▲ Drama Series "Kotaro's One-Man Life" Kaji From left to Daigo Nishihata and Maika Yamamoto from left, from Natsuko Hyakuda and Katsuhisa Iwase
According to Japanese media news on March 23, actress Maika Yamamoto is about to play with Hiroshi Yokoyama, a member of the popular group "Seki 8". In the series Kotaro's One-Man Life (TV Asahi Tv, from 11:30 p.m. on Saturday), starring Hiroshi Yokoyama and airing on April 24, Maika Yamamoto will serve as the lead actress. Maika Yamamoto plays Mizuki Akitomo, a bartender who lives in the same apartment as the protagonist Kanojin (Yu Yokoyama).
The series is the first television drama of the manga of the same name, which has sold more than 1 million copies, of the manga of the same name. The story tells that in an apartment where baby-friendly children are forbidden, there is a manga artist Kano Jin who has few sales and lives a life of self-depravity every day, and suddenly one day, Kano enters the next room and moves into a "story" 5-year-old child who lives alone, Kotaro Kotaro (Eito Kawahara). After meeting Kotaro, Kano and the residents of the apartment begin to rediscover their sense of responsibility as adults and the importance of thinking about others, and the play is a sitcom about growing up.
▲ Cover of the manga "Kotaro's One-Man Life"
Mizuki, played by Maika Yamamoto, is an always outgoing and cheerful female character, but she also has a problem, that is, her soft rice boyfriend will always reach out to her for money. Yamamoto is also full of enthusiasm for playing this role, saying: "Although Mizuki is very cheerful in front of Kotaro, she actually has her own troubles behind her back, so I must perform well in the face of this kind of two-sided role." ”
In addition, this time there is Janis Jr. Daigo Nishihata, a member of the group "Wave Man", and Natsuko Hyakuda, a member of the idol group "Momoshi Lucky Grass Z", participated in the drama. Daigo Nishihata plays Keisuke Hanawa, Kotaro's new kindergarten teacher, while Natsuko Hyakuda plays Ayano Kobayashi, a lawyer who sends living expenses to Kotaro. It is reported that actor Katsuhisa Iose also starred, playing a neighbor who lives with Kano, Tamaru Isamu.
▲ The size of the protagonist
Daigo Nishihata was overjoyed by the invitation, saying, "I love children, my dream in the future is to be a kindergarten teacher, and now it is a wish come true!" And Bai Tian said, "I hope that this work can bring courage to the audience, and after watching the work, there will be 'I also have to cheer up!'" That kind of thinking. Katsuhisa Iwase, who was still shooting with Yokoyama for the first time, said: "In Seki 8, of course, I mean the good kind, and Yokoyama Jun gives me the feeling of being a bit 'outlier'. I don't know what will happen to the actual cooperation, but I am very much looking forward to it. (Ah Chi /Translation)