Posts Tagged: NTV

Jul 26 2023

Eiko Koike cast in NTV drama “Kotatsu ga Nai Ie”

Eiko Koike is cast in NTV drama series “Kotatsu ga Nai Ie.” The drama series is setup as family-comedy and is scripted by Shigeki Kaneko (“Life’s Punchline“) and directed by Satoru Nakajima (“RemoteLove“) & Syunpei Maruya (“RemoteLove“). The drama series is also the first starring role for Eiko Koike in a prime time series. For “Kotatsu ga Nai Ie,” Eiko Koike will play successful wedding planner Marie Fukabori. Although she is successful at work, at home she is surrounded by three loser males at home.

“Kotatsu ga Nai Ie” will first air October, 2023 in Japan.

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Jun 12 2023

Mai Fukagawa, Atsuko Maeda, & Anna Ishii cast in NTV drama “Kanojotachi no Hanzai”

Mai Fukagawa, Atsuko Maeda, and Anna Ishii are cast in NTV-YTV drama series “Kanojotachi no Hanzai.” The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Kanojotachi no Hanzai” by Dai Yokozeki (“Marriage Is Difficult For A Ninja“). In “Kanojotachi no Hanzai,” Mai Fukagawa will play lead character Mayumi Himura. Along with Mayumi Himura and two other women played by Atsuko Maeda, and Anna Ishii, a missing woman’s case changes their lives.

“Kanojotachi no Hanzai” first airs July 20, 2023 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Thursday midnight time slot after “The Winning Script“).

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Jun 8 2023

Momoko Tanabe & Yuta Koseki cast in NTV drama series “The Neighbor Of Healing Has A Secret”

Momoko Tanabe and Yuta Koseki are cast in NTV live-action drama series “The Neighbor Of Healing Has A Secret.” The drama series is based on  manga series “Iyashi no Otonari-san ni wa Himitsu ga Aru” by Natsuko Umezawa. In “The Neighbor Of Healing Has A Secret,” Momoko Tanabe plays Fujiko Yomogida. Yuta Koseki will play Soma Nishina. He is the new neighbor of Fujiko Yomogida and he has a secret.

“The Neighbor Of Healing Has A Secret” first airs July 7, 2023 in Japan.

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May 23 2023

Kentaro Sakaguchi &Shota Sometani cast in NTV drama “Code”

Kentaro Sakaguchi and Shota Sometani are cast in NTV drama series “Code.” The drama is scripted by Masaaki Sakai (“Kei x Yaku: Dangerous Buddy“) & Yoshitatsu Yamada (“The Journalist“) and directed by Junichi Mori (“Little Forest: Summer & Autumn“) & Hisashi Kimura (“99.9 Criminal Lawyer“). The mystery-suspense drama series will have will Kentaro Sakaguchi play Detective Minato Ninomiya. After the death of his pregnant girlfriend, he looks into a mysterious app named Code.

“Code” will first air July 2, 2023 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Passion for Punchlines“).

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May 18 2023

Mayu Matsuoka and Mana Ashida cast in NTV drama “Saiko no Kyoshi”

Mayu Matsuoka and Mana Ashida is cast in NTV drama series “Saiko no Kyoshi.” The suspense filled school based screenplay features an original screenplay and directed by Yuma Suzuki (“Mr. Hiiragi’s Homeroom“). For Mana Ashida, she will star in her first drama series 2017 TV Tokyo drama series “Takayuki Yamada’s Festival de Cannes.”

“Saiko no Kyoshi” will first air July, 2023 (takes over NTV’s Saturday 10PM time slot after “Dr. Chocolate“).

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May 8 2023

Eiji Akaso cast in NTV drama “Turn To Me Mukai-kun”

Eiji Akaso is cast for the lead role in NTV live-action drama series “Turn To Me Mukai-kun.” The drama series is based on manga manga series “Kocchi Muite yo Mukai-kun” by Yoko Nemu. In the drama series, Eiji Akaso will play Satoru Mukai. After 10 years of being single, he decides that he wants to find love. It’s not easy for him though.

“Turn To Me Mukai-kun” first airs July, 2023 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Wednesday 10PM time slot after “Copy That?“).

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Mar 3 2023

Kentaro Sakaguchi and Noa Shiroyama cast in NTV drama “Dr. Chocolate”

Kentaro Sakaguchi and Noa Shiroyama are cast in NTV drama series “Dr. Chocolate.” The drama series is by Yusuke Watanabe (“ST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad“). In “Dr. Chocolate,” Kentaro Sakaguchi and Noa Shiroyama will play members of an illegal surgery team for hire. Noa Shiroyama will play 10-year-old genius surgeon Yui Terashima and Kentaro Sakaguchi will play Tetsuya Noda, who leads the team.

“Dr. Chocolate” first airs April, 2023 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Saturday 10PM time slot after “Captured Hospital“).

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Feb 23 2023

Kyoko Yoshine & Daiki Shigeoka cast in NTV drama “Sorette Pakuri Janaidesuka”

Kyoko Yoshine and Daiki Shigeoka are cast in NTV drama series “Sorette Pakuri Janaidesuka.” The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Sorette Pakuri Janaidesuka” by Sakurako Okuno. “Sorette Pakuri Janaidesuka” will revolve around a beverage company that has a patent taken by a rival company. Kyoko Yoshine will play lead character Aki Fujisaki. She works for the beverage company. Daiki Shigeoka will play Masami Kitawaki. He works for the parent company of the beverage company and teams up with Aki Fujisaki to regain their patent.

“Sorette Pakuri Janaidesuka” will first air April, 2023 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Wednesday 10 PM time slot after “Reversal Orchestra“).

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Dec 7 2022

Teaser poster and ep.1 air date for NTV drama “Captured Hospital”

Teaser poster and ep.1 air date set for NTV drama series “Captured Hospital” starring Sho Sakurai and Manami Higa. The drama series has Sho Sakurai playing Detective Saburo Musashi. Manami Higa plays his estranged wife Yuko Musashi. She works at a hospital, where masked men take everybody as hostages.

“Captured Hospital” is now set to first air January 14, 2023 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Saturday 10PM time slot after “Patient Chart Prayer“).

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