Behind-the-scenes footage from the TV drama series "Kitakata Kenzo Suikoden," starring Yuji Oda, has been released. The drama will be broadcast and streamed on WOWOW Prime and WOWOW On Demand every Sunday at 9 PM starting February 15th. It will also be streamed on Lemino at the same time.
The original work is the monumental historical epic novel "Suikoden" series (19 volumes, Shueisha Bunko) by Kitakata Kenzo. It is a reconstruction of "Suikoden," considered one of China's three great classics, with a total circulation of over 11.6 million copies. It is the first of the "Great Suikoden" trilogy, which will be followed by "Yang Lingden" and "Yue Feiden." Set in China at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty (early 12th century), the drama tells the story of Song Jiang (played by Oda), who rises up in despair over the rampant corruption of the world, and the rebellion of the "outcasts" he gathers around him.
The making-of footage shows the main actors of the film, including Oda as Song Jiang, Sorimachi Takashi as Chao Gai, Kamenashi Kazuya as Lin Chong, Tamayama Tetsuji (as Li Fu), and Sato Koichi (as Wang Jin), working on their acting through careful communication with director Wakamatsu Setsurō.
