Actors Nao and Ryuhei Matsuda star in the NHK drama series "Tokyo Salad Bowl" (General TV, Tuesdays at 10pm). The subtitle of the sixth episode, which will air on February 11th, is "The Sea and the Police Officer", and the synopsis and scene cuts have also been released.
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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.
In episode 6, elementary school student Koda (Nao) meets Suhyun, the daughter of a nearby Korean food store. Koda is fascinated by the dishes she has never seen before. However, one day, Suhyun's family is arrested.
About 20 years have passed since then. Now an adult, Kota tells Yukino (Matsuda) about his memories of the breakup and his desire to not abandon anyone as a police officer. As Yukino listens to his story, she is shocked to learn that she, her deceased lover Satoru Oda (Nakamura Aoi), and Kota were all connected.
