The second episode of NHK's "Drama 10: Shiba no Okite - We Are Dog-Loving Editorial Department" (General TV, Tuesdays at 10 PM), starring actors Shunsuke Daito and Marie Iitoyo, titled "If Shiba Falls, Everyone Falls," will air on October 7th. The editorial staff unite to search for Fukusuke (voiced by Tokio Emoto), who disappeared during a shoot in the city. This leads to the creation of a full-scale feature article, and the staff begins to come together, but...
The drama is based on the non-fiction book "Heisei Dog-crazy Editorial Department" by Yuka Katano. Set in the Shiba Inu magazine "Shiba One," the drama is a human story that gently unravels the tangled hearts of people. Daito plays Shunichi Sagara, the editor-in-chief of the Shiba Inu magazine, and Iitoyo plays Reika Ishimori, an editor who is somehow at odds with Sagara.
In the second episode, Fukusuke and the editorial staff of the magazine "Shiba One" go out for a photo shoot in the city. During this shoot, Fukusuke is startled by a sudden loud thunderclap and disappears in the middle of the city.
Both Sagara (Daito) and Ishimori (Iitoyo) worked together to desperately search for and rescue Fukusuke. The commotion surrounding Fukusuke's disappearance united the staff, who had been divided. This led to the creation of a full-scale feature article. However, their unity was short-lived, as behind the scenes, the very existence of "Shiba ONE" was in jeopardy...
