Veteran actor Tetsuya Watari is teaming up with actress Aya Ueto as co-stars in a TV Asahi drama special called ‘Kekkon.’ The drama comes from screenwriter Sugako Hashida and producer Fukuko Ishii, who have previously worked together on the TBS series ‘Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari.’ [...] (Link: “Watari, Ueto play father and daughter in … Continue reading »
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Aya Ueto lands her first ‘Getsu 9′ heroine role
Starring in J-drama since 1999, it’s hard to believe that Aya Ueto will only be starring in her first “Getsu-Ku (月９)” heroine role. The yet untitled drama will also star Masahiro Nakai of SMAP and begin airing in April. (Via Yahoo! Japan.)
MatsuJun, Gakky pair up for “Smile” – Tokyograph
Jun Matsumoto and Yui Aragaki will co-star in a new TBS drama series titled ‘Smile.’ Takayuki Takuma (‘Hana Yori Dango’) is handling the script, though he is using his real name rather than his usual pen name of Mikio Satake. Matsumoto plays a half-Filipino whose father has died and mother has disappeared. Despite his misfortune … Continue reading »
Ryoko Kuninaka to be in “Zettai Kareshi” special
Fuji TV’s live-action ‘Zettai Kareshi’ series is coming back for a special episode. Based on the manga by Yuu Watase, the series originally aired from April to June 2008. The special, titled ‘Zettai Kareshi ~Kanzen Muketsu no Koibito Robot~,’ is set after the end of the series. Mocomichi Hayami will reprise his role as the … Continue reading »
Meisa Kuroki to star in a Fuji TV special in March
Young actress Maki Horikita will star in a two-part drama special on Fuji TV titled ‘Chance! Kanojo ga Seikou Shita Riyuu,’ described as a comical success story. The show will also feature Hitori Gekidan and Meisa Kuroki. Horikita plays a 22-year-old who struggles to find a job, finally landing one at a travel company. Kuroki … Continue reading »
“Gokusen” gets another special episode – Tokyograph
NTV has announced another special episode for the ‘Gokusen’ drama franchise. The show’s third season aired this past spring, and the upcoming episode will be a ‘graduation special’ featuring the same characters. Yukie Nakama will of course star in the show, with Yuya Takaki, Haruma Miura, and Hideo Ishiguro among the returning cast. The two … Continue reading »
HY’s “366日” used as the theme song to “Akai Ito”
If you should know the name of at least one indie label band from Okinawa along with all of the other things you’ve accumulated in your mind for 2008, know HY. The band, despite their continued popularity, remain unsigned to a major label (by choice) and have released a total of five albums in a … Continue reading »
Sakaguchi stars in Okinawan police drama – Tokyograph
Kenji Sakaguchi will be playing the lead in a police drama series titled ‘Honjitsu mo Hare. Ijou Nashi,’ set to air on TBS this winter. Sakaguchi stars as a cop assigned to a fictional remote island in the Okinawa prefecture, modeled after the real island of Hateruma. Nao Matsushita appears as the heroine, the only … Continue reading »
“Code Blue” SP to air on January 10 – Tokyograph
Fuji TV has announced a broadcast date for its ‘Code Blue’ drama special. The episode is scheduled to air on January 10 at 9:00pm. The special is a continuation of the ‘Code Blue’ drama series from this past summer, which starred Tomohisa Yamashita, Erika Toda, Yui Aragaki, and Yosuke Asari as four young doctors training … Continue reading »
Nakama, Kase to star in Fuji TV series – Tokyograph
Yukie Nakama and Ryo Kase will co-star in a Fuji TV drama series this winter. Titled ‘Arifureta Kiseki,’ the show will be the first series written by Taichi Yamada in 11 years. Yamada’s last serial was TBS’s ‘Fuzoroi no Ringotachi 4′ in 1997, though he has written many tanpatsu dramas since then. He has reportedly … Continue reading »
