The fifth episode of the NHK drama series "Tokyo Salad Bowl" (General TV, Tuesday 10pm), starring actors Nao and Ryuhei Matsuda, will be broadcast on February 4th. The subtitle of the episode is "Tien and Susumu". The preview shows the words "Suspicion that arises behind closed doors" and "Friendship hidden in names".
When a resident's tablet is stolen from a care facility, Koda (Nao) investigates the Vietnamese care staff member, Tien (Nguyen Truong Khang), who is suspected of the theft.
Vietnamese interpreter Imai (Takeda Rena) discovers bruises on Tien's body. Imai is depressed by the harsh reality of foreign workers, but Yukino (Matsuda Ryuhei) comforts her. While searching for the truth, Koda finds Hayakawa (Kodai Kurosaki), a care staff member whom Tien called "friend".
The drama is based on the manga "Tokyo Salad Bowl - International Investigation Case File" by Kuromaru, who is also known for "Kurosagi." Set in Tokyo, where about 700,000 foreign residents live, Nao plays a green-haired police officer in an international investigation, and together with Ryo Yukino, a Chinese interpreter played by Matsuda, they work together to pick up the lives of those who are on the verge of falling out of Japanese society. It is a socially conscious entertainment drama.
