Preview of "Cold Case 3 ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira ~" - Autumn 2020

Title: Cold Case 3 ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira / コールドケース3 ~ 真実の扉 ~ (Cold Case 3 ~ The Door of Truth ~)

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 5 Dec 2020

Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm

Broadcast by: WOWOW

Total number of episodes: 10

Cast: Yoshida Yo, Nagayama Kento, Takito Kenichi, Mitsuishi Ken & Miura Tomokazu

Guests: Eguchi Yosuke, Ogata Naoto, Toda Naho, Inowaki Kai, Yokota Eiji, Kurosawa Asuka, Yamamoto Mirai, Watanabe Dai, Go Riju, Okabe Takashi & Matsukada Yohei (Eps 1 & 2)

Arimura Kasumi, Iwata Takanori, Izumisawa Yuki, Nimura Sawa, Matsubara Chieko, Wakabayashi Go, Tajima Reiko & Kamijo Tsunehiko (Ep 3)

Nakamura Tooru, Otoo Takuma, Konno Mahiru, Yamada Kinuo, Fukuda Saki & Daigo Kotaro (Ep 4)

Matsuzawa Takumi, Oda Lisa & Kokubo Toshihito (Ep 5)

Yamaguchi Sayaka, Kubota Sayu, Akaso Eiji, Watanabe Makiko & Tsuda Kanji (Ep 6)

Kuroki Haru, Takasugi Mahiro, Suruga Taro, Nakajima Hiroko, Yamaji Kazuhiro & Maya Kyoko (Ep 7)

Takehara Pistol, Mizuno Miki, Miyazawa Kazufumi, Tamaoki Reo, Hamada Megumi & Umegaki Yoshiaki (Ep 8)

Cho Tamiyasu, Nakayama Shinobu, Nashimoto Kenjiro, Guts Ishimatsu, Murata Takehiro, Daichi Yasuo & Hou Wei (Ep 9)

Tomita Yasuko, Kita Kana, Kanno Misuzu, Hirata Kaoru, Nakajima Hiroki, Nakata Kurumi & Nishio Mari (Ep 10)

Preview of "Cold Case 2 - Shinjitsu no Tobira -" - Autumn 2018

Title: Cold Case 2 - Shinjitsu no Tobira - コールドケース2 - 真実の扉- (Cold Case 2 - The Door of Truth -)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 13 Oct 2018
Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Total number of episodes: 10
Cast: Yoshida Yo, Nagayama Kento, Takito Kenichi, Mitsuishi Ken & Miura Tomokazu
Guest Line-up: Hashizume Isao, Yoshimura Kaito, Kudo Kankuro, Hagiwara Masato, Yada Akiko, Wakaba Ryuya, Sato Koichi, Yoshioka Hidetaka, Hiraiwa Kami, Tanaka Kei, Okuda Eiji, Inoue Yoshio, Iitoyo Marie, Kitamura Yukiya, Yamada Anna, Bandou Ryota, Narumi Riko, Saotome Taichi & Matsumoto Honoka

Winners of the Tokyo Drama Award 2017

Drama Series Category
Grand Prix - Nigeru wa haji daga, yaku ni tatsu

Excellence Awards - Sanadamaru / Ie uru onna / Quartet / Byplayers / CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan

"Cold Case Shinjitsu no Tobira Season 2" to be back on WOWOW in 2018

"Cold Case Shinjitsu no Tobira Season 2" will be back on WOWOW next year with its original cast of Yoshida Yo, Nagayama Kento, Takito Kenichi, Mitsuishi Ken and Miura Tomokazu while the director will still be Hatano Takafumi. The first series of the drama was shown in autumn 2016.

The drama was a Japanese remake of the hit American series which spanned 7 seasons from 2003 to 2010 and features the team of 5 police detectives from Kanagawa Prefectural Police's 1st Investigation Section who try to solve various cold cases. Yoshida who plays the only female detective in the team Ishikawa Yuri, commented that she was very happy about the sequel and had hoped that the series could continue for a long while just like the original version which went all the way to season 7. In the first season of the Japanese version, Yuri's personal episodes were depicted but there is still a lot to explore for the rest of her teammates so she hoped that these can be included in the new sequel. As for Nagayama, he said that he was a bit too stiff and thought too much during the filming of season 1 so he hoped to be able to relax and do well in the new season. Takito joked that since he has been working out a lot, he hopes to be able to flaunt his figure during a shower scene or show off his newly acquired martial arts skills in the new season since he started learning boxing recently.

Sources: Eiga.com / Oricon

Yoshida Yo on sick leave due to fatigue

Yoshida Yo is on sick leave now due to fatigue as reported on 17 October. According to media reports, Yoshida was said to have been feeling unwell since 14th October and went to a hospital where she was diagnosed to be suffering from fatigue. As such, she is currently staying at home to recuperate during these few days which coincides with her filming break.

Yoshida was said to be busy with a tight filming schedule for her current FujiTV / Kansai TV drama "Medical Team Lady Da Vinci no Shindan" which is supposed to wrap up within this month. At present, the filming for up to episode 7 has been finished. After the filming break ends, the TV station will proceed with the filming of scenes which do not involve Yoshida on the 20th and see how her condition is before deciding what to do on the 21st.

Yoshida is also due to appear in the stage play "Enokeso Ichidaiki" which begins from 27th November and expected to appear at the first-day-screening event of her new movie "Boku no tsuma to kekkon shite kudasai" on 23rd October. Due to her sudden illness, she had skipped the PR appearance at Cannes, France, on 17th November to promote her WOWOW drama "Cold Case ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira ~" at MIPCOM.

Sources: Nikkansports / Yomiuri Hochi / Sponichi

Completion screening event of new WOWOW drama "Cold Case ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira"

The completion screening event of new WOWOW drama "Cold Case ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira" was held on 12 October which was attended by the director Hatano Takafumi and cast members Yoshida Yo, Nagayama Kento, Miura Tomokazu, Takito Kenichi and Mitsuishi Ken. The drama consists of 10 episodes and begins its run from 22 October in the Saturdays 10pm timeslot. This is the Japanese remake of the hit US drama series "Cold Case" which consisted of 7 seasons over 10 years from 2003 and is set at Kanagawa Prefectural Police where Ishikawa Yuri (Yoshida) works with her colleagues to solve old cases.

Hatano revealed that there was a surprise that the cast had prepared for the staff. Miura elaborated on this on behalf of the cast and "complained" that the director had made the staff work so hard that there was no time for them to rest. The cast wanted to do something for the staff but there was no opportunity to even buy boxed lunches for them. In the end, the cast decided to prepare cash gifts for the staff which is the first time they have done something like this. Hatano commented that the cast being highly satisfied with the quality of the work led them to do this. Yoshida added on by saying that they were touched by the staff's dedication and hoped that the viewers will be able to see the effort put in and pride of WOWOW through this drama which they are very proud of.

Yoshida said that usually, it is difficult for actors to raise expectations by praising the works they appear in without sounding like promotional talk but she stressed that it will be a pity to miss even one episode of this drama. In particular, she likes the drama's theme of not leaving anyone behind in the search for the truth and revealed how happy she was working with her co-stars and developed mutual respect for one another.

Nagayama who is the youngest in the cast, said that he was overwhelmed by his co-stars' strength at first and put in his best for this drama. However, he revealed that even though he had appeared in 5 WOWOW dramas to date, he still hasn't subscribed to the service yet which led Yoshida to joke that he should solve the issue immediately and even asked him if he knows how to subscribe.

Sources: Oricon / Eiga.com

Preview of "Cold Case Shinjitsu no Tobira" (Autumn 2016)

Title: Cold Case Shinjitsu no Tobira コールドケース　真実の扉 (Cold Case The window of truth)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
O.A. Start Date: 22 October 2016
Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Cast: Yoshida Yo, Nagayama Kento, Takito Kenichi, Mitsuishi Ken, Miura Tomokazu, Miyazawa Kazufumi, Fujisawa Ema, Hirata Kaoru

Cast announcement for WOWOW drama "Cold Case Shinjitsu no Tobira"

The cast announcement for new WOWOW drama "Cold Case Shinjitsu no Tobira" starring Yoshida Yo was made on 2 September. A total of 45 guest stars including Yoshizawa Ryo, Ohno Ito, Naka Riisa, Yusuke Santa Maria, Murakami Nijiro, Kadowaki Mugi, Nakadai Tatsuya and Enami Kyoko. Yoshizawa plays the role of a young man who is emotionally affected and obsessed with a woman while Naka plays a mother with a six-year-old daughter and has a painful past. As for Yusuke Santa Maria, he did not give details on his character but recounted that it was a weird and magical experience for him during the filming and asked viewers not to hate him too much.

Other guest stars include Taguchi Tomorowo, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Matobu Sei, Miura Masaki, Kishii Yukino, Ruby Moreno, Komoto Masahiro, Shibukawa Kiyohiko, Tsutsui Michitaka, Nomaguchi Toru, Mizuhashi Kenji, Nakamura Tomoya, Fukuda Mayuko, Takahashi Mitsuomi, Imai Yuki, Kentaro, Horibe Keisuke, Fukushi Seiji, Sakai Miki, MEGUMI, Yamaguchi Karin, Kiuchi Midori, Tanaka Kotaro, Katsube Noriyuki, Nakamura Yuri, Nahana, Tokunaga Eri, Sudo Risa, Nikaidou Satoshi, Mashima Hidekazu, Okina Megumi, Yamaguchi Makiya, Mabuchi Erika, Asaka Mayumi, Fujii Mina, Ota Midori Laurence and Shinohara Yukiko.

The drama consists of 10 episodes and will begin its run from 22 October at 10pm.

Source: Eiga.com

Cast announcement for new WOWOW drama "Cold Case ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira ~"

The supporting cast lineup for new WOWOW drama "Cold Case ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira" was announced on 25 July. The drama starring Yoshida Yo which will be making its debut from 22 October in the Saturdays 10pm timeslot, consists of 10 episodes.

Nagayama Kento will be playing the role of 31-year-old Takagi Shinjiro who is an ambitious and arrogant sergeant and adopts a negative attitude towards being told to investigate unresolved cases right after he gets transferred to the department. While working with Ishikawa Yuri (Yoshida), he starts to change his mindset. Nagayama commented that he was feeling quite assured that things will work out well when he found out who his co-stars were. Although the five of them are very different, there is a lot of chemistry among them and he finds it interesting to act with his co-stars. In addition, as he is also the youngest child in the family like Yoshida, the two of them get along very well so they were able to show the chemistry as a pair of buddies working together.

Takito Kenichi plays the role of Tachikawa Daisuke, a lieutenant who is Yuri's colleague and has a frank character but short temper. He is living apart from his wife who has had enough of him. Takito commented that everything about this drama including the staff, cast and script is very good but he can't really see anything charming about his character. However, while filming the drama, he developed a liking for his character and hopes that viewers will like Tachikawa as well.

Mitsuishi Ken plays the role of Kaneko Toru, a lieutenant who had worked for many years at a police post so is very familiar with the local area. He is calm and makes use of his extensive experience to support the team and is nicknamed Neko-san. Mitsuishi revealed that his character is an only child who was actually headed on the wrong path once which coincided with his personal experience so he tried to tap on that to play his character.

Last but not least, the boss of Yuri's team i.e. Motoki Hidetoshi is played by Miura Tomokazu who is an inspector standing in for the section chief so everyone calls him "Dairi". Although he is a strict man, he cares for his subordinates. Miura commented that as the original drama series in the US lasted for 7 seasons, he thinks that it is a very good and popular drama. As such, he hopes that the Japan version will do as well and called upon viewers to support their hard work.

Source: Oricon

Yoshida Yo wraps up filming for WOWOW Autumn 2016 drama "Cold Case Shinjitsu no Tobira"

Yoshida Yo wrapped up the filming for the WOWOW Autumn 2016 drama "Cold Case Shinjitsu no Tobira" on 4 July after working on it for the last four months. This is her first leading role in a drama and she plays Ishikawa Yuri, a capable police detective who works in the cold case team to crack unresolved cases. The Japanese drama version is a remake of the hit series from the US shown on CBS which has lasted 7 seasons to date.

Yoshida commented that if possible, she would like to continue working on this drama and regards this as a lifelong project for her. Reflecting on the filming period, Yoshida who was presented with messages and flowers from the staff and cast members, said that this is the first time where she is feeling so sad about the end of filming. The feeling of her being the lead still hasn't sunk in even though the filming has been completed. Nonetheless, she was very grateful for the chance to be regarded as an actress good enough to take on this role and had come this far with the her help of the cast and staff who helped to make the atmosphere on set very comfortable for her.

Yoshida also said that this time, she feels that the boundary between her true self and Ishikawa Yuri has become so blurred because she has blended into the role so much. She doesn't know if she will come across a character like this in future so she greatly treasures the experience this time.

Source: Eiga.com

Yoshida Yo to star in WOWOW Autumn 2016 drama "Cold Case ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira ~"

Yoshida Yo will be taking on her first leading role in a drama when she stars in the upcoming WOWOW Autumn 2016 drama "Cold Case ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira" which will begin its run from October. The drama which is the Japanese version of the popular US series and the 2nd commemorative drama for WOWOW's 25th anniversary, features Yoshida as Ishikawa Sayuri, a police detective in the Kanagawa Prefectural Police who works on unresolved cases with her colleagues.

Yoshida who is celebrating her 20th anniversary since her acting debut, revealed that she accepted the offer quickly and is very thankful for the chance to act in this drama. Although she last played a police detective in the TBS drama "Ouroboros ~ Kono ai koso Seigi", this drama would be different as she has to lead the cast. As part of the preparation for this drama, she also cut her hair in layers rather than the straight cut she has been sporting all this while.

Filming is currently in progress in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Source: Sanspo