Ichimura Masachika to star in drama SP " Dakatsu no Gotoku" (蛇蠍のごとく)

Ichimura Masachika will star in TV Tokyo's drama SP "Dakatsu no Gotoku" due to be shown in March 2012. This is his first leading role in a Mukoda Kuniko novel and he will play an ordinary salaryman named Furuta Shuuji who works as a director in a steel company. His wife and daughter will be played by Kuroki Hitomi and Ishihara Satomi respectively.

The story begins by revealing Furuta's daughter Shioko to be having an affair with a married man and getting pregnant as a result. While trying to deal with this at home, Furuta finds himself being drawn to his subordinate at work and is caught by his daughter's lover while walking on the street arm in arm with this woman. That night, as Furuta and his daughter's boyfriend are having drinks, he starts to feel a strange affinity to the latter...

Filming for this SP begins from 15 Feb and Ichimura is scheduled to take a vacation from 1 March in preparation for the birth of his 2nd child in early March.

Source: Nikkansports