Katsunori Takahashi will star in an NTV drama special this June. The show is "Kacho Shima Kosaku," based on a popular manga series by Kenshi Hirokane that has gone through various incarnations in its 25-year history, including four live-action specials on Fuji TV starring Shin Takuma and a 1992 movie starring Toshihiko Tahara.

"Kacho Shima Kosaku" revolves around the life of a salaryman. Takahashi is no stranger to the genre, having previously starred as an ordinary employee in the 1999 film adaptation of "Salaryman Kintaro" and as a chief clerk in the "Tokumei Kakarichou Tadano Hitoshi" dramas. This time, he will move up in rank, playing the section chief Kosaku Shima.

While the original manga was set in the pre-bubble era, this special will take place in the present day. Ryoichi Kimizuka ("Odoru Daisousasen") is writing the script.

NTV will broadcast "Kacho Shima Kosaku" at 9:00pm on June 25.