New Drama
The ship of Theseus
- Starts Sunday, January 19 at 9 p.m. (First episode extended by 25 minutes)
- Cast:Ryoma Takeuchi, Nana Eikura, Masanobu Ando, Shihori Kanjiya, Sei Ashina, Ryo Ryusei, Seiya (Shimofuri Myojo), Hiroki Konno, Tamaki Shiratori, Tenta Banka, Juri Ueno (special guest star), Yusuke Santamaria, Takashi Sasano, Naomasa Musaka, Yumi Asou, Ryohei Suzuki
- URL:https://www.tbs.co.jp/theseusnofune/
The popular comic series of the same name, featuring an elaborately woven story with one mystery leading to another, has been made into a live-action drama series starring Ryoma Takeuchi. Slip back in time to 1989 and witness this unique tale of an incident shrouded in mystery for over 3 decades, along with the bonds of love that tie a family together.
Thirty-one years ago, Bungo Sano (Ryohei Suzuki), a police officer, was arrested for murder. Since then, his son Shin Tamura (Ryoma Takeuchi) has lived his life hiding from the public eye, in constant fear of being judged as the son of a criminal. Thankfully, he has found a safe place with his loving wife, Yuki (Juri Ueno), who knows of his family’s past and accepts him all the same. Bungo continues to maintain his innocence, and thanks to Yuki’s urging, Shin decides to finally reconnect with his father. He visits the old crime scene when, suddenly, he slips back in time to 1989, the year the incident took place. There, he finds his family as he has never seen them before - full of love and laughter.
PRAYERS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
- Starts Friday, January 17 at 10 p.m. (First episode extended by 15 minutes)
- Cast:Hideaki Ito, Murotsuyoshi, Honoka Matsumoto, Ryota Katayose (GENERATIONS), Erika Karata, Ken Horiuchi, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Kimiko Yo, Shigeru Izumiya, Masato Hagiwara, Miki Nakatani
- URL:https://www.tbs.co.jp/nembutsu_tbs/
The main protagonist of this episodic medical drama is a Buddhist priest who is also a medical doctor. The struggles he faces in each episode ask the questions: What does it mean to live? How do we face death? The story is based on the currently serialized comic of the same name. In addition to the passionate Buddhist priest-cum-doctor working to save patients’ lives and souls played by Hideaki Ito, Miki Nakatani, Tsuyoshi Muro, and Honoka Matsumoto also make appearances as doctors each with their own quirky personalities.
Six patients are brought to Aobadai Hospital’s Emergency Center after a car accident. Emergency physician Teruyuki Matsumoto (Hideaki Ito) rushes in, still wearing his priest’s robes, and quickly treats the patients with fellow physician Ryoko Miyake (Miki Nakatani). However, the next day, one of the female patients’ condition suddenly deteriorates, and she is pronounced brain dead. Dr. Matsumoto asks the woman’s 13-year-old son to make a decision about his mother’s treatment, for which Dr. Miyake accuses him of being cruel. Meanwhile, elite cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Tatsuya Hamada (Murotsuyoshi) joins the medical team at Aobadai, on loan from a major university hospital.
AN INCURABLE CASE OF LOVE
- Starts Tuesday, January 14 at 10 p.m. (First episode extended by 15 minutes)
- Cast:Mone Kamishiraishi, Takeru Satoh, Katsuya Maiguma, Kousei (Miki), Keisuke Watanabe, Ai Yoshikawa, Mayu Hotta, Karina, Kami Hiraiwa, Misako Renbutsu, Koji Yamamoto
- URL:https://www.tbs.co.jp/koitsudu_tbs/
Maki Enjoji’s popular comic of the same name has been made into a live-action drama series that will send your heart aflutter with its desperate tale of love. The story unfolds between a first-year nurse who has fallen in love at first sight, and a cold and aloof doctor, and tells of their struggles with work and love.
Nanase (Mone Kamishiraishi) falls in love with Dr. Tendo (Takeru Satoh) as the result of a chance encounter. Never one to think things through, Nanase is driven by a strong desire to see Dr. Tendo again and studies hard to become a nurse. Five years later, her dream finally comes true. Nanase is looking forward to finally reuniting with Dr. Tendo after years of pining for him, only to be met with a harsh reality: her “Prince Charming” turns out to be a venom-spouting, cold-hearted, and aloof man nicknamed “Satan” by those around him. Though he is nothing like what she imagined, Nanase is not the type to give up easily, and she faces the tough daily circumstances of her job as a first-year nurse as she persistently tries to get her long-time crush to warm up to her.