Takimoto Miori, Kawaguchi Haruna & Kurashina Kana participate in cross collaboration project for FujiTV Autumn 2016 dramas

FujiTV will be having a collaboration project for its Autumn 2016 dramas i.e. "Cain to Abel", "Chef ~ Mitsuboshi no Kyuushoku ~" and "Career ~ Okiteyaburi no Keisatsu Shochou" where Kurashina Kana, Kawaguchi Haruna and Takimoto Miori will be appearing in the dramas other than the ones which are currently appearing in.

Takimoto who plays the police detective Aikawa Misato, will start the relay by appearing in the 6th episode of "Chef ~ Mitsuboshi no Kyuushoku ~" shown on 17 November as a customer who eats with her friend at the French food stall operated by Hoshino Mitsuko (Amami Yuki). Takimoto who acted with Amami for the first time, praised the latter for being very considerate and tried to make her feel comfortable so she hopes to be able to work with Amami again.

Kawaguchi who plays Takayama Haruko in "Chef" will appear in the 6th episode of "Cain to Abel" on 21 November where she will deliver soup to the office where Takada Yu (Yamada Yosuke) works at when he orders takeaway for his project team members while working overtime. Kawaguchi commented that she felt nervous about appearing on the set of another drama and worried about how the scene would turn out. However, the filming went by faster than she thought and she enjoyed the experience because there were many staff members who she had worked together with before.

Last but not least, Kurashina who plays Yahagi Azusa in "Cain to Abel", will be appearing in the 8th episode of "Career" on 27 November where she helps a pair of twins who lose their way and meets Toyama Kinshiro (Tamaki Hiroshi) who happens to pass by. Kurashina and Tamaki last worked together in the 2015 FujiTV drama "Zannen na Otto" where they played a married couple and the child actors who play the twins also appeared in this drama as their children. During the filming, thw twins suddenly cried so both Kurashina and Tamaki had to attend to them. Kurashina remarked that it was a fresh and interesting experience and to be able to reunite with her "family".

In recent years, the last cross collaboration among FujiTV dramas was between 2014's "Gokuaku Ganbo" and "Zoku Saigo kara nibanme no koi" where Ono Machiko and Koizumi Kyoko appeared in each other's others. As such, this will be the first time when such collaborations involve three dramas. Each of the dramas' Twitter pages and homepages will have quizes where viewers can win signed original goods from the dramas.

Sources: Sanspo / Sponichi

Preview of "Career ~ Okiteyaburi no Keisatsu Shochou" - Autumn 2016

Title: Career ~ Okiteyaburi no Keisatsu Shochou ~ キャリア ~ 掟破りの警察署長 ~ (Career ~ The police station chief who breaks rules)
Official website: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 9 October 2016
Timeslot: Sundays 9.15pm
Broadcast by: FujiTV
Cast: Tamaki Hiroshi, Takashima Masahiro, Takimoto Miori, Shirasu Jin, Hankai Kazuaki, Chibana Kurara, Hirayama Yusuke, Katsuya, Komai Ren, Matsumoto Gaku, Tanaka Minako, Yanagisawa Shingo, Kondo Masaomi

GReeeeN to sing the theme song for FujiTV Autumn 2016 drama "Career ~ Okiteyaburi no Keisatsu Shochou ~"

GReeeeN will be singing the theme song for FujiTV Autumn 2016 drama "Career ~ Okiteyaburi no Keisatsu Shochou ~" starring Tamaki Hiroshi which will begin its run from 9 October in the Sundays 9pm timeslot. The song titled "Akatsuki no kimi ni" will be released in December and this is the second season in a row that GReeeeN is singing a drama's theme song after their song "beautiful days" was used as the theme for NTV's Summer 2016 drama "Ie uru Onna".

The producer Nagai Reiko revealed that the reason why they approached GReeeeN to sing the theme song was to convey the frank and hidden feelings of Toyama Kinshiro (Tamaki). In each episode's climax scene where the song will be played, viewers can see the link between the lyrics and the story so Nagai hopes that the song will make the drama even more appealing to the viewers. GReeeeN commented that the theme of the song is to show that no matter what kind of troubles and darkness you encounter, there will definitely be the arrival of dawn every day so this is in sync with how Toyama gets to the bottom of things and solves the cases in this drama.

Sources: Yomiuri Hochi / Oricon

One-day police chief event for cast of FujiTV Autumn 2016 drama "Career ~ Okiteyaburi no Keisatsu Shochou"

Tamaki Hiroshi, Takashima Masahiro and Takimoto Miori attended the one-day police chief event held at Tokyo Wangan Police Station on 27 September to promote their upcoming FujiTV Autumn 2016 drama "Career ~ Okiteyaburi no Keisatsu Shochou". The drama which begins its run from 9 October in the Sundays 9pm timelot, features Tamaki as Toyama Kinshiro, the chief of a police station who behaves like an oddball and would not hesitate to go out and investigate cases if they arouse his interest. Takashima plays the role of Minami Yozo, a veteran police detective who is at loggerheads with Toyama while Takimoto is Aikawa Minori, a female detective who wants to become good enough to be a reliable detective but keeps fumbling in her work.

During the event, Tamaki was presented with an appointment letter which named him as a police station chief for the day. While dressed in the uniform, Takashima praised Tamaki for looking very good in it which was echoed by Takimoto. After the event, the three of them went on a patrol on a boat in the Odaiba area.

When asked about any encounters with the police in the past, Tamaki revealed an embarrassing secret that he had been stopped for routine questioning by the police many times because he often had to maintain unkept appearances such as long hair or not shaving for work reasons which naturally attracted the police officers' attention for looking suspicious. As for Takashima, he said that he had been sent for counselling by the police at the age of 14 because he was with a friend who carried a 4-cm long knife. Takimoto then revealed her funny encounter when she went to withdraw 100,000 yen from the ATM and forgot to take the money with her. A few hours later when she went to make a police report, she was surprised and touched to find that the money had been turned in to the police.

Sources: Nikkansports / Sanspo / Oricon

Tamaki Hiroshi to star in FujiTV Autumn 2016 drama; title undecided for now

Tamaki Hiroshi will be starring in the new FujiTV Autumn 2016 drama which still has no title for now that will be shown from October in the Sundays 9pm timeslot. This is Tamaki's first appearance in a drama series since "Asa ga kita".

The drama which is based on an original script, features Tamaki in the role of Toyama Kinshiro who is the chief of a police station on an elite career path and seems to care about nothing but would go out personally to investigate cases if they interest him. Co-stars include Takashima Masahiro who plays Minami Yozo, a veteran police detective at loggerheads with him and Takimoto Miori who plays Aikawa Minori, a female police officer wanting to become an independent detective soon but keeps making mistakes.

Tamaki commented that even though his character is a police station chief, his attitude of dealing with cases would probably place anyone in good stead regardless of which occupation or position they are in. He is eagerly awaiting to see how his character will develop over the course of the story in this original script.

UPDATE: Title has been decided as "Career ~ Okiteyaburi no Keisatsu Shochou ~".

Source: Oricon