The Fuji TV Wednesday 10pm drama "If This World Were a Stage, Where Would the Dressing Room Be?" (Wednesdays at 10pm) is written by Koki Mitani and stars Masaki Suda. The synopsis and stills for episode 4, which will air on October 22nd, have been released.
At the WS Theater, with the opening night of Mitsunari Kube's (Suda) "A Midsummer Night's Dream" just one day away, Rika Koda (Fumi Nikaido), Shogo Horai (Ryunosuke Kamiki) and others are busy making final preparations. When Rika asks, "So, will everything go well tomorrow?" Kube replies, "Of course."
Kiyohara (Bando Shingo) from the Association of Shinto Shrines has come to the shrine office of Hachibu Shrine. Juri (Hamabe Minami), a shrine maiden who has reached her limit of patience due to the disruption of public morals, pleads with Kiyohara, saying, "I want to leave as soon as possible." The head priest, Ronpei (Bando Yajuro), is dejected when Kiyohara tells him that if she leaves, Hachibu Shrine will be closed down.
Kiyohara says, "The town is changing, so why don't you try a little harder," and pulls out a flyer for "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Ronpei excitedly replies, "I'm looking forward to it," but Juri raises her voice and says, "That's an insult to Shakespeare!"
The drama is a coming-of-age ensemble drama set in Shibuya in 1984, and is a completely original story that includes semi-autobiographical elements from Mitani. In a corner of Shibuya, a bustling center of youth culture, the drama depicts the struggles, setbacks, and sometimes love affairs of young people who are still unknown, in the full "Mitani world."
