Sakai Taisei makes his first appearance in a Asadora in " Bakebake "

It has been announced that actor Taisei Sakai, who played Kuwagata Oger/Gira in the Super Sentai series "Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger " (2023-2024), will appear in the NHK morning drama series " Bakebake, " starring Akari Takaishi , which will begin airing on September 29th in the second half of 2025. This will be Sakai's first appearance in a Asadora. He will play Nakamura Morimichi, Toki's arranged marriage partner.

Nakamura Morimichi is a former samurai of the Matsue domain, and a fine young man who now works in business with his father. He is going on an arranged marriage meeting with Toki. He is a sincere and honest person.

Sakai said, "I am very happy to be able to appear on the stage of this historic Asadora. Morimichi is a high-ranking samurai from a good family in Matsue, and has been successful in business even after the Meiji Restoration. I think the difference in values ​​between the two families, set against the backdrop of the Meiji era, makes for an interesting scene. I would be happy if you could imagine even just a little about the future of both families. Thank you for your support."

Production manager Hashizume Kuniomi commented, "I had always wanted to work with Sakai Taisei, who plays Nakamura Morimichi, Toki's arranged marriage partner, so I asked him to appear in the film. His detailed facial expressions are worth watching. He also did a great job acting out the slightly unusual scene between the two of them, which was very entertaining."

"Bakebake " tells the story of a couple who, together with her foreign husband, love ghost stories and shed light on the "nameless people" who had been forgotten in Meiji-era Japan as it became increasingly Westernized, and who acted as spokespeople for them. Takaishi, who stars in the film, plays the heroine, Toki Matsuno , the daughter of a fallen samurai from Yakumo Koizumi, modeled after Lafcadio Hearn 's wife, Setsu. The script is written by Fujiki Mitsuhiko, who has worked on NHK's "Asagaya Sisters' Laid-Back Life" and WOWOW's "Shooting Break Series," among others.