Posts Categorized: Japanese Dramas

Jun 9 2017

Jun Matsumoto, Teruyuki Kagawa & Fumino Kimura cast in TBS drama series “99.9 Criminal Lawyer Season II”

Jun Matsumoto, Teruyuki Kagawa & Fumino Kimura are cast in new TBS drama series “99.9 Criminal Lawyer Season II.” Jun Matsumoto and Teruyuki Kagawa will reprise their respective lead male character roles from season 1 of “99.9 Criminal Lawyer.” Fumino Kimura will play new lead female character Maiko Ozaki. Her character is a former criminal court judge. Due to a case, she quit her job and stayed away from the law field. To help a friend, she visits Madarame Law Firm. There, Atsuhiro Sada (Teruyuki Kagawa) asks Maiko Ozaki to work at their law firm and she accepts.

“99.9 Criminal Lawyer Season II” first airs January, 2018 in Japan.

Jun 8 2017

Kie Kitano cast in live-action dTV drama series “Gintama: Mitsuba hen”

Kie Kitano is cast in upcoming live-action dTV drama series “Gintama: Mitsuba hen” co-starring Shun Oguri, Ryo Yoshizawa, Yuya Yagira & Kankuro Nakamura. The drama series is based on manga series “Gintama” by Hideaki Sorachi and will be directed by Yuichi Fukuda. In the upcoming 3 episode drama series, Kie Kitano will play Mitsuba Okita. She is the older sister of Sogo Okita (Ryo Yoshizawa) and has feelings for Toshiro Hijikata (Yuya Yagira).

“Gintama: Mitsuba hen” first airs July 15, 2017 and live-action film “Gintama” will be released July 14, 2017 in Japan.

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Jun 6 2017

Teaser poster for TV Tokyo-Netflix drama series “Saboriman Kantarou”

Here’s a teaser poster for upcoming TV Tokyo-Netflix drama series “Saboriman Kantarou” starring Matsuya Onoe. In addition, Ren Ishikawa and Sarutoki Minagawa have been announced as supporting actors in the drama series. Ren Ishikawa will play Kanako Dobashi. She is a colleague of Kantarou Ametani (Matsuya Onoe) at a publishing company. Sarutoki Minagawa will play Toru Miyake. He is a sales manager.

The drama series will premiere July 7, 2017 on Netflix and July 13, 2017 on TV Tokyo.

Jun 5 2017

Mitsuki Takahata cast in NTV drama series “Kahogo no Kahoko”

Mitsuki Takahata is cast in new NTV drama series “Kahogo no Kahoko.” Also cast in supporting roles are Hitomi Kuroki and Saburo Tokito. The drama series is based on an original screenplay by Kazuhiko Yukawa. Drama series follows 21-year-old university student Kahoko Nemoto (Mitsuki Takahata). Her mother does everything for her. She then meets someone who grew up totally different from her.

“Kahogo no Kahoko” first airs July, 2017 in Japan.

Jun 2 2017

Ikusaburo Yamazaki & Rin Takanashi cast in live-action TV Asahi drama series “Aino Mating Agency Inc”

Ikusaburo Yamazaki & Rin Takanashi are cast in live-action TV Asahi drama series “Aino Mating Agency Inc” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga “Aino Kekkon Soudanjo” by Jun Yagi. Story for the drama series revolves around a matchmaking agency that has a 100% success rate in getting their clients married. Shingo Aino (Ikusaburo Yamazaki) works as the director at the matchmaking agency. He relies on his background as an associate professor of ethology when counseling his clients. His assistant is Sister Elizabeth (Rin Takanashi).

“Aino Mating Agency Inc” first airs July, 2017 in Japan.

Jun 1 2017

Atsuro Watabe & Kanna Hashimoto cast in Fuji TV drama series “Keishicho Ikimono Gakari”

Atsuro Watabe and Kanna Hashimoto are cast in new Fuji TV drama series “Keishicho Ikimono Gakari.” The police-animal drama series is based on four novels by Takahiro Okura. Also cast in supporting roles are Shohei Miura, Tomoharu Hasegawa, Ren Ishikawa, Denden, Sho Kiyohara, Susumu Terajima and Atsuko Asano.

In the drama series, Atsuro Watabe plays Detective Tomozo Sudo. He is demoted to a division that takes care of pets whose owners are suspects or missing. Kanna Hashimoto plays Police Constable Keiko Usuki. She works in the same division as Tomozo Sudo. They work uniquely together to solve cases.

“Keishicho Ikimono Gakari” first airs July, 2017 in Japan.

May 29 2017

Masataka Kubota cast in live-action Fuji TV drama series “We Did It”

Masataka Kubota is cast in live-action Fuji TV drama series “We Did It” (literal title of “Boku-tachi ga Yarimashita”). For the drama series, Masataka Kubota will play main character Tobio Masubuchi. Also cast in supporting roles are Mei Nagano, Mackenyu, Shotaro Mamiya, Shono Hayama, Hiroki Konno, Rina Kawaei, Sae Okazaki, Itsuji Itao, Ikue Sakakibara, Asami Mizukawa, Shohei Miura and Arata Furuta. The drama series is based on manga “Boku-tachi ga Yarimashita” by Muneyuki Kaneshiro.

“We Did It” first airs July, 2017 in Japan.

May 24 2017

Yoko Maki cast in Fuji TV drama series “Cecile’s Plot”

Yoko Maki is cast in new Fuji TV drama series “Cecile’s Plot” (literal title). Also cast in supporting roles are Michiko Kichise, Ayumi Ito, Yuka Itaya and Kyoko Hasegawa. The drama series is based on novel “Sesiru no Mokuromi” by Kei Yuikawa. Story for “Cecile’s Plot” follows housewife Nao Miyaji (Yoko Maki). She is content with her life, but her life changes after being scouted as a reader model for fashion magazine Vogue.

“Cecile’s Plot” first airs July, 2017 in Japan.

May 23 2017

Arata Furuta & Eiko Koike cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Shimokitazawa Die Hard”

Arata Furuta & Eiko Koike are cast in new TV Tokyo drama series “Shimokitazawa Die Hard.” The drama series will feature 11 different episodes written by 11 different screenwriters and consisting of different cast members, but have Arata Furuta & Eiko Koike appearing throughout the series. In the drama series, Eiko Koike will play a snack bar owner in the Tokyo neighborhood of Shimokitazawa. Arata Furuta will play a regular customer at the snack bar. These two will tell 11 stories about the worst day in the lives of people in the Shimokitazawa area.

“Shimokitazawa Die Hard” first airs July, 2017 in Japan.