Akari Takaishi stars in the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake" (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others). In the 12th week, "Kaidan, Negaimasu," which begins on December 15th, Masato Ibu will appear as the head priest.
This will be Ibu's first appearance in a Asadora in nine years, since "Beppin-san" in the second half of 2016. In "Bakebake," he plays the head priest of Daioji Temple in Matsue City. He tells ghost stories that are passed down at the temple to Toki (Takaishi) and Heaven (Tommy Bastow).
"Bakebake" is the 113th morning Asadora . Based on the story of Lafcadio Hearn Yakumo Koizumi and his wife Setsu, the story follows a couple, with a heroine who loves ghost stories, as they go about their everyday lives together with their foreign husband.
In Week 12, Heaven ( Tommy Bastow) is suffering from sleep paralysis, and Toki (Takaishi) recommends a purification ritual for Heaven.
Instead of Nishikori (Ryo Yoshizawa), student Masaki (Yukito Hidaka) will act as Heaven's interpreter, and Toki will also accompany them. At Daiouji Temple, Heaven is told a ghost story by the head priest and becomes completely fascinated by it.
Heaven is excited and says she wants to put together a ghost story as the final piece of the work and wants to hear more, to which Toki tells her that he is knowledgeable about ghost stories.
