Japan pop group Arashi s Jun Matsumoto cast as lead for 2023 NHK drama
Jun Matsumoto, a member of popular Japanese boy band Arashi that went on hiatus from New Year s Day, has been cast for the leading role in NHK s yearlong period drama for 2023, the public broadcaster said. Dosuru Ieyasu (What to do, Ieyasu) about Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, will also mark the first time Matsumoto has starred in NHK s annual Taiga (big river) period drama series that began in 1963.
Jun Matsumoto. (Kyodo) As I try to find a new adventure after temporarily disembarking from the ship called Arashi, there is no bigger challenge than playing the protagonist role in the period drama, the 37-year-old former music idol said in a video released Tuesday by the broadcaster, formally called Japan Broadcasting Corp.
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Interview: Great Pretender Director Hiro Kaburagi and Writer Ryota Kosawa
by Kim Morrissy & Lynzee Loveridge,
Dec 14th 2020
Great Pretender is an exciting new anime series produced by
Wit Studio. It tells the story of Makoto Edamura, a conman, who travels the world and gets involved in various scams and mysteries. The anime is streaming worldwide on Netflix. Director
Ryota Kosawa spoke to ANN about their work on the series and their thoughts on creating an “international” anime.
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Ryota Kosawa): You ve previously directed anime that feature primarily non-Japanese characters. Is there anything you re particularly conscious about when portraying people of different countries?