Fujioka plays the lead character Saimon Dan who got framed for a crime he didn't commit and served 15 years in prison and lost the woman he loved i.e. Meguro Sumire (Yamamoto). Upon his release, he sets out to take revenge on the three men who were responsible for his plight. Ookura plays Nanjo Yukio who is an unpopular actor and was jealous of Dan even though he had offered his blessings to the latter and his fiancee while Arai plays Kagura Kiyoshi who was Dan's senior at the fishery company where they worked at and has a flawed viewed towards love. Last but not least, Takahashi plays Iruma Kohei, the police officer who concealed Dan's innocence and sent him off to prison.
With regard to his first leading role in a drama, Fujioka said that he was honoured to be given the opportunity but also felt the pressure since this is such a famous novel that had many remakes to date. With the support of his co-stars and staff, he hoped that they would be able to deliver a great drama to the viewers and pledged to put in his all to play his character.
Sources: Natalie / Nikkansports / Oricon
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Interested! I'm fond of The Count of Monte Cristo and it's a great source material for many revenge-themed stories. Happy for Dean Fujioka that he got a leading role in a drama based on Monte Cristo, and his co-stars seem pretty okay. Hope the drama will be good!
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