Good and bad:The cast of the Saturday drama in October, starring Mamiya Shotaro and Araki Yuko, including Shintaro Morimoto, has been revealed.

The cast members, whose faces had been hidden, for the Saturday drama "Good Things and Bad Things" (starting October 11th, Saturdays at 9pm) on Nippon Television in October have been announced, revealing that Mamiya Shotaro and Araki Yuko will be co-starring.

The drama is a speculative mystery surrounding the suspicious death of an elementary school classmate. At a class reunion, a yearbook with the faces of six classmates blacked out is discovered in a time capsule, triggering the mysterious death of a former classmate. Takagi Masaru (Mamiya), who was the class leader and nicknamed "King" in elementary school, and Saruhashi Sonoko (Araki), a classmate nicknamed "Do-ko," join forces to uncover the truth and mystery behind the classmate's death... This is the story. The script is written by Gaku Kawasaki, who has worked on "Betrayal Meals in This Place" (Chukyo TV), and directed by Kariyama Shunsuke, who has worked on "Brush Up Life" (Nippon TV), as well as Takimoto Kengo and Nagano Shinya, who worked on the film "Kaibutsu of Love."

Mamiya plays Takagi, a 2003 graduate of Takasato Elementary School's sixth-grade class, where he was nicknamed "King" for being a leader in his class. He is currently the third-generation president of his family's Takagi Painting Company, and lives with his wife Kana and daughter Kanon.

Araki plays Sonoko, a transfer student who came to Takasato Elementary School in the sixth grade and was nicknamed "Donoko." She is currently a reporter for Weekly Apollo, and also serves as a poster girl for the company as the "extremely beautiful reporter."

Eleven cast members of the same generation as Mamiya and Araki have also been revealed. They will be playing Takasato Elementary School graduates, including Shintaro Morimoto(SixTONES), Ayame Goriki, Fujima Sawako, Kudo Asuka, Matsui Rena, Inaba Yu, Mori Yusaku, and Mizukawa Katamari (Kuuki Kaidan). Mai Fukagawa, Junki Tozuka, and Subaru Kimura will also be appearing.

Morimoto plays Takahiro Koyama, also known as "Turbo," Takagi's best friend and currently the president of the app development company "TURBOinc." Gouriki plays Yuki Tsuchiya (maiden name: Hanawa), also known as "Yukki," a full-time housewife, and Fujima plays Saki Kobayashi, also known as "Chairman," an employee of the ward office.

Kudo plays Kanta Sakurai, also known as "Kantaro," who is currently the owner of the izakaya "Kita no Sakura." Matsui plays Emi Nakajima, also known as "Nico-chan," who is a hostess. Inaba plays Kengo Toyokawa, also known as "Toyo," who is a hairdresser. Mori plays Taisuke Hata, also known as "Chonmage," who is a NEET. Mizukawa plays Toshiki Takeda, also known as "Bin-chan," who is a pharmacist.

Fukagawa will play Shinonome Haruka, a reporter for Weekly Apollo who is in the same year as Sonoko, Tozuka will play Imakuni Kazunari, the owner of Imakuni, a snack bar frequented by Takagi, and Kimura will play Utsumi Kei, a regular customer at Imakuni.

◇ Comment from Mamiya Shotaro, who plays Takagi Masaru (King)

When I heard that they were making a drama about classmates who lived through the height of the Heisei era, I felt a strange sense of nostalgia, as if "Heisei" was really starting to become something people remember. The characters were born in the same year and are connected by the strange bond of being classmates, and this is an ensemble drama in which the past and present of these characters intersect once again through strange connections. As someone of the same generation who lived through the height of the Heisei era, I am looking forward to playing Takagi Masaru.

◇Comment from Yuko Araki, who plays Sonoko Saruhashi (Donoko)

I'm Araki Yuko, and I'll be playing the role of Saruhashi Sonoko. When I heard about the role, I felt that the story was filled with mystery elements mixed with a sense of nostalgia that everyone can relate to, and I felt drawn into the story.

It's rare to have the opportunity to work with so many actors of my generation, so I hope to be inspired and have fun while I live out my role as Sonoko in this production. I hope you'll look forward to it!

◇Comment from Shintaro Morimoto(SixTONES), who plays Takahiro Koyama (Turbo)

I'm Morimoto Shintaro Morimoto Takahiro. I've always been good friends with the lead actor, Mamiya-kun, so I'm really looking forward to working with him again. When I read the script, I was really curious about how the story would unfold, and I had a lot of fun thinking about it in my own way, so I hope everyone will start thinking about it a lot and enjoy the show.