Actors Shunsuke Daito and Marie Iitoyo appear in NHK's "Drama 10: Shiba no Okite - Warera Inu Baka Editorial Department" (General TV, Tuesdays at 10pm). The subtitle of the 8th episode, which will be broadcast on November 25th, is "It's Shiba ONE Fest!" and scene cuts have also been released.
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 eighth episode, Shiba One's popularity is growing and sales are going well. Some fans even come to meet him, saying things like, "I want my dog to meet Fuku-chan!" and "I want them to play together!"
To meet the expectations of such fans, the editorial department decides to hold a "Shiba Fest." The planning meeting gets heated, and Sagara (Daito) comes up with the idea of publishing the results of a vote for the most popular corner of the day in the magazine. Everyone gets serious, and begins preparations to compete in their areas of expertise... and so the story unfolds.
