Scenes and a synopsis of the drama "Rojiura Hotel" (Lemino), starring 11 third-generation members of the idol group Sakurazaka46, have been released. There are five episodes, each consisting of a first and second part (total of 10 episodes).
This coming-of-age fantasy is set in a mysterious "back alley hotel" away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and depicts the female guests' growth through a mysterious "otherworldly experience" overnight. It will be available on the video streaming service "Lemino" every Friday at noon from December 5th. A teaser video has also been released on the "Lemino" YouTube channel.
▽ Synopsis of each episode (titles omitted)
Episode 1: "The Story of the School Trip" (Director: Yura Koroyasu, Screenplay: Shinya Tamada)
Scriptwriter Oyamauchi Yuika (Nakajima Yuzuki) is asked to write a "sparkling romance" story, but she struggles to figure out how to write it. While stopping off at a back-alley hotel to lock herself in, she gets lost in a mysterious world and travels back in time to her high school days. For some reason, she is participating in a school trip that she was supposed to have missed. Reunited with Kuroda Sho, the man she had feelings for, Yuika and her classmate Mari (Murayama Miu) begin to revisit their past love lives in order to "research" for a sparkling romance story.
◇ Episode 2 "10 Things I Want to Achieve" (Director: Takahashi Eiki, Screenplay: Date-san)
Art club student Kotohara Mina (Kojima Nagisa) is lured into a mysterious world while staying at a back-alley hotel. It's Mina's high school. Standing before her is her best friend Akino Sari (Endo Riko). The two had promised to share 10 dreams with each other. Mina and Sari continue the promise that was only half-completed, and one by one, they make it come true. Mina gives Sari a push when she is worried about her relationship with her younger sister Kaori (Ishimori Rika). At that moment, she learns the meaning of this world.
Episode 3: "Light a Fire in Your Heart" (Director: Yura Koroyasu, Screenplay: Daisuke Ohno)
Yoshii Suzuka (Taniguchi Aki), an aspiring musical actor who was on the verge of giving up on her dreams, suddenly finds herself staying at a back-alley hotel when her flight to her hometown is canceled. She is reincarnated into a mysterious world. There, she meets the three members of "Opossum," a band of middle-aged men who are not selling well at all. The band is on the brink of breaking up even before their live performance. Suzuka, who is supposed to be their manager, will be accompanying the band on their final stage with vocalist Tomoya's daughter, Noah (Murai Yu). What will become of this difficult live performance?
◇ Episode 4 "Target" (Director: Takahashi Eiki, Screenplay: Date-san)
With a match looming, Tsumugi Nishihara (Mio Matono), a member of the Japanese archery club, is caught in a slump, unable to hit the target. When she opens the door to her room to rest at a back-alley hotel, she somehow finds herself in the middle of an unfamiliar mountain. There, Tsumugi follows the suspicious adults who have abducted her grandfather, Isao. They appear to be fugitives. Tsumugi meets a mysterious, imprisoned girl, Kiritani Rei (Odakura Reina), and becomes embroiled in a dizzying web of adult desires. In her hands, her grandfather's hunting rifle glints dully...
Episode 5: "Voices from that time" (Directors: Ryoma Ouchida, Yura Koroyasu, Screenplay: Yuko Shimoda, Mr. Date)
Mochizuki Saki (Yamashita Tozuki), a saleswoman at a publishing company, prioritizes timeliness and cost-effectiveness, striving to live a waste-free life. While staying at a back-alley hotel to promote her novel "Tokino Koe," she suddenly finds herself a member of the Misakura High School cheerleading team, which appears in the novel. Saki has a strong aversion to the act of cheering for someone, but through her interactions with the team members, including the team leader Inaba Kyoka (Mukai Junha), she begins to realize something important.
