Satomi Ishihara is cast in TV Tokyo drama special “Greatest Gift of Life” (literal title of “Jinsei Saiko no Okurimono”). The drama special is scripted by Yoshikazu Okada and directed by Kan Ishibashi. “Greatest Gift of Life” will have Satomi Ishihara play Yuriko Tabuchi. She decides to visit her father out of the blue and doesn’t state why or how long she will stay with her father. She does have a secret.
“Greatest Gift of Life” will air January 4, 2021 in Japan.
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Fuka Koshiba is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Mokomi: She’s A Little Weird” (literal title). The drama series is scripted by Atsuko Hashibe (“Freeter, Ie wo Kau“) and directed by the trio of Hajime Takezono, Jota Tsunehiro, Toshiaki Kamada. The drama series will have Fuka Koshiba playing main character Mokomi Shimizu. She is considered a weird person, because she talks to inanimate objects and can feel their emotions.
“Mokomi: She’s A Little Weird” first airs January, 2021 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 11PM time slot after “Equation To Erase The Teacher“).
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Toma Ikuta and Michiko Kichise are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Can’t Write!?” (literal title). The duo will play husband and wife. Michiko Kichise will play Nami Yoshimaru, who is a best-selling writer. Toma Ikuta will play Keisuke Yoshimaru. He is a stay-at-home dad, but he tries to become a drama series screenwriter. This is the first time for Toma Ikuta to star in a TV Asahi drama series.
“Can’t Writer!?” will first air January, 2021 in Japan.
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Yuki Yamada is cast in live-action NHK drama series “From Now On We Begin Ethics” (literal title). The drama series is based on “Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu” by Shiori Amase. In the drama series, Yuki Yamada plays ethics high school teacher Takayanagi.
“From Now On We Begin Ethics” first airs January 16, 2021 in Japan.
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Masahiro Matsuoka (member of rock band Tokio) is cast for the lead role in WOWOW drama series “Mikkoku wa Utau.” The drama series is based on 2017 novel “Mikkoku wa Utau” by Gentaro Igane. Drama series “Mikkoku wa Utau” will have Masahiro Matsuoka playing Detective Masaki Sara. He investigates the death of his colleague during a murder investigation.
“Mikkoku wa Utau” will consist of 6 episodes and first air sometime next year in Japan.
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Wakana Aoi and Terunosuke Takezai are cast in TBS-MBS live-action drama series “Marriage with a Large Age Gap” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga “Toshi no Sakon” by Atsuki Nakama. Setup for the drama series has a 24-year-old woman played by Wakana Aoi marrying a 44-year-old man played by Terunosuke Takezai.
“Marriage with a Large Age Gap” first airs December 15, 2020 in Japan.
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Kenshi Okada is cast in NTV drama series “Date My Daughter” starring Miho Kanno & Minami Hamabe. For the drama series, Kenshi Okada will play Hikaru Irino. He is a university student and attends the same school as Sora Minase (Minami Hamabe). While he has an attractive appearance and is popular with women, he does not have a girlfriend. He thinks of love as being an annoyance, but he gets involved with Sora Minase.
“Date My Daughter” first airs January, 2021 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Wednesday 10PM time slot after “RemoteLove“).
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Haruka Ayase is cast for the lead role in TBS drama series “Heaven and Hell: 2 Psycho People” (literal title). Issey Takahashi, Tasuku Emoto, and Kazuki Kitamura are also cast for major supporting character roles in the drama series. The drama series is scripted by Yoshiko Morishita and will be directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa, Takahiro Aoyama, Aya Matsuki. Screenwriter Yoshiko Morishita, director Yuichiro Hirakawa, and lead actress Haruka Ayase has previously worked together on TBS drama series “Stepmom and Daughter Blues,” “Jin,” “MR. BRAIN,” “Into the White Night” and “Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World.”
” Heaven and Hell: 2 Psycho People” will first air January, 2021 in Japan.
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Satomi Kobayashi is cast in WOWOW drama series “Pension Metsa.” The drama series will be scripted and directed by Kana Matsumoto. Satomi Kobayashi and Kana Matsumoto have previously worked together in many films and drama series, including “Mother Water,” “Tokyo Oasis,” “Bread and Soup and Cat Weather,” and “Cote d’Azur No.10.” For the drama series, Satomi Kobayashi will play main character, who owns a pension in the forest. A teaser trailer for the drama series has been added at AsianWiki.
“Pension Metsa” will first air January 15, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for Netflix live-action drama series “Alice in Borderland” starring Kento Yamazaki & Tao Tsuchiya. Drama series is based on manga series “Imawa no Kuni no Arisu” by Haro Aso. The poster features twelve cast members who are Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijiro Murakami, Yuki Morinaga, Keita Machida, Ayaka Miyoshi, Dori Sakurada, Aya Asahina, Shuntaro Yanagi, Nobuaki Kaneko, Sho Aoyagi and Riisa Naka.
“Alice in Borderland” will be available to stream from December 10, 2020 on Netflix.
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