The first episode of the drama series "W-30: My murdered husband has returned " (WOWOW, starting July 11th), starring actress Mizuki Yamashita , is now available for free pre-release on the official WOWOW YouTube channel and WOWOW on Demand ahead of the main broadcast.
The drama is a suspense and mystery based on the novel of the same name by Sakurai Mina (Shogakukan, 2021). The protagonist, Suzukura Mana (Yamashita), hides the secret of killing her abusive husband Kazuki ( Riku Hagiwara) and takes the first step towards her dream of becoming a designer, but the husband she thought she had killed appears with no memory of it... and so the story unfolds. There are 6 episodes in total. It will be broadcast on WOWOW Prime from 11:00 pm on July 11th (the first episode will be broadcast for free).
The first episode, which has just been released, is set five years after Mana killed her husband after suffering from horrific domestic violence. Just before her long-awaited debut as a fashion designer, her husband Kazuki suddenly returns home. Mana is frightened that Kazuki has come out to get revenge, but she cannot ignore Kazuki, who has lost his memory, and so they begin a strange life together.
Interview videos of Yamashita and Hagiwara were also released. Yamashita reminisced, "This is the first time I've worked on such a dense production. It really made my head spin every day." In addition to talking about the difficulties of playing Mana, who has a dramatic background, she also revealed an episode that gives a glimpse of the trust she has built with Hagiwara, with whom she is co-starring for the third time.
