Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan
Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on January 17, 1995 and resulted in more than 6,400 casualties. The drama will focus on the reporters working for the Kobe Shimbun, who were determined to keep the newspaper running without interruption, despite the damage suffered during the earthquake. The characters in the drama will all be based on real people, using their real names. Sakurai stars as the photo reporter Tomohiko Mitsuyama, who had joined Kobe Shimbun four years before the earthquake. The show will also have documentary segments such as interviews, including an appearance by Mitsuyama himself.
Cast
Sho Sakurai
as Mitsuyama Tomohiko
Takehiko Ono
as Hirata Takayuki
Keisuke Horibe
as Watanabe Akiyoshi
Kei Yamamoto
as Miki Yasuhiro
Aiko Ito
as Kagami Shouko
Kazue Fukiishi
as Kofuji Kaori
Dankan
as Sasa Tadao
Kenichi Yajima
as Norimoto Nagatomi
Masahiro Takashima
as Shudo Manshuji
Masato Hagiwara
as Kanai Mitsuyoshi
