NHK's evening drama "Someday, in Zero Gravity Sky" (General TV, Monday to Thursday, 10:45 p.m.), starring actors Kiriyu Aso and Misato Morita, will begin airing on September 8th. The story is about the second coming of age of women in their 30s who aim to reach space with a "microsatellite."
The drama features four girls from the astronomy club who, in high school, shared their dream of "going to space together." As they grow up and go their separate ways, they suddenly reunite with their forgotten dreams. "If we had a micro-satellite, maybe even we could aim for space today..." Encouraged by their "older selves," they begin their second youth...
Kiryu will play the main character, Mochizuki Asuka, while Morita will play Hibino Hikari, whom Asuka reunites with. Katayama Yuki will play Mizuhara Shu, a friend of Asuka and Hikari's in the astronomy club, and Ito Marika will play Kiuchi Haruko. Tamaki Sora, Juri Kosaka, Aoi Shirakura, and Yamashita Kiriri will play the four characters in their high school days.
The first week features Asuka Mochizuki (played by Kiryu), 30, who works at an advertising agency in Osaka. "Well then... I'll do it!" she says, picking up the work in front of her and spending her days swamped with work.
One day, Asuka is suddenly confronted by her high school friend, Hikari Hino (played by Morita). Asuka recalls that they once started an astronomy club together and promised to go to space together. Meanwhile, when Asuka reunites with Hikari for the first time in 13 years, she is still aiming to become an astronaut, but...
