"Drama 1 Week" introduces the main drama news of the week. This time (July 19-25), in the NHK morning drama series " Anpan " starring Mio Imada , a comment made by Toda Keiko, a Diet member, Maki Tetsuko, drew criticism from viewers who said it was "too timely." This will be covered in two parts.
On July 19th, the second episode of the drama series " Broadcasting Station Occupy" (Nippon TV, Saturday 9pm) starring Sakurai Sho was broadcast. The scene depicted Tokyo gubernatorial candidate Mikawa Ryutaro (Kitadai Takashi) being forced onto a "hot water bath of death", which caused a stir on social media. Threatened with a gun by an armed group, Mikawa got on all fours on the "hot water bath of death" in fear, crying out "Don't push me, don't push me!", and once again weakly pleaded "Don't push me." On social media, the appearance of the familiar phrase "Don't push me" from the "Dachou Club" became a hot topic. Comments such as "Here comes the hot water bath!" and "They're telling me not to push me (lol)" were posted.
Additionally, in the second episode of "Broadcasting Station Occupy" (Nippon TV, Saturday 9pm), the identities of "Tengu" and "Gashadokuro", members of the armed group "Ayakashi" that has occupied the broadcast station, were revealed, causing a buzz on social media. It was revealed that Tengu is played by Daisuke Shiba of the comedy duo "Moguraider", and Gashadokuro is played by Himari Hitomi , who plays Shin Uto , a maid at the Yanai household, in the currently airing NHK Asadora drama "Anpan ". On social media, there were many surprised comments, such as "Shiba-san!?", "I was shocked", and "I've seen Anpan , but their vibes are so different I didn't think they were the same person".
On the 21st, the third episode of Fuji TV's " Getsuku" drama "Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day " (Monday 9pm) starring Haruka Fukuhara was broadcast, with child actor Kana Nagai (4) playing the role of Aina, the 3-year-old daughter of Miho Yashima (Miu Tomita). Her tearful acting became a hot topic on social media. While Miho was making dinner, Aina spilled her drink and started crying. After Miho finished making dinner, she said, "Let's grow big by eating green peppers," but Aina refused. Aina was shown throwing the plate away and crying the whole time. Kana played Ichigo, the daughter of Shiho, played by Mikako Tabe, in the drama " The Taigan no Kaji " (TBS), which aired until last month. On social media, comments such as "She was amazing in The Taigan no Kaji, but this child actor is amazing" were made.
On the 22nd, it was revealed that a film adaptation project for Shinzo Keigo's manga "Hira Yasumi," currently being serialized in "Weekly Big Comic Spirits" (Shogakukan), has begun, and that it will be made into an anime and a live-action drama. The work was ranked third in the "Manga Taisho 2022" and was also nominated for the Manga Taisho Award at the 27th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in 2023, which was also a hot topic. The live-action drama will be broadcast this fall on NHK General TV's "Yoru Dora" time slot (Monday to Thursday at 10:45). The story is about 29-year-old part-time worker Ikuta Hiroto, who starts living with his 18-year-old cousin Natsumi, who moved to Tokyo from Yamagata, in a detached one-story house he inherited from a neighbor's grandmother.
On the 22nd, the full cast of WOWOW's drama "Drama W: Yoru no Dohyo," starring Yoshioka Hidetaka, was announced, revealing that Kumi Takiuchi , Takasugi Mahiro and others will appear. The drama is a socially conscious mystery in which detective Taira Shotaro (Yoshioka), who is in charge of a murder case that occurred in 1996, pursues the footsteps of suspect Akutsu Gen (Noda Yojiro) and closes in on the "truth" of the case. Takiuchi plays Nagao Toyoko, Akutsu's classmate who hides him. Takasugi plays Oya Keigo, a young detective who teams up with detective Taira (Yoshioka) and works hard to uncover the truth.
On the 22nd, the 82nd episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 am and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast, and the lines of the Diet member Maki Tetsuko (Toda Keiko) became a hot topic among viewers. Nobu (Imada), who has come to Tokyo, visits Tetsuko's office. As soon as Nobu enters the room, Tetsuko slams the phone down and expresses her irritation, saying, "Really, Diet members say the same old thing about doing things for the people during elections, but once they're elected, they only act for themselves!" As it was right after the House of Councillors election, there were comments on social media such as "That's a sarcastic statement right after the House of Councillors election," "Maki Tetsuko-sensei, are you talking about Japan today? Bitter smile," and "It's probably a coincidence, but it's too timely."
