Preview of "Haburashi / Onnatomodachi" - Winter 2016

Title: Haburashi / Onnatomodachi はぶらし / 女友だち (Toothbrush / Girlfriends)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 5 January 2016
Timeslot: Tuesdays 11.15pm
Broadcast by: NHK
Total number of episodes: 8
Original novel by: Kondo Fumie
Theme song: "crying" by Shishido Kafka
Cast: Uchida Yuki, Kaneko Nobuaki, Ichikawa Miwako, Okada Yoshinori, Dankan, Oka Mayumi, Omi Toshinori, Ikewaki Chizuru

Press conference of new NHK drama "Haburashi / Onnatomodachi"

The press conference of new NHK drama "Haburashi / Onnatomodachi" was held on 15 December at NHK's HQ in Tokyo which was attended by the cast Uchida Yuki, Ikewaki Chizuru and Kaneko Nobuaki. The drama which is due to begin its run from 5 January 2016 in the Tuesdays 11.15pm timeslot, features Uchida as Suzune, a 37-year-old single writer who suddenly finds herself in a lot of trouble when her old friend Mizue suddenly shows up at her place with her son in tow and asks to stay at her place. Despite not meeting at all for the past 20 years, Suzune gives in reluctantly for the sake of Mizue's son.

When asked if she would do the same in real life, Uchida said that she would probably not do it unless it was the same situation in the drama when the friend brought the child along and they had been drenched in the rain. Ikewaki also said that she found it difficult to identify with her character and would pretend not to be at home if a friend did the same to her. Uchida also said that the drama would send shivers down the viewers' spines despite the lack of intense action scenes or a horrific developments and that it is best that something like this is experienced on screen rather than in real life.

Source: Nikkansports / Sanspo

Uchida Yuki to star in new NHK drama "Haburashi / Onnatomodachi"

Uchida Yuki will be taking the leading role in a NHK drama for the first time when she appears in the upcoming "Haburashi / Onnatomodachi" which begins its run from 5 January at 11.15pm on Tuesdays. The psychological drama which consists of 8 episodes, features Uchida as a single scriptwriter who is around 40 years old. One day, her ex-classmate from her senior high school days played by Ikewaki Chizuru comes to her place uninvited with her son and asks for Uchida's character's help as she has lost her job, money and house. In the process, Uchida's character finds herself under enormous psychological stress and her own life in a mess due to the unwelcome intrusion.

Source: Sponichi