Actors Shunsuke Daito and Marie Iitoyo star in NHK's "Drama 10: Shiba no Okite - Warera Inu Baka Editorial Department" (General TV, Tuesday 10pm). The subtitle of the final episode (episode 9), which will be broadcast on December 25th, is "Bad Shiba and Inu Baka Forever," 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 final episode, staff dog No. 1 Fukusuke (voice: Emoto Tokio) collapses and is hospitalized, with his life in danger. Upon hearing this, Ishimori (Iitoyo) changes the special feature "My Shiba Boast" to "My 'Bad' Shiba Boast." The staff confess how their own bad habits have been saved by the dog, and pray for Fukusuke's recovery. Meanwhile, Fukusuke returns to the editorial department after a long absence. Sagara (Daito) announces that he and Fukusuke will retire from "Shiba ONE" with the next issue.
Upon learning of Sagara's firm resolve, Ishimori comes up with a plan...and the story unfolds.
