Sun, March 8, 2009 (3:17am EDT)
The popular TV Asahi detective series "Aibou" has found its new star. Actor Mitsuhiro Oikawa will be filling in the gap left by Yasufumi Terawaki earlier this season.
Terawaki had played one half of the leading duo alongside Yutaka Mizutani ever since the show's start in 2000. He left during the ongoing 7th season, leaving Mizutani without a partner.
Oikawa will make his first appearance in the season's two-hour finale on March 18. He will continue with the role when the series enters its 8th season.
Terawaki had played one half of the leading duo alongside Yutaka Mizutani ever since the show's start in 2000. He left during the ongoing 7th season, leaving Mizutani without a partner.
Oikawa will make his first appearance in the season's two-hour finale on March 18. He will continue with the role when the series enters its 8th season.
Sun, March 8, 2009 (3:01am EDT)
NHK and Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK have teamed up to produce a two-part television drama titled "Shiawase no Soup wa Ikaga?" The project was first announced in April 2008 and has now been scheduled to air in Japan on March 26-27.
Hiroki Narimiya stars as a young man who becomes tired of his life in Japan and decides to go to Hong Kong. There, he comes across a woman (Annie Liu) and her grandfather (Wu Ma) who run a restaurant specializing in fish ball soup. As the story develops, he too learns the art of making the soup.
The drama was filmed in Hong Kong and Japan last May. The cast also includes Yuen Qiu, Jun Fubuki, and Sansei Shiomi.
Hiroki Narimiya stars as a young man who becomes tired of his life in Japan and decides to go to Hong Kong. There, he comes across a woman (Annie Liu) and her grandfather (Wu Ma) who run a restaurant specializing in fish ball soup. As the story develops, he too learns the art of making the soup.
The drama was filmed in Hong Kong and Japan last May. The cast also includes Yuen Qiu, Jun Fubuki, and Sansei Shiomi.
