in the drama series are Wakana Aoi, Reina Triendl, Rio Teramoto, Ichika Osaki, Rie Kitahara, Riko Narumi, and Sei Matobu. The original screenplay is written by Junpei Yamaoka (“School Police“).
“Women’s War: Bachelor Murder Case” first airs July, 2021 in Japan (takes over TV Tokyo’s Saturday 23:25 time slot after “Curse of Spring“).
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Manami Higa and Keisuke Watanabe are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Oshi no Oujisama.” The drama series will have Manami Higa play game developer Izumi Hidaka. She is obsessed over a male game character she made 4 years earlier. Keisuke Watanabe will play Wataru Igarashi. He has the exact physical appearance of the game character created by Izumi Hidaka, but completely different personality. They meet unexpectedly one day.
“Oshi no Oujisama” will first air July, 2021 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Thursday 10PM time slot after “The Romance Manga Artist“).
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Honoka Matsumoto is cast in WOWOW drama series “Grappler Baki wa BL dewa nai ka to Kangaetsuzuketa Otome no Kirokutsutsu.” The drama series is based on essay “Grappler Baki wa BL dewa nai ka to 1 nichi 30 jikan 300 nichi Kangaeta Otome no Kirokutsutsu” by Junko Kaneda. In the drama series, Honoka Matsumoto will play Akane Kojima. Her secret hobby is reading BL manga.
“Grappler Baki wa BL dewa nai ka to Kangaetsuzuketa Otome no Kirokutsutsu” will first air August, 2021 in Japan.
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Atsuhiro Inukai and Miona Hori (Nogizaka46) are cast in TBS drama series “Saretagawa no Blue.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Saretagawa no Blue” by Chika Semoto. The drama series has Atsuhiro Inukai and Miona Hori playing a married couple. The husband sets out for revenge after witnessing his wife having an affair.
“Saretagawa no Blue” first airs from July 13, 2021 in Japan.
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Ryoko Yonekura is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Doctor-X Season 7.” Ryoko Yonekura will reprise her character of Michiko Daimon. Also cast to reprise their respective from prior seasons of “Doctor X” are Yuki Uchida, Kenichi Endo, Masanobu Katsumura, Kosuke Suzuki, Ittoku Kishibe and Toshiyuki Nishida. Season 7, will be set against a backdrop of a worldwide pandemic that challenges the medical system in Japan.
“Doctor-X” first airs October, 2021 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Thursday 9PM time slot after “Emergency Interrogation Room“).
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Nagisa Sekimizu and Toru Nakamura are cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Hachigatsu wa Yoru no Batting Center de.” The drama series features an original screenplay that was inspired by cellphone gaming app “Cinderella Nine.” The drama series is set at batting cage center, where a mysterious man tries to solve problems of the centers’ clients using baseball theory.
“Hachigatsu wa Yoru no Batting Center de” first airs July 7, 2021 in Japan.
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