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Posted by babamoosh0 pt Friday, July 27, 2012

Watanabe Ken to star in new Japanese drama series along with Tanihara Shosuke and Matsuyuki Yasuko

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Watanabe Ken (52) will be portraying former prime minister of Japan, Yoshida Shigeru, in a NHK drama series titled "Makete, Katsu~Sengo wo Tsukutta Otoko � Yoshida Shigeru~ (Victory after Defeat ~ The man who created post-war Japan, Yoshida Shigeru~)", which will air at 9 PM every Saturday from September 8th and onwards.�American actor David Morse (58) known for his work in films such as "Green Mile" and "The Indian Runner" will play�Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during the occupation of Japan.

Tanihara Shosuke (40) will act as Shirasu Jiro, a close associate of former Prime Minister Yoshida and a negotiator for the General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander (GHQ), who�s often called a �difficult Japanese� by GHQ. Matsuyuki Yasuko (39) is cast as Yoshida�s second wife, a former geisha, and Tanaka Kei (28) will be playing Yoshida�s eldest son, Yoshida Kenichi who's an English literature scholar. Suzuki An (25) will portray�Aso Kazuko, the third daughter of Yoshida and mother of Aso Taro (71), who was a prime minister of Japan from 2008-2009. Kaneda Akio (57) will play the role of Hatoyama Ichiro, a former prime minister and grandfather of Hatoyama Yukio (65), who succeeded Aso as prime minister from 2009-2010. Nomura Mansai (46) will act as another former prime minister Konoe Fumimaro.

Source: Sanspo

Image: Sanspo and NHK drama homepage

  1. WATANABE-KEN
  2. TANIHARA-SHOSUKE
  3. NOMURA-MANSAI
  4. TANAKA-KEI
  5. MATSUYUKI-YASUKO
  6. KANEDA-AKIO
  7. SHIRASU-JIRO
  8. SUZUKI-AN
  9. YOSHIDA-KENICHI
  10. ASO-KAZUKO
  11. ASO-TARO
  12. HATOYAMA-ICHIRO
  13. HATOYAMA-YUKIO
  14. KONOE-FUMIMARO
  15. DOUGLAS-MACARTHUR
  16. DAVID-MORSE
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