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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:00 pm Post subject:
Namase takes spotlight in "Trick" spinoff drama
A few months ago, it was announced that the television drama franchise "Trick" is getting its third theatrical film this spring. Now, it has been revealed that it will also get its first spinoff drama series, focusing on the character played by Katsuhisa Namase (49).
"Keibuho Yabe Kenzo" will be the first starring role for Namase in a television series. In the "Trick" dramas and movies, which revolved around the mystery-solving duo of amateur magician Naoko Yamada (Yukie Nakama) and university professor Jiro Ueda (Hiroshi Abe), Namase played the odd wig-wearing detective Kenzo Yabe. His character attracted many fans, who have voiced plenty of requests for a spinoff.
In "Keibuho Yabe Kenzo," the detective will have to tackle difficult cases on his own, without the help of Yamada and Ueda. His supporting cast includes Tetsuhiro Ikeda (39) and Shihori Kanjiya (24).
TV Asahi has scheduled the series for its Friday 11:15pm time slot, with the first episode airing in April. The "Trick" movie opens in theaters on May 8.
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:02 am Post subject:
"Yankee-kun to Megane-chan" goes live-action
Miki Yoshikawa's comedy manga "Yankee-kun to Megane-chan" is being turned into a live-action television series on TBS this spring. Hiroki Narimiya (27) and Riisa Naka (20) will star.
The high school story revolves around a delinquent named Daichi Shinagawa (Narimiya) and the glasses-wearing class representative Hana Adachi (Naka). Hana, who is hiding the fact that she was once a delinquent herself, commits herself to getting Daichi to change.
TBS plans to air the drama series on Fridays at 10:00pm, starting on April 23.
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:24 pm Post subject:
"Team Batista" drama series also gets sequel
The "Team Batista no Eikou" drama series is back for a second round. Atsushi Ito (26) and Toru Nakamura (44) will reprise their lead roles.
The initial season of "Team Batista" aired on Fuji TV in late 2008 and pulled in strong ratings, leading to a follow-up last October in the special episode "Nightingale no Chinmoku." The dramas were based on the first two novels in a best-selling medical mystery series by writer Takeru Kaido. The new season is based on the third novel, "General Rouge no Gaisen."
Both "Team Batista no Eikou" and "General Rouge no Gaisen" have also been adapted as a feature films, starring Yuko Takeuchi (29) and Hiroshi Abe (45).
Fuji TV will broadcast "Team Batista 2: General Rouge no Gaisen" on Tuesdays at 10:00pm, beginning on April 6. New cast members this time include Hidetoshi Nishijima (38), Ai Kato (27), and Miho Shiraishi (31).
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:22 pm Post subject:
Kimutaku to star in new romance series
Tue, March 2, 2010 (1:46am EST)
Fuji TV's next Monday night drama will star the popular Takuya Kimura (37). Although several of his dramas during the past decade have had elements of romance, this one is being described as the first one centered on a love story since "Beautiful Life" in 2000.
The new drama, which is currently untitled, has Kimura playing a company president for the first time in his acting career. However, Fuji TV has chosen not to reveal any other details right now, so the network seems to be holding back for a big announcement about the drama in the near future.
The series is expected to start in April, but a May premiere seems to also be a possibility.
Source: Sankei Sports
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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:57 am Post subject:
Aya Ueto stars as detective in "Zettai Reido"
Tue, March 2, 2010 (6:50pm EST)
Actress and singer Aya Ueto (24) will star in the upcoming drama series "Zettai Reido ~Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa~," playing a police detective for the first time. Fuji TV will broadcast the show on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, starting on April 13.
The drama is based on Japan's first "tokumei sousa taisakushitsu" ("special investigation office"), established this past November. The office focuses on using the latest techniques in analyzing evidence to approach difficult cases that have so far gone unsolved.
In the show, Ueto plays Izumi Sakuragi, an energetic rookie detective assigned to the office. Kinya Kitaoji (67) plays her boss, while her team includes Hiroyuki Miyasako (39), Tetta Sugimoto (44), and Sayaka Yamaguchi (30). Tomomi Maruyama (34), Takeo Nakahara (58), Hiromi Kitagawa (29), and Ryo Kimura (21) have also been cast.
Source: Sankei Sports
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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:30 am Post subject:
xploring wrote:
Aya Ueto stars as detective in "Zettai Reido"
Tue, March 2, 2010 (6:50pm EST)
Actress and singer Aya Ueto (24) will star in the upcoming drama series "Zettai Reido ~Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa~," playing a police detective for the first time. Fuji TV will broadcast the show on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, starting on April 13.
The drama is based on Japan's first "tokumei sousa taisakushitsu" ("special investigation office"), established this past November. The office focuses on using the latest techniques in analyzing evidence to approach difficult cases that have so far gone unsolved.
In the show, Ueto plays Izumi Sakuragi, an energetic rookie detective assigned to the office. Kinya Kitaoji (67) plays her boss, while her team includes Hiroyuki Miyasako (39), Tetta Sugimoto (44), and Sayaka Yamaguchi (30). Tomomi Maruyama (34), Takeo Nakahara (58), Hiromi Kitagawa (29), and Ryo Kimura (21) have also been cast.
Source: Sankei Sports
lookin forward to this! hopefully it will be good _________________
Aya Ueto stars as detective in "Zettai Reido"
Tue, March 2, 2010 (6:50pm EST)
Actress and singer Aya Ueto (24) will star in the upcoming drama series "Zettai Reido ~Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa~," playing a police detective for the first time. Fuji TV will broadcast the show on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, starting on April 13.
I'll bet Evie is marking her calendar for this one.
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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:08 pm Post subject:
xploring wrote:
Aya Ueto stars as detective in "Zettai Reido"
Tue, March 2, 2010 (6:50pm EST)
Actress and singer Aya Ueto (24) will star in the upcoming drama series "Zettai Reido ~Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa~," playing a police detective for the first time. Fuji TV will broadcast the show on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, starting on April 13.
The drama is based on Japan's first "tokumei sousa taisakushitsu" ("special investigation office"), established this past November. The office focuses on using the latest techniques in analyzing evidence to approach difficult cases that have so far gone unsolved.
In the show, Ueto plays Izumi Sakuragi, an energetic rookie detective assigned to the office. Kinya Kitaoji (67) plays her boss, while her team includes Hiroyuki Miyasako (39), Tetta Sugimoto (44), and Sayaka Yamaguchi (30). Tomomi Maruyama (34), Takeo Nakahara (58), Hiromi Kitagawa (29), and Ryo Kimura (21) have also been cast.
Source: Sankei Sports
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject:
Mirei Kiritani stars in "Jotei" sequel
TV Asahi recently announced a new television drama time slot: the "Nichiyo Night Drama" will occupy Sunday nights at 11:00pm. The network has now revealed that the first show lined up for the time slot is "Jotei Kaoruko," featuring model Mirei Kiritani (20) in her first starring role for a TV series.
"Jotei Kaoruko" is yet another live-action adaptation based on a manga by Ryo Kurashina. The original comic is a loose continuation of "Jotei," which was turned into a drama starring Rosa Kato (24) in 2007. Like other Kurashina works such as "Jyouou," the "Jotei" series focuses on the world of hostess clubs.
Kiritani plays a young woman named Saya, who becomes a Ginza hostess after finishing high school. Saya is looking for her mother, whom she has been separated from all her life, while Saya's rival Miki is another young hostess in search of her own father.
"Jotei Kaoruko" will premiere in April.
But wait, there's more, , ,
Kenji Sakaguchi saves Tokyo in drama special
Kenji Sakaguchi (34) will star in a drama special on Fuji TV, tentatively titled "Keiji Narusawa Ryo ~Shuu~." The show is based on a popular series of police novels by author Shunichi Doba (46).
"Shuu" is the title of the sixth novel in the series, and it is said to be the best one. Altogether, the books have sold more than 1.5 million copies.
Described by the media as a Japanese "Die Hard," the drama is a mixture of action and suspense. Sakaguchi plays police detective Ryo Narusawa, fighting a series of terrorist bomb plots, racing against time to stop a mysterious criminal threatening to blow up the entire city of Tokyo.
Sakaguchi's partner is a female cop played by Akiko Yada (31). Also appearing in the drama are Kenichi Endo (48), comedian Gori (37), YOU (45), Susumu Terajima (46), and Naoto Takenaka (53).
Filming starts early next month. The broadcast date has not been decided yet, but Fuji TV plans to air it sometime this year.
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject:
Teppei Koike stars in NHK drama
WaT's Teppei Koike (24) is starring in his first NHK drama series this summer. "Tetsu no Hone" is set to air in the network's Saturday 9:00pm time slot, for five episodes starting on July 3.
"Tetsu no Hone" is an adaptation of a novel by prize-winning author Jun Ikeido. Koike plays a young employee of a general contracting company who faces a moral dilemma when he is forced to participate in bid-rigging.
Takanori Jinnai (51), Atsuo Nakamura (70), Kosuke Toyohara (44), and Asami Usuda (25) will also appear in the drama.
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:13 pm Post subject:
Tokiwa stars in "Okaasan no Saigo no Ichinichi"
Takako Tokiwa (37) is taking on the starring role in "Okaasan no Saigo no Ichinichi," a drama special that will be broadcast on TV Asahi. This is her first television role since she got married last October to actor Keishi Nagatsuka (34).
The drama reunites Tokiwa with popular screenwriter Eriko Kitagawa (48). The two worked together previously for the 1993 series "Aishiteru to Itte Kure" and the 2000 series "Beautiful Life." This time, Kitagawa has penned a story about family, involving a terminally ill mother (Mitsuko Baisho, 63) and her daughter (Tokiwa). Isao Hashizume (68) plays the father of the family, while Kotomi Kyono (31) and Kazue Fukiishi (27) play Tokiwa's younger sisters.
TV Asahi plans to broadcast the drama by the end of this year. _________________
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