Mukai Osamu to star in TBS New Year drama SP "Wagaya"

Mukai Osamu will be starring in the TBS New Year drama SP titled "Wagaya" which will be shown at 9pm on 4 Jan 2014. The theme of the drama is "ie ni kaerou. isshoni kaerou" which means "Let's return home together" and talks about the members in the Sakuragi family who live apart but have reunited at their family home near the beach.

Mukai plays the role of Sakurai Ippo who works at a human resource rental company i.e. one which allows customers to rent people to pose as their friends, lovers or family members. He bears a deep hatred for his father (Nagatsuka Kyozo) who walked out on the family. One day, Ippo has to return to his hometown where his mother Taiko (Tanaka Yuko) is still staying at as his younger sister Honoka (Murakawa Eri) is getting married soon. However, he is shocked to see his father who had not been in touch with them for 20 years showing up unannounced at their family home.

Source: Sponichi