Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2
Date: From December 2022
Network: Netflix Japan
Genre: Suspense
Original Work: Imawa no Kuni no Alice by Aso Haro
Scriptwriters: Watabe Yoshiki, Kuramitsu Yasuko (Scandal Senmon Bengoshi Queen, Tourist, Keiji Yugami), Sato Shinsuke
Cast: Yamazaki Kento, Tsuchiya Tao, Murakami Nijiro, Miyoshi Ayaka, Sakurada Dori, Asahina Aya, Watanabe Yutaro, Abe Tsuyoshi, Aoyagi Sho, Naka Riisa
Synopsis: Arisu Ryohei (Yamazaki Kento) and Usagi Yuzuha (Tsuchiya Tao) have been pursuing the mystery of “borderland”, risking their lives in games in order to survive and return to their world. The two of them encounter friends, foes and the mastermind who controls the game at a location believed to be the key to unravelling the mystery. They have collected the numbered cards each time they won a game. All that remains are the jack, queen and king cards. The games they face this round will be of greater difficulty than the ones that came before … …
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Related: Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 1
Hoshi Furu Yoru ni*NEW*
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Tuesdays, January 2023
Station: TV Asahi
Genre: Romance
Scriptwriter: Oishi Shizuka (Shiranakute Ii Koto, Ie Uru Onna Series, Dairenai)
Directors: Fukagawa Yoshihiro, Yamamoto Daisuke
Cast: Yoshitaka Yuriko, Kitamura Takumi
Synopsis: 35-year-old gynaecologist Yukimiya Suzu (Yoshitaka Yuriko) works at a hospital in a peaceful seaside town. While she helps to bring new life into the world, she is emotionally worn out in this constrictive and suffocating society, and cannot be vulnerable to anyone. Suzu studied hard to become a doctor and as a result of working for money and status, she not only lost the friends who fought with her, but also the enthusiasm and dreams she once had. She learned that society is not always on the side of those who are right and she will only get fatigued if she fights. Suzu decides to go camping alone to take a breather. As she drinks alcohol and looks up at the starry sky, Hiiragi Issei (Kitamura Takumi) wordlessly moves towards her and takes a series of photos with his camera. Then he kisses her without warning. The next morning, when Suzu wakes up, the young man conveys something to her with hand gestures and leaves. This episode would become a irreplaceable fated encounter for each of them. Issei lives in a world with no sound. He has many interests, friends all over the world and follows his heart’s desires. Although Issei is 10 years her junior, and strangely overbearing and immature at times, he has a glow that cannot be missed. As Suzu interacts with him, her heart is gradually set free.
Website: www.tv-asahi.co.jp/hoshifuru_yoruni
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Dousuru Ieyasu
Date: From 8.00 p.m., Sundays, January – December 2023
Station: NHK
Genre: Period
Scriptwriter: Kosawa Ryota (Confidence Man JP, Date, Legal High)
Directors: Murahashi Naoki, Kawakami Takeshi, Ono Michi
Cast: Matsumoto Jun, Okada Junichi, Arimura Kasumi, Muro Tsuyoshi, Nomura Mansai, Abe Hiroshi, Omori Nao, Yamada Yuki, Sugino Yosuke, Itagaki Rihito, Otoo Takuma, Hirose Alice, Yamada Takayuki, Matsushige Yutaka, Kote Shinya, Okabe Dai, Issey Ogata, Matsuyama Kenichi, Komoto Masahiro, Namioka Kazuki, Kimura Subaru, Nekoze Tsubaki, Chiba Tetsuya, Matsumoto Marika, Hosoda Kanata, Kitagawa Keiko, Fujioka Hiroshi, Yoshihara Mitsuo, Hashimoto Satoshi, Terajima Susumu, Lily Franky, Kakuta Akihiro, Mizobata Junpei, Shida Mirai, Watabe Atsuro, Maya Miki, Toyoshima Hana, Sekimizu Nagisa, Nomaguchi Toru,
Synopsis: Takechiyo, later Ieyasu (Matsumoto Jun), was born to Matsudaira Hirotada, the lord of Okazaki Castle in poor and small Mikawa Province. He lost his father in the chaos of the war, and was also separated from his mother. At one time while Takechiyo was being sent as a hostage to the Imagawas, he was seized and abducted by the Odas. As a youth who did not even know what the next day would hold for him, he had a dramatic encounter with Oda Nobunaga (Okada Junichi) and was taught that he could change the world with his own might. He was also reunited with old retainers that served his father and learned of their lingering desire to restore the Matsudaira clan (later Tokugawa clan). The Battle of Okehazama threw the Imagawas into tumult when their leader Yoshimoto (Nomura Mansai) was killed in battle, and he succeeded in taking back his castle in Mikawa Province. However, this would also be the start of hardships and crises. Ieyasu was troubled by the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist uprising and threatened by the strongest warlord Takeda Shingen (Abe Hiroshi) who drove the Tokugawa army to the brink of a crushing defeat at the Battle of Mikatagahara. Takeda kept attacking and tried to undermine the relationship between the vassals and family. Despite feeling vexed about his weaknesses, Ieyasu turned this loss to his advantage. He deepened ties with his vassals and created a sense of unity. However, Nobunaga’s death in the Honnoji Incident drove Ieyasu into a corner. Will the wars come to an end and is there a future for this country?
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