On May 13th, it was announced that actress Ishihara Satomi is going to star in the TBS special drama ‘Koi‘ this fall.
‘Koi‘ is based on a novel of the same name by writer Koike Mariko, and is being appraised has Koike’s best work and was awarded with the Naoki Prize in 1995. The story is set in the early 1970s …
Drama Prime Time Report – 01/11~01/17
Drama Prime Time Report – 01/11~01/17
The winter season is settling in nicely with many new dramas that premiered over the past seven days.
‘Nobunaga no Chef‘ (TV Asahi) – starring Kis-My-Ft2’s Tamamori Yuta – premiered on Friday and achieved a good double-digit rating (11.6%) during its 11:00 pm time slot. Many dramas have started with such high ratings in this …
On January 4th, a press conference for upcoming drama “The Brothers Karamazov” was held at TMC studio, and cast members Ichihara Hayato, Saito Takumi, Hayashi Kento and Yoshida Kotaro made their appearances.
As reported previously, this is a drama adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel with the setting in Japan. It tells a story about three brothers who become the prime …
A kimono magazine book titled ‘Kimono Danshi‘, featuring 12 popular actors, will go on sale on November 30th.
All photos were taken by women photographers, and it focuses on a man’s sex appeal from a woman’s point of view. The actors who will be featured are Oguri Shun, Fujiwara Tatsuya, Matsuzaka Tori, Ichikawa Ennosuke IV, Yamamoto Yusuke, Katsuji Ryo, …
On November 27th, Fuji TV announced that they are going to produce a modern-day adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s final novel ‘The Brothers Karamazov‘ starring actor Ichihara Hayato for the upcoming 2013 winter season.
Simply speaking, the drama is going to follow the lives of three brothers as they become the prime suspects in their father’s murder case. One by one, they …
Actor Saito Takumi (31) will be featured on the cover of women’s magazine ‘an・an‘ for the first time in its November 21st issue.
The photos were shot with the theme “uncontrollable feelings of a man”, and its story line follows Saito, who wears a handsome suit and invites a beautiful woman to a hotel. He expressed, “My mom has been a …
It was announced that actress Ueto Aya will be starring in the new NHK drama “Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de“, and will play a role of a criminal for the first time.
“Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de” is based on Nonami Asa’s novel. Ueto will be playing a college student ‘Komoriya Hako’ who falls in love with a male host (male …
Kanjani 8’s Maruyama Ryuhei will be playing his first lead role in TV Asahi’s upcoming drama series, ‘Boys on the Run‘.
Maruyama will play the role of Tanishi Toshiyuki, a 27-year-old man who has never had a girlfriend. He revealed, “I feel that I can relate to the protagonist Tanishi Toshiyuki. My face also turns red when I become …
On April 18th, director Miike Takashi and actors Tsumabuki Satoshi and Saito Takumi attended an event called ‘Miike Takashi presents Otono Dake no Koukan’ in Tokyo. Tsumabuki and Saito are both appearing in Miike’s upcoming movie ‘Ai to Makoto’.
The reporters were very interested whether Tsumabuki would be able to describe ‘Ai to Makoto’ in a better way than he previously …
Beverage brand Glaceau Vitamin Water has released their new flavor “stur-d” on March 26th and to help with advertisements, they brought on photographer Ninagawa Mika to help with the new graphics.
This will be the second year in a row that Ninagawa has worked with the international brand. This time around, the theme is “Nature is colorful. Glaceau …
On January 16th, Narimiya Hiroki attended the pre-screening event for his upcoming movie “Gyakuten Saiban (= Ace Attorney).” As reported previously, this is a live-action movie adaptation of Capcom’s popular game, and Narimiya plays rookie lawyer “Naruhodo Ryuichi.”
The movie is directed by Miike Takashi who is known as the director of “Crows ZERO” and “13 Assassins”, and will be …
Back in May, we reported that famed director Miike Takashi was going to bring CAPCOM’s popular video game franchise, “Gyakuten Saiban” (international title: “Ace Attorney“), to the big screen in the form of a live-action adaptation of the first game in the series. Recently, its official website was updated with a second teaser and a second full trailer.
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On November 14th, actor Saito Takumi held a commemorate event for his upcoming movie, “Asu Naku“, at Shibuya Tower Records.
When asked what type of movie he likes, Saito answered, “The kind of movies that the general public wouldn’t watch. I can feel the aesthetic value.” He then described his movie saying, “Personally, it’s a work of individuality that …
The "Marumo no Okite" special brightened the Sunday evening.
The "Marumo no Okite" special brightened the Sunday evening.
It was an interesting and fun week full of variety specials, the “Freeter” and “Marumo no Okite” drama specials, and several new fall dramas have already gave us a nice taste of the upcoming season.
Monday was still a relatively slow day for us drama fans, but at least the quiz show …
Left to right: Hayashi Kento, Kaneko Nobuaki, Saito Takumi, Watabe Gota
Left to right: Hayashi Kento, Kaneko Nobuaki, Saito Takumi, Watabe Gota
Previously, we reported that Saito Takumi would be starring in a new drama called “QP“. On September 13th, additional cast members for the drama were revealed!
“QP” is a manga written by Takahashi Hiroshi that was serialized on ‘Young King’ from 1998 to 2000. This drama adaptation will be based …
