Screening event & press conference of new NHK dramas "Thrill! ~ Aka no Shou / Kuro no Shou ~"

The screening event and press conference of new NHK dramas "Thrill ~ Aka no Shou / Kuro no Shou" (Aka no Shou Keishicho Shomugakari Hitomi no Jikenbo / Kuro no Shou Bengoshi Shirai Shinnosuke no Daisainan) was held on 6 February which was attended by the main cast members Komatsu Nana, Yamamoto Koji and Koide Keisuke. The dramas which are written by Makita Mitsuharu, marks the first synchronised drama between the NHK general and BS channels. "Aka no Shou" starring Komatsu consists of 4 episodes and will begin its run on the general channel from 22 February in the Wednesdays 10.25pm timeslot while "Kuro no Shou" starring Yamamoto also consists of 4 episodes and begins its run on the BS channel from 26 February in the Sundays 10pm timeslot.

For Komatsu, this is her first leading role in a drama so she was very happy when she first got the offer. As this is a detective drama, she had to memorise many lines so it was tough during the filming. However, she was thankful for the support from the people around her which allowed her to cope with the challenge. Usually, detective dramas tend to have a dark and gloomy image but this drama tries to explain things in a simple manner and allows viewers to think along as the story progresses. Komatsu also revealed that she had come to realise the good points of a drama through this production as she had worked mainly on movies to date.

Sources: Oricon / Eiga.com

Komatsu Nana & Yamamoto Koji to star in NHK inter-connected dramas "Akai no Shou" & "Kuro no Shou"

NHK will be producing its first inter-connected dramas "Akai no Shou ~ Keishicho Shomugakari Hitomi no Jikenbo ~" (Red Chapter ~ Metropolitan Police Department General Affairs Hitomi's Case File) and "Kuro no Shou ~ Bengoshi Shirai Shinnosuke no Daisainan ~" (Black Chapter ~ The big disaster of lawyer Shirai Shinnosuke) which will be shown via the NHK general channel and BS Premium channel from 22 February and 26 February respectively. "Akai no Shou" which consists of 4 episodes and will be shown on Wednesdays at 10.25pm, features Komatsu Nana as the lead character Nakano Hitomi who works in the general affairs department of Metropolitan Police Department and checks the expense claims submitted by the police officers very strictly. Having been raised by a father who was a fraudster, Hitomi has the ability to pick up clues from criminal cases. While making use of a fellow police officer Sotogawa (Koike Keisuke) who was caught with discrepancies in his claims and the wicked lawyer Shirai Shinnosuke (Yamamoto Koji), Hitomi tries to get to the truth behind the serial murder case.

In "Kuro no Shou" which consists of 4 episodes and will be shown on Sundays at 10pm, Shirai who goes for profitable cases only, gets a case asking him to retrieve a famous painting stolen by the criminal of a robbery and murder case. While negotiating with the criminal without the police's knowledge, he gets the painting back but ends up being framed as the criminal instead. In order to clear his name, Shirai works with Sotogawa and Hitomi to overcome the crisis.

Other co-stars include Kinoshita Houka, Sano Hinako, Horibe Keisuke, Owada Shinya and Kitarou.


Source: Oricon