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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:56 pm Post subject:
Hirakawa Tetsuhiro�fs �gClover�h manga gets drama adaptation
Posted on February 1, 2012 by tokyograph
Hirakawa Tetsuhiro�fs manga �gClover�h is going to be adapted as a live-action drama series this spring. The lead cast and other details are expected to be announced in the middle of this month.
�gClover�h has been serialized in Akita Shoten�fs Weekly Shonen Champion magazine since 2007. The 25th tankoubon volume will be released on February 8, and so far the series has sold more than 4.5 million copies.
The story follows the daily lives of three male high school delinquents. Hayato, who is strong in fighting, returns to his hometown for the first time since elementary school and enters high school. There, he revives his childhood friendship with motorcycle-loving Tomoki and clumsy Kenji. The three occasionally fight and get into trouble, but their friendship helps them overcome various obstacles.
TV Tokyo plans to begin broadcasting the drama series in April.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:18 am Post subject:
Yoshioka Hidetaka, Anne star in drama special �gNekoben�h
Posted on February 5, 2012 by tokyograph
Actor Yoshioka Hidetaka and model/actress Anne will star in a drama special titled �gNekoben ~Shitai no Minoshirokin~.�h The drama is based on the winner of TBS and Kodansha�fs 3rd Drama Gensaku Taisho (an award for original novels for dramas), written by Oyama Junko.
Yoshioka plays the lead character Momose Taro, a genius lawyer who has earned the nickname �gNeko-ben�h (�gCat Lawyer�h) for the unusual amount of pet-related cases he handles. He is also unable to leave helpless cats alone, so he ends up keeping more than 10 cats at his office. Due to circumstances, he was raised in an orphanage as a child, so he has a strong yearning to have a family. Looking for marriage, he receives assistance from a marriage counselor (Anne), but he has already 30 unsuccessful omiais (meetings for an arranged marriage).
The drama focuses on a specific case involving the theft of a hearse from a funeral hall, carrying the deceased president of a major shoe company. His relatives have a reason for being unable to notify the police, so Momose is called upon to solve the case. However, the thief calls and demands a ransom for the body, turning it into a baffling case.
The supporting cast includes Kimura Midoriko, Yanagihara Kanako, Itaya Yuka, Iwamatsu Ryo, Nonami Maho, Arakawa Yoshiyoshi, Ishida Akira (of NON STYLE), Ueda Koichi, Shiomi Sansei, Ito Shiro, and Watanabe Misako.
The story will be published as a tankoubon this month and in bunko format in March. TBS will then broadcast the 2-hour drama on April 23 at 9:00pm.
Source:
Oricon
Odagiri Joe to star as rock musician and father in drama series �gKazoku no Uta�h
Posted on February 8, 2012 by tokyograph
Actor Odagiri Joe (35) will star in a Fuji TV drama series this spring, titled �gKazoku no Uta.�h The series will be broadcast on Sundays at 9:00pm, beginning in April.
Odagiri plays the role of Hayakawa, a rock musician who was once extremely popular but who has now faded from public memory ever since his band broke up 13 years earlier. His only regular work that remains is a 30-minute live radio show early in the morning and occasional fan events.
One day, he encounters three young girls who are his daughters, and he ends up having to live with them. However, he can�ft let his situation be publicly known, especially to his record company that wants to find a way to end its contract with him. Through his living with the three girls, Hayakawa matures as a person and as a father.
Yusuke Santamaria plays Hayakawa�fs manager, while Kanjiya Shihori plays a photographer named Yoko who secretly has feelings for Hayakawa. Otsuka Nene plays Asako, a former photographer who is like an older sister to Yoko and who is familiar with Hayakawa�fs glory days as a musician.
The three actresses playing Odagiri�fs daughters have not yet been announced.
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:48 pm Post subject:
Nagasawa Masami plays detective in drama series �gToshi Densetsu no Onna�h
Posted on February 9, 2012 by tokyograph
Nagasawa Masami has been given the lead role in a TV Asahi drama series titled �gToshi Densetsu no Onna,�h scheduled to start in April. This will be her first starring role in a TV series since �gBoku no Imouto�h in 2009, and her first ever police detective role.
The drama is an original story that blends comedy and mystery. Nagasawa plays Otonashi Tsukiko, a police detective obsessed with urban legends who works on cracking unsolved cases related to those legends. Mizobata Junpei has been cast as her overly methodical police partner. Takenaka Naoto will play another colleague named Tannai who prides himself on his �gdetective�fs intuition,�h which is rumored to be off target recently. Hirayama Hiroyuki also plays a detective, who reveres the once-famous Tannai.
TV Asahi will broadcast �gToshi Densetsu no Onna�h on Friday nights at 11:15pm this spring.
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:18 am Post subject:
Sakai Masato stars as lawyer in Fuji TV�fs �gLegal High�h
February 13, 2012
Actor Sakai Masato will star in a new Fuji TV drama series this spring, titled �gLegal High.�h This will be his first time acting as a lawyer. It will also be his first time sharing the screen with actress Aragaki Yui, who has been cast as the female lead as another lawyer.
�gLegal High�h is a comedy written by Kosawa Ryota (�gALWAYS: Sanchome no Yuhi�h), who has never written a drama for Fuji TV before. Sakai plays Komikado Kensuke, a cranky, sharp-tongued, cynical, wasteful lawyer who loves money, reputation, and women. Komikado believes in the idea that �gthe winner is right,�h and he uses any means to maintain his perfect-win record. However, he gradually realizes that his idea of justice is wrong, and he begins to remember what it feels like to really fight.
Aragaki plays a rookie lawyer named Machiko who is passionate about protecting the weak. Namase Katsuhisa plays Miki, the head of a major law firm who once looked after Komikado but now strongly views him as an opponent after it seemed like Komikado was going to usurp control of the company. Koike Eiko plays Miki�fs secretary, while Satomi Kotaro plays a clerk at Komikado�fs firm.
Fuji TV will broadcast �gLegal High�h on Tuesday nights at 9:00pm, beginning in April.
TV Asahi has just announced that they are going to adapt the mystery masterpiece �eW no Higeki�e into a prime time drama series next season, starring the young and busy actress Takei Emi.
�eW no Higeki�e is based on a mystery novel of the same name by Natsuki Shizuko, which sold over 2.5 million copies. It was already adapted into a movie starring Yakushimaru Hiroko in 1984 and a drama special starring Kanno Miho in 2010. For its first adaptation into a drama series, scriptwriter Terada Toshio (�gKoshonin�h) is going to make a few changes to fit it into the present-day society and to create an all-new exciting viewing experience.
For Takei this will be her first starring role in a prime time drama and moreover it�fs going to be a double role. She commented, �gI�fm looking at the double role as a great chance to gather more experience and to test my own acting abilities. It�fs just great to be able to play two different roles at the same time.�h
Takei is going to play the roles of �eMako Watsuji�e, the daughter of a very wealthy and powerful zaibatsu, and of �eKurasawa Satsuki�e, a girl raised in an orphanage with a desire of revenge burning inside her heart. Due to the fact that they both look absolutely identical, they decide to change places in order to experience each other�fs completely different lives. Their little experiment is followed by various tragedies and other incidents.
She commented, �gThe daughter of a major zaibatsu and a show club dancer. I haven�ft played anything similar to both roles so far. The producer told me that he wants to me show my evil side as best as I can, so I think that I�fll have a lot of fun showing everyone a new side of me. Personally I�fd love to discover an unknown side of me as well! (laughs) I hope you will look forward to the drama and my performance. I�fll do my best!�h
�eW no Higeki�f will air every Thursday at 9:00 pm.
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:10 pm Post subject:
Sato Ryuta stars as cosmetic surgeon in �gCleopatra na Onnatachi�h
February 16, 2012
NTV has announced a new drama series for this spring titled �gCleopatra na Onnatachi,�h starring actor Sato Ryuta. The show will also feature actresses Inamori Izumi and Kitano Kie.
The story is described as a human drama set at a cosmetic surgery clinic. Unlike his usual enthusiastic characters, Sato plays a young surgeon named Kishi Minetaro, who speaks little, acts uncouthly, and dislikes women. Inamori plays a very capable surgeon, while Kitano plays a cheerful young nurse. Other cast members include Ayano Go, Miura Shohei, and Yo Kimiko.
Oishi Shizuka (�gSecond Virgin,�h �gMitsu no Aji�h) is in charge of the screenplay.
NTV has scheduled the series for Wednesday nights at 10:00pm, beginning in April.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:57 pm Post subject:
Okada Masaki to star in �gMirai Nikki�h drama adaptation
February 16, 2012
In April, Fuji TV is bringing back its Saturday night drama time slot (11:10pm-11:55pm). The first new show will be an adaptation of Esuno Sakae�fs popular manga �gMirai Nikki�h (�gFuture Diary�h), titled �gMirai Nikki -ANOTHER:WORLD-.�h Actor Okada Masaki will star.
�gMirai Nikki�h was serialized in Weekly Shonen Ace from 2006 to 2011. It was released in 12 tankoubon volumes, which have had more than 4 million copies printed. The story was also turned into a video game in 2010, an anime series in 2011, and a novel earlier this month.
The drama will use an original story that differs from the manga, revolving around 12 people who obtain a �gfuture diary,�h which allows them write down �gpredictions�h of the future that will come true. However, they are all part of a game of survival, in which they must use their diaries to try to kill each other and be the last one remaining, earning a place on the �gGod�fs seat.�h
Okada plays Hoshino Arata, a lazy college student who doesn�ft believe in working toward the future. One day, he gets a diary (the �gfuture diary�h) on his mobile phone, and he becomes involved in the game of survival.
The screenplay is being written by Watanabe Yusuke, who worked on the �g20th Century Boys�h and �gGANTZ�h movies.
Additional cast members and details will be revealed at a later date. Broadcast is scheduled to start in April.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:55 pm Post subject:
SMAP�fs Kusanagi Tsuyoshi to play doctor in Fuji TV drama series
Posted on February 19, 2012 by tokyograph
SMAP member Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (37) has been chosen to star in a Fuji TV drama series titled �g37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari~.�h The drama is based on the story of a man who changes jobs and becomes a doctor at the age of 37.
The model for the story is a doctor named Kawafuchi Keiichi (52). After graduating from Tokyo University, he spent some time making a living off of pachinko and worked various jobs before becoming a hikikomori (shut-in) for a year. At the age of 30, he decided to enter the medical school at Kyoto University, and he finally became an intern at a university hospital at the age of 37.
Kawafuchi wrote an essay-like novel about his experiences in 2002 that sold roughly 100,000 copies. His follow-up book, �gFurikaeru na Doctor,�h was released in 2011 and is being used as the basis for the drama.
For Kusanagi, this will be his first time playing a doctor in a television drama. His character used to work at a food maker before he quit and entered medical school at the age of 30.
Fuji TV will broadcast the series on Tuesday nights at 10:00pm, starting this April.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject:
Kora Kengo to star in drama series adaptation of �gCrime and Punishment�h manga
Posted on February 18, 2012 by tokyograph
Details have been released regarding the planned live-action adaptation of Ochiai Naoyuki�fs manga �gTsumi to Batsu: A Falsified Romance.�h Actor Kora Kengo (24) will star, with a supporting cast that includes actress Mizukawa Asami (28).
�gTsumi to Batsu: A Falsified Romance�h is a manga inspired by the literary classic �gCrime and Punishment�h (known as �gTsumi to Batsu�h in Japanese) by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. While the original novel revolved around a young man who struggles with himself after killing a pawnbroker, Ochiai�fs manga tells the story of a college dropout and hikikomori (shut-in) who plans to kill a high school girl leading an enjo-kousai (compensated dating) group.
Kora plays the role of Tachi Miroku, a dropout and hikikomori who is aiming to become a writer. He lost his father to suicide, while his mother and older sister have high expectations for his future. He ends up deciding to murder a heartless young girl named Baba Hikaru (played by Hashimoto Ai), who is the leader of an enjo-kousai group.
The heroine of the drama will be the character Ameya Echika, played by Mizukawa. Other characters include the public prosecutor Goi Kurodo (Ibu Masato), the money courier Mikoshiba Haruka (Sometani Shota), and the mysterious man Sudo Kai (Tanaka Tetsushi).
The drama series will air on Sundays at 10:00pm on the satellite broadcasting channel WOWOW, beginning April 29. A total of 6 episodes are planned, and the first one will air for free.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject:
Ohno Satoshi, Aiba Masaki to star in separate mystery dramas this spring
Posted on February 21, 2012 by tokyograph
Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri
Two Arashi members will be starring in separate television dramas this spring. Ohno Satoshi (31) will occupy Fuji TV�fs Monday 9:00pm time slot with �gKagi no Kakatta Heya,�h while Aiba Masaki (29) will take over NTV�fs Saturday 9:00pm time slot with �gMikeneko Holmes no Suiri.�h Both shows will be mystery dramas.
For Ohno, this will be his first time starring in a drama series on Fuji TV, not to mention his first in the network flagship �gGetsu 9�� (Monday 9:00pm) time slot. That time slot is currently occupied by �gLucky Seven,�h which stars fellow Arashi member Matsumoto Jun (28). This will be the first time that Arashi members have starred in back-to-back �gGetsu 9�� dramas.
�gKagi no Kakatta Heya�h is based on a novel by author Kishi Yusuke. Ohno plays an employee of a major security company who has to unravel various incidents. The series falls under the �glocked room�h mystery genre, in which crimes are committed under seemingly impossible circumstances (such as within a room with no apparent means of escape). Ohno�fs character has an obsession with studying keys and locks, giving him an advantage in solving each mystery.
�gMikeneko Holmes no Suiri,�h on the other hand, is based on a popular novel series by Akagawa Jiro. Also known in English as �gCalico Cat Holmes,�h the series has had dozens of books released, with a total of more than 26 million copies in print.
Aiba plays Katayama Yoshitaro, the son of a famous police detective. He followed his father�fs dying wish and became a detective as well, but with his inability to look at blood and his fears of heights, ghosts, and women, he failed to succeed in his work. But one day, he meets a Calico cat named Holmes who can understand human speech and has extraordinary powers of deduction. The two form a duo, working together to solve difficult cases.
Both �gKagi no Kakatta Heya�h and �gMikeneko Holmes no Suiri�h will begin airing in April.
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:33 am Post subject:
Takenouchi Yutaka to star in drama series �gMou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose�h
Posted on February 24, 2012 by tokyograph
Actor Takenouchi Yutaka (41) will star in a drama series on TBS this spring, titled �gMou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose.�h The show is described as a love story involving a wife who has partly lost her memory and her husband who tries to reconstruct their relationship.
Takenouchi plays Miyamoto Haru, who works as a mechanic at an automobile repair shop. He married his wife Kanako, a librarian, after dating for a year. In their fourth year of marriage, they have no children, but everything seems to be going smoothly. One day, Kanako suffers from a subarachnoid hemorrhage. She successfully undergoes surgery, but she loses only her memories with Haru. Reeling from shock, Haru becomes aware again of just how important Kanako is to him, and he resolves to fall in love all over again with her and try to rebuild their relationship from scratch. However, the challenge is whether he can reach her heart once again.
The casting for Kanako and the other characters has not yet been announced, but the show�fs website indicates a big-name cast.
The series will premiere in April, airing weekly in TBS�fs Frday 10:00pm time slot.
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:16 am Post subject:
Amami Yuki, Ishida Yuriko in musical drama �gKaeru no Oujo-sama�h
February 27, 2012
Fuji TV has announced another drama series for this spring, titled �gKaeru no Oujo-sama.�h Actress Amami Yuki will take on the lead role as a legendary musical star.
The �gmusical drama�h will revolve around a stage musical star (Amami) who was active in Japan but attempted to find success on Broadway. Unable to gain a foothold there, she receives a request from back home to revive a �gmama-san�h chorus group that is on the verge of falling apart. The drama will reportedly include lots of singing and dancing scenes, somewhat similar to the hit American TV series �gGlee.�h Each episode is expected to feature performances of one or two famous songs, from pop hits like THE BOOM�fs �gKaze ni Naritai�h and Kome Kome CLUB�fs �gRoman Hikou�h to enka and kayokyoku.
Amami has plenty of experience as a musical star in real life, having been a top star for the Takarazuka Revue between 1987 and 1995. However, this will be her first time playing the role of a musical star in a television drama.
Ishida Yuriko has been cast as a housewife who is at odds with Amami.
�gKaeru no Oujo-sama�h will air on Thursdays at 10:00pm, starting on April 12.
Sources:
Sankei Sports
Sponichi Annex
Yuki's been kind of hit-and-miss on her last few dramas, but she can definitely sing and dance, looking forward to this one!!
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:01 pm Post subject:
gaijinmark wrote:
Amami Yuki, Ishida Yuriko in musical drama �gKaeru no Oujo-sama�h
February 27, 2012
Fuji TV has announced another drama series for this spring, titled �gKaeru no Oujo-sama.�h Actress Amami Yuki will take on the lead role as a legendary musical star.
The �gmusical drama�h will revolve around a stage musical star (Amami) who was active in Japan but attempted to find success on Broadway. Unable to gain a foothold there, she receives a request from back home to revive a �gmama-san�h chorus group that is on the verge of falling apart. The drama will reportedly include lots of singing and dancing scenes, somewhat similar to the hit American TV series �gGlee.�h Each episode is expected to feature performances of one or two famous songs, from pop hits like THE BOOM�fs �gKaze ni Naritai�h and Kome Kome CLUB�fs �gRoman Hikou�h to enka and kayokyoku.
Amami has plenty of experience as a musical star in real life, having been a top star for the Takarazuka Revue between 1987 and 1995. However, this will be her first time playing the role of a musical star in a television drama.
Ishida Yuriko has been cast as a housewife who is at odds with Amami.
�gKaeru no Oujo-sama�h will air on Thursdays at 10:00pm, starting on April 12.
Sources:
Sankei Sports
Sponichi Annex
Yuki's been kind of hit-and-miss on her last few dramas, but she can definitely sing and dance, looking forward to this one!!
Oh this one sounds exciting!!! I really wanna watch it now! and Amami Yuki has such an amazing voice I feel this one is gonna be good!
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:45 pm Post subject:
Nishikido Ryo to star as himself in drama series �gPapa wa Idol�h
February 27, 2012
Kanjani8 member Nishikido Ryo is confirmed to star in a new drama series on TBS this spring. Tentatively titled �gPapa wa Idol,�h the show will have Nishikido playing himself.
�gPapa wa Idol�h is a remake of the 1987 drama series �gMama wa Idol,�h which starred singer and actress Nakayama Miho as herself. In this version, Nishikido naturally plays the part of Nishikido Ryo, a member of Kanjani8. One day, he meets a single mother of three children, and he suddenly falls in love and gets married. Yuka will play the part of the mother.
The series will also have various other members of Kanjani8 appearing as themselves. 9nine member Kawashima Umika will play the part of the oldest daughter.
There are plans to have the show tied in with TBS news shows, magazines, and other media.
�gPapa wa Idol�h will air on Thursdays at 9:00pm, beginning this April.
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