The 5 episode drama series “Kanzen Muzai” will first air Sunday,  July 7, 2024 in Japan. . The mystery crime drama series is based on 2019  novel “Kanzen Muzai” by  have been announced to play major supporting characters ..read more

are cast in NHK drama series “ .” Drama series is based on manga series “Shrink: Seishinkai Yowai” by Jin Nanami & illustrated by Tsukiko. Story for “Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai” will be set at a small psychiatry clinic in a back alley within Shinjuku. Tomoya Nakamura will play Psychiatrist Konosuke Yowai and Tao Tsuchiya will play Nurse Yuri Amamiya. “Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai” will consist of 3 episodes and first air August 31, 2024 in Japan ..read more

are cast in TBS drama series “ .” The drama series is scripted and directed by “). The unusual script revolves around 7 mysterious holes that appear in Japan and a man named Ozawa (Shinichi Tsutsumi) who starts a cult that believes the holes are God. Filming for the drama series mixes standard filming on location and also within a studio set that is set up like a theater stage. The first teaser trailer can be viewed at AsianWiki. “Messou mo Nai” will first air April 16, 2024 in Japan ..read more

 is cast in WOWOW drama series “ . The drama series is based on 2002 novel “Game no Na wa Yukai” by popular mystery writer  , which was previously adapted into 2003 movie “ . For the upcoming drama series, Ai Mikami will play Juri Katsuragi, who is the daughter of car company vice president Katsutoshi Katsuragi and his mistress. She is abused by her family and her father ignores her situation. She teams up with Shunsuke Sakuma (Kazuya Kamenashi) to get revenge on her father Katsutoshi Katsuragi. “Game no Na wa Yukai” is now set to first air June 9, 2024 in Japan ..read more

are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “ .” The drama series is based on BL themed manga series “25ji Akasaka de” by Hiroko Natsuno. In the drama series, Taisuke Niihara will play rookie actor Yuki Shirasaki. He gets cast in BL drama series opposite popular star actor Asami Hayama (Kiita Komagine). “At 25:00 in Akasaka” will first air April 18, 2024 in Japan ..read more

are cast in Netflix drama series “ .” Also cast in the drama series are . The drama series is based on 2011 novel “Glass Heart” by Mio Wakagi. For “Glass Heart,” Takeru Satoh will play genius musician Naoki Fujitani. He scouts Akane Saijo (Yu Miyazaki) for his new band. “Glass Heart” will be available to stream sometime next year ..read more

are cast in TV Asahi drama series “ .” The drama series is based on 1999 novel “Tokyo Tower” by  , which was previously made into 2005 movie “ , and 2014 JTBC drama series “ . For the 2024 version, Ren Nagase will play bored medical student Toru Kojima and Yuka Itaya will play architect Shifumi Asano. They meet and spend time together at her office. “Tokyo Tower” first airs April 20, 2024 in Japan ..read more

“Golden Kamuy” will air sometime this autumn in Japan. . The drama series is a sequel to the just released 2024 movie “Golden Kamuy” and based on manga series “Golden Kamuy” by Satoru Noda. The sequel drama series will pick up immediately after where there 2024 movie version ended. Namely, the hunt to find the escaped prisoners who have tattoos that reveal the location of hidden gold. Along with the returning cast members from the movie version, are new cast members who will play new characters: Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Maryjun Takahashi, Yuki Sakurai, and Akihisa Shiono. Director Sigeaki Kubo a ..read more

are cast in TV Asahi drama series “ .” The drama series is set one year after 2023 TV Asahi drama series “ Six-Second Path: The Melancholy of Fireworks Master Seitaro Mochizuki .” Also cast to play a new character in the sequel drama series is . For Mayu Miyamoto, she will play a mysterious woman named Fumika Noguchi. She approaches Seitaro Mochizuki (Issey Takahashi) to work as his apprentice. “Six-Second Path Season 2” will first air April 13, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 11:30 PM time slot after ..read more

is cast in TV Asahi drama series “ .” For the drama series, which pairs him again with director . They previously worked together 2018 TV Asahi drama series “ ” and 2020 TV Asahi drama series “ .” In “Believe,” Takuya Kimura will play Architect Riku Kariyama. He is passionate about his work, but comes across unexpected problems while working on his latest project. “Believe” will first air April, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Thursday 9 PM time slot after ..read more