The second episode of the Fuji TV drama series "If This World Were a Stage, Where Would the Dressing Room Be?" (Wednesdays at 10pm), written by Koki Mitani and starring actor Masaki Suda, aired on October 8th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 4.4% for households and 2.3% for individuals.
The drama is a youth ensemble drama set in Shibuya in 1984, and is an original story based on Mitani's memories of his youth. 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." This is Mitani's first prime-time drama series in 25 years, and it will be directed by Nishiura Masaki, known for "Code Blue."
Suda plays the main character, Kube Mitsunari, a theater troupe director who dreams of success, while Nikaido Fumi plays the mysterious dancer Koda Rika, Kamiki Ryunosuke plays Ryunosuke Kamiki Shogo, a new broadcast writer based on the "young Mitani" man, and Hamabe Minami plays Egashira Juri, a shrine maiden at Happun Shrine, a quiet shrine located in Shibuya.
In the second episode, Hisabe, who is in charge of the pin-up for Patra's (Amika) show at the WS Theater, reunites with Rika (Nikaido) in the dancers' dressing room. However, when Hisabe pledges to "do his best," Rika looks away with disinterest... and so the story unfolds.
