The NHK BS period drama "Ooka Echizen 8" (NHK BS Premium 4K, Sunday 6:45 pm), starring actor Katsunori Takahashi, will begin airing on June 8. The latest (8th series) of the definitive period drama depicts the exploits of Ooka Echizen no Kami Tadasuke, a famous magistrate during the time of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth shogun of the Edo shogunate, and will have you laughing and crying at the human emotions and cheering for the resolution of crimes.
Takahashi, who will be starring for the second time in the series following the seventh series to be broadcast in 2024, will continue to play the role of Ooka Tadasuke. In addition to the regular cast including Miura Rie who plays Tadasuke's wife Yukie, there will also be special guests such as Fujiyama Naomi and Kazama Morio.
The subtitle of the first episode is "Burning Prison House." A decoration craftsman, Matayoshi (Hiroto Kanai), is imprisoned on suspicion of murdering Bizenya's Taichiro (Atsushi Nakano). The one who clears his name is a pickpocket named Hikoji (Ryosuke Mikata), whom he met in prison.
It seems that Hikoji had seen the man Taichiro had last had contact with. A fire broke out there. Tadasuke (Takahashi) decides to release the prisoners. The condition is that they return to Honjo Ekoin before sunset. Matayoshi desperately begs Hikoji to give evidence. However, Hikoji heads to a brothel where Okinu (Miyazaki Karen), the man he has a mutual crush on, is staying...
