The Fuji TV Wednesday 10pm drama "If This World Were a Stage, Where Would the Dressing Room Be?" (Wednesdays at 10pm) is written by Koki Mitani and stars Masaki Suda. The synopsis and stills for episode 6, which will air on November 5th, have been released.
At the WS Theater, just after the opening night of Kube's version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Kube (Suda) was greeted in the audience by Japan's leading Shakespearean actor, Reizaburo Koreo (Kazuyuki Asano). Koreo is a veteran actor who has appeared in numerous plays directed by Yukio Ninagawa, whom Kube admires.
Kube is deeply moved when he meets Koreo. When Koreo expresses some appreciation for Kube's version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," an overjoyed Kube takes Koreo to the after-party venue. There, he sees Juri (Hamabe Minami), a shrine maiden with a note in her hand. Horai (Ryunosuke Kamiki), who has a crush on Juri, invites her to the after-party, but it seems that Juri only has eyes for Kube.
At the launch party, Rika (Nikaido Fumi) is waiting for him, and she looks at Hisabe in a new light...
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."
