"Drama 1 Week" introduces the main drama news of the week. This time (June 14-20), it is a hot topic that Toda Keiko, the voice actor of Anpanman in the popular anime "Soreike! Anpanman" (Nippon TV), will appear in the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 am and others), starring Mio Imada This article will be covered in two parts.
On June 18th, Kei Tanaka appeared at the completion report meeting for "Drama W Koki Mitani' Oi, Dazai '," in which he stars. This is the first new work in 12 years in the "one-scene, one-shot drama" series, which Mitani wrote an original script for and directed himself. Tanaka said, "I've always loved Mitani's one-shot series, so I'm very happy to be involved." The drama is shot in one take for 90 minutes, but Tanaka was constantly walking around the set, and recalled, "I couldn't stop sweating." Mitani commented, "At the end, he had a sense of despair. His face was something I'd never seen before." The drama will be broadcast and streamed on WOWOW Prime and WOWOW On Demand from 10pm on June 29th.
On the 19th, additional cast members were announced for the drama series " Shiawase na Kekkon " (TV Asahi, Thursdays 9pm) starring Sadao Abe , which will start in July, including Tamaki Reo, Satoshi Kanada Satoshi, Baba Toru, Tsuji Nagiko, Horiuchi Keiko, and Komatsu Kazushige. The work is an original by Shizuka Oishi , the screenwriter who wrote last year's NHK Taiga drama " To Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e) ". Both Tamaki and Kaneda appeared in " To Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e)", and this year they will appear in another Oishi work. The drama tells the story of a bachelor lawyer, Harada Kotaro (Abe), who is attracted to and marries Suzuki Nerla (Takako Matsu ), a mysterious high school art teacher. However, Nerla is hiding a huge secret... and so the story unfolds.
On the 19th, the 59th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast, and viewers were drawn to the "unusual" production of not playing the opening title sequence and the theme song "Sagemono". In the episode, Iwao (Hamao Noritaka), who was shot, tells Takashi ( Takumi Kitamura-kun) did a good job, and then dies... During the 15 minutes filled with climaxes such as Iwao's brutal end, the background of Rin's revenge, and a conversation with his late father, social media users commented, "It was a special episode without an opening. It was very worth watching," "It was like a 15-minute movie," "It was a divine episode that will remain in the history of Asadora ," "The passion of the creators is amazing. Not having an opening was effective. The actors' performances were also wonderful."
On the 20th, it was announced that First Summer Uika will be appearing in the TBS Sunday Theatre drama " The 19th medical record " (Sundays at 9pm) starring Jun Matsumoto , which will begin airing in July. She will play cardiovascular surgeon Chayasaka Kokoro. Chayasaka is a star doctor with outstanding skills who works at Uotora General Hospital, just like the main character, general practitioner Tokushige Akira, played by Matsumoto. He is one of the most eccentric characters in the hospital, and he is known for being very enthusiastic about people he takes an interest in, which can confuse others. The drama is based on the manga " The 19th medical record: Tokushige Akira's Medical Interview" (Zenon Comics/Core Mix) currently being serialized by Fujiya Katsuhito.
On the 20th, it was revealed that Yojiro Noda of "RADWIMPS" will appear in the WOWOW drama "Serial Drama W: Signpost of the Night - A Record of a Certain Suspect," starring Hidetaka Yoshioka. Noda will play Gen Akutsu, a murder suspect and fugitive. Akutsu suffers from mild mental disorders and is a suspect who murdered his teacher who supported him during his struggling student days. Why did he kill his teacher whom he supposedly trusted? Despite leaving behind a large amount of evidence, he is a mysterious fugitive whose whereabouts have not been traced for two years. "Serial Drama W: Signpost of the Night - A Record of a Certain Suspect" (5 episodes in total) will be broadcast and streamed on WOWOW Prime and WOWOW On Demand every Sunday at 10pm from September 14th.
On the 20th, it was revealed that Toda will be appearing in the Asadora"Anpan". She will play Maki Tetsuko, a member of parliament from Kochi. This will be Toda's first appearance in a Asadora in six years, since "Natsuzora" in the first half of 2019. Tetsuko, played by Toda, is a member of parliament from Kochi whom the heroine Nobu (Mio Imada ) meets while working for the Kochi Shimpo newspaper. She is a lively woman (a Tosa dialect word for a cheerful woman) who moves ahead at a faster pace than Nobu, and she will later have a major impact on Nobu's life.
On the 20th, it was revealed that NHK's "Drama 10 ' Shiawase wa tabete nete mate '," starring Yuki Sakurai and broadcast in April and May, won the May Monthly Award in the TV category of the Galaxy Awards (Broadcast Critics Association), which recognizes programs, individuals, and organizations that have contributed to the improvement of broadcasting culture. The Broadcast Critics Association commented, "The drama tells the story of Satoko ( Yuki Sakurai), who is forced to quit her job due to collagen disease, moving to a housing complex to live a life commensurate with her part-time work four days a week, and discovering the warmth of the people who live there and medicinal food, and finding a new path. The careful depiction of the moment when eating sustains life, and as a result, something previously unseen appears, is a warm and gentle story."
On the 20th, it was announced that the masterpiece manga "Warau Salesman" by the late Fujiko Fujio A will be made into a TV drama by TV Tokyo and will be exclusively distributed on the video distribution service "Prime Video" from July 18th. "Warau Salesman" is an omnibus-style story about a mysterious salesman named Mokurou, who is clad from head to toe in a black suit, filling the "gaps in the hearts" of troubled modern people. It has also been made into a TV drama, a TV anime, and a stage play. The script was written by four people: Kudo Kankuro, Maggy, Hosokawa Toru, and Iwasaki Udai of the comedy duo "Kamomentaru." A total of 12 episodes, including a story that updates the dark worldview to the modern era while keeping it the same, and a completely original story, will be distributed over three weeks from July 18th.
