Shotaro Mamiya cast in WOWOW drama “Hustlin Boy”

Shotaro Mamiya is cast in WOWOW live-action drama series “Hustlin Boy.” The drama series is based on manga series of same name by Shinya Kusaka and Yuki Honda. Kosuke Suzuki (“Shylock’s Children“) will direct the drama series. Shotaro Mamiya will play Tamotsu Kubota. He is a student in debt and begins to work with someone in the criminal underworld of Ikebukuro.

“Hustlin Boy” will consist of 8 episodes and air sometime this fall in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Tamotsu Kubota (Shotaro Mamiya) is a university student, who is burdened with a debt. He is a dull student and spends most his time doing part-time work. One day, in an attempt to reduce his debt, he falls into a scam. He is now in the biggest crisis of his life. At that time, he meets a criminal tools dealer and he is saved by the dealer. They begin to work together in the criminal world of Ikebukuro, which is dominated by 3 groups: Jinbokai yakuza group, Gozugumi yakuza group, and the Taiga group. The latter group deals in specials frauds like bank transfer scams. In addition to these, a mysterious duo appears in the criminal world of Ikebukuro.