Natsuzora
Date: From 8.00 a.m., Mondays – Saturdays, April 2019
Station: NHK
Scriptwriter: Omori Sumio (Frankenstein no Koi, Seirei no Moribito Series, Nezumi Edo o Hashiru Series)
Cast: Hirose Suzu, Okada Masaki, Kusakari Masao, Matsushima Nanako, Fujiki Naohito, Kiyohara Sho, Fukuchi Momoko, Kobayashi Takashi, Oto Takuma, Yasuda Ken, Takahata Atsuko, Yamada Yuki, Yoshizawa Ryo, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Kobayashi Ayako
Synopsis: 9-year-old Okuhara Natsu lost her parents in the war and was separated from her older brother Saitaro (Okada Masaki) and younger sister Chiharu. In the summer of 1946, she is taken to Tokachi in Hokkaido by her adoptive father Shibata Takeo (Fujiki Naohito) who was her father’s comrade in arms. The Shibatas who are dairy farmers from the Hokuriku region. As Natsu helps out with dairy farming, she regains her cheerfulness. She begins to learn about the spirit of the settlers and the importance of life from Shibata’s father-in-law Taiju (Kusakari Masao), a first-generation immigrant to Hokkaido. In elementary school, Natsu is introduced to animated films, which had become popular in America at that time, by a youth called Yamada Tenyo (Yoshizawa Ryo). She is moved by this dreamlike world. Under the influence of Tenyo who aspires to be an artist, Natsu (Hirose Suzu) hopes to get a job where she can draw. However, Shibata wants her to marry his only son Teruo (Kiyohara Sho) and take over the farm. At this point, Natsu is informed that her brother is working in Tokyo. The day when she leaves draws near … …
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Kokou no Mesu*NEW*
Date: From 2019
Station: WOWOW
Scriptwriter: Maekawa Yoichi (Last Chance, Akira to Akira, Shizumanu Taiyo)
Original Work: Kokou no Mesu ~ Gekai Toma Tetsuhiko by Ogane Toshihiko
Genre: Medical
Cast: Takizawa Hideaki
Synopsis: Toma Tetsuhiko (Takizawa Hideaki), a surgeon who studied in the US, takes up a position at a private hospital in the countryside in the late 1980s – a time when organ transplant was considered taboo. He takes on difficult surgeries and begins to save the lives of patients, driven by the conviction that the level of medical care given in the countryside should be on par with university hospitals. However, before Japan’s first organ transplant surgery, the medical system strongly adhered to long-standing practices, and is about to get in his way … …
Website: www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/kokou
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