Filming wraps up for NTV Autumn 2017 drama "Saki ni umaretadake no boku"

The filming for NTV Autumn 2017 drama "Saki ni umaretadake no boku" starring Sakurai Sho had been completed recently. The drama will begin its run from October in the Saturdays 10pm timeslot. The drama is based on an original script by Fukuda Yasushi who is known for works such as "HERO" and "Galileo" and was directed by Mizuta Nobuo who has dramas like "Mother" and "Woman" under his belt.

Sakurai plays the role of Narumi Ryosuke, a 35-year-old former businessman who is transferred by his company Kashimatsu Bussan to become the principal of a private senior high school named Kyoumeikan Koukou and turn its fortune around. The struggling school's results are on the lower end of the spectrum, its sports teams aren't doing well in competitions and its enrollment numbers are about to slide below the minimum level required to keep it afloat. Narumi knows nothing about education nor managing a school so he has to rely on his knowledge as a businessman to deal with the situation and introduce reforms in Kyoumeikan with the aim of boosting enrollment numbers, improve the quality of the teachers and students and make the school profitable again. He is met with strong resistance from the students who have never savoured success and the teachers who have no motivation to improve but tries to show them the reality and harsh truths of society through his first-hand experience. The heroine Mashiba Chihiro who is at loggerheads at first with Narumi but later gets inspired by him will be played by Aoi Yu while Narumi's girlfriend cum former colleague Matsubara Satoko will be played by Tabe Mikako. Co-stars also include Seto Koji, Igawa Haruka, Kazama Morio and Takashima Masanobu.

Sakurai commented that this is the first time he had completed the filming of a drama before its broadcast so it was an invaluable experience for him to concentrate fully on the filming without being distracted by a tight schedule. In addition, he is eagerly looking forward to seeing how the final product turns out to be especially since everyone had put in their best effort for this drama. As it had been about four and a half years since he last starred in a drama, Sakurai revealed that he had been very nervous especially about having to say 10 to 20 pages of lines on his own at one go. However, it was fulfilling for him to be able to take up this challenge.

Source: Oricon