Kuriyama Chiaki to be the heroine in TBS Spring 2015 drama "Algernon ni Hanataba wo"

Kuriyama Chiaki will be playing the heroine in the upcoming TBS Spring 2015 drama "Algernon ni Hanataba wo" starring Yamashita Tomohisa which will begin its run from April in the Fridays 10pm timeslot. She will be working with Yamashita for the first time and plays Mochizuki Haruka who falls for his character Sakuto.

Other supporting cast members include Kubota Masataka and Kudo Asuka who play Sakuto's colleagues Yanagikawa Ryuichi and Hiyama Kosuke, Sexy Zone's Kikuchi Fuma who plays Asuka's colleague, Tanimura Mitsuki who plays Kawaguchi Rio, an university student who is physically-handicapped and likes Sakuto as well as Omasa Aya who plays Koide Mai, a good friend of Rio. Ishida Issei, Hagiwara Masato, Ishimaru Kanji, Kaai Gamon, Kusakari Tamiyo and Nakahara Takeo will also be in the cast.

Source: Sponichi / My Navi