Hiroshi Tachi stars in NHK jidaigeki dramas

Actor Hiroshi Tachi (60) has landed two lead roles in NHK historical dramas. The first will be a special aired on January 1, titled “Onmitsu Hichou,” followed by a related series called “Onmitsu Happyakuyacho” that starts a week later on January 8.

For Tachi, these will be his first appearances in a jidaigeki television drama since the 2006 taiga drama “Komyo ga Tsuji.” It is also his first time as the star of a drama on New Year’s Day.

In “Onmitsu Hichou,” Tachi plays the samurai Kamiya Shozaemon, ordered to uncover the truth behind an incident known as the “Ninjo Jiken,” which later led to the downfall of Tanuma Okitsugu, a senior counselor of the Tokugawa shogunate. “Onmitsu Happyakuyacho” is set 34 years later, and there Tachi plays Shozaemon’s son Matajuro.

Filming for both works started on September 18. Tachi’s supporting cast includes Kiyotaka Nanbara (45), Cunning Takeyama (39), Tatsuomi Hamada (10), Maki Mizuno (40), Keiko Matsuzaka (58), Norihito Kaneko (32), Takashi Sasano (62), and Masahiko Tsugawa (70).

The “Onmitsu Happyakuyacho” series is scheduled for Saturday nights at 7:30pm.

Source:
Sankei Sports