The press conference for Dream Again was held earlier this afternoon. It was attended by Sorimachi Takashi, Kato Ai, Kodama Kiyoshi and Shida Mirai. The mascot from pro baseball team Giants was also present. Members from the team are scheduled to appear in the drama. Sorimachi Takashi said, "As we get older, reality breaks away from dreams. We want to tell viewers the importance of holding on to our dreams through this drama." Kato Ai professed to have no knowledge of baseball.
More photos from the press conference available here: http://mainichi.jp/enta/geinou/graph/200710/05_2/
Baseball, real and imaginary, the theme of this week's viewing
Wm Penn
Baseball and the new fall dramas battle for our attention this month. Coincidentally, the second stage of baseball's Climax Series and the drama I am most eager to check out both begin Saturday.
The top batter in my viewing lineup is Dream Again (NTV network, Oct. 13, 9 p.m.), a fantasy about--what else--baseball! Takashi Sorimachi plays the dual roles of Ogi, a Yomiuri Giants slugger with shoulder problems, and Asahina, a troubled financier. Spoiler — click to revealWhen Ogi is released from the team, he desperately tries to make a comeback over the protests of his fiance Satsuki (Ai Kato).
Then, Ogi suddenly "dies" in an accident. An angel named Tanaka (Kiyoshi Kodama) gives him a second chance at life in the body of Asahina, but this is no easy out. Besides learning about stocks and bonds, he has to deal with a 14-year-old (Mirai Shida), who shows up claiming to be Asahina's daughter, and a lawsuit filed by his old girlfriend Satsuki. While it sounds somewhat confusing, Dream Again is being touted as a "heartwarming" tale. The very competent cast could just make this fantasy fun.
The Yomiuri Giants have cooperated with NTV in the filming of this drama. Let's just hope Dream Again does better than the Giants have done in the ratings this past season. Many were the weeks they were barely able to cross the 10 percent mark, nor were they alone.
K.T.Tran wrote:Is it just me or is the opening some odd minutes gives you the same feel of his Wonderful Life drama :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:
Yeah eerily reminiscent, except that his character Ogi wasn't full of himself like Kirishima was in Wonderful Life.
It was more enjoyable than I'd expected it to be. Killed by a bolt of lightning by mistake and then forced to take on the body of a much loathed corporate shark who doesn't exactly possess the best physique ... and with much more obstacles in the way.
Not too bad considering that it's on Saturdays (never known as a strong day for drama really in any country). I'm getting it down on my pc now and waiting for the subs before I make a judgment, but I've loved most of Sorimachi's work that he's been in, primarily the obvious GTO and Hotman runs.
We'll see if it picks up any steam in the near future.
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