Mori Nana plays Kobayashi Natsumi, also known as "Natchan," in the NHK evening drama "Hira Yasumi" (General TV, Monday to Thursday, 10:45 p.m.), starring Okayama Amane. The drama will air its final episode on December 4th. Regarding her well-received role as Natsumi, she revealed, "I played Natsumi with the hope that the world of 'Hira Yasumi' would expand many times over."
The drama is based on the manga of the same name by Shinzo Keigo, which has been serialized in Weekly Big Comic Spirits since 2021. The story follows 29-year-old part-time worker Ikuta Hiroto (Okayama) who inherits a single-story house from his neighbor, Wada Hanae (Negishi Tokie), and begins living with his 18-year-old cousin Kobayashi Natsumi (Mori), who has moved to Tokyo from Yamagata. People with difficult life problems gather around them...
In the final episode, Hiroto and Natsumi receive a cardboard box from their family home in Yamagata containing a large amount of taro. So they decide to hold an imoni party. They invite Hideki (Yoshimura Kaito) and Akari (Mitsushima Nazuna), respectively. While searching for a large pot for imoni, Hiroto happens to come across a pressed white hydrangea left behind by Hanae.
It turns out that Hiroto had brought it as a get-well gift when Hanae was injured and hospitalized.
As filming wrapped up, Mori commented, "I was nervous about acting in the world of the manga I've read for so long, but I remember being very happy as a fan when I heard it was going to be made into a live-action film." He added, "Even with the tight schedule, everyone on set always greeted me with a smile, which made filming so much fun. I'm really grateful. I look forward to seeing everyone on this team again someday."
