It has been revealed that actor Ken Watanabe will be providing a voice role in the drama series "Moshigaku," written by Koki Mitani and starring Masaki Suda(Fuji TV, Wednesdays at 10 p.m.). His role was revealed as a surprise during the premiere on October 1, and he will be providing the voice for Shakespeare's "epigraph" that appears in the series.
An epigraph is a quotation or inscription placed at the beginning of a book, and in this work, which incorporates various Shakespearean motifs, epigraphs appear frequently. They are also said to provide hints for the main story of the drama.
The drama is a coming-of-age ensemble drama set in Shibuya in 1984, and is a completely original story that includes semi-autobiographical elements from Mitani. In a corner of Shibuya, a bustling center of youth culture, the drama depicts the struggles, setbacks, and sometimes love affairs of young people who are still unknown, in the full "Mitani world."
