Fuji TV has announced a collection of 7 short dramas called "The Prologue: Nukumi~zu," all of which feature actor Yoichi Nukumizu as a key character. They will be distributed on DVD and on the internet, and one of them will be redone as a longer television drama.

The project is a collaboration between Fuji TV and Kyodo TV. Seven different directors have each written their own stories for the dramas, with Nukumizu himself participating in the process. The stories are all created as incomplete plots, and viewers will elect one to be fleshed out as a full-length drama to be aired on Fuji TV.

Cast members for the individual dramas include Mami Yamasaki, Yukie Kawamura, Yuri Morishita, Koichiro Nishi, and comedy duo Unjash.

The dramas will be made available on the Fuji TV On Demand website (Japan-accessible only) on May 16. Each will get a four-and-a-half minute episode. Then on July 25, a DVD will be released containing a longer 8-minute episode for each story. Voting will close at the end of September, and the result will be announced in mid-October.