Production press conference of TV Asahi Autumn 2017 drama "Juuyou Sankounin Tantei"

The production press conference of TV Asahi Autumn 2017 drama "Juuyou Sankounin Tantei" was held at the TV station's HQ in Tokyo on 15 October which was attended by cast members Tamamori Yuta, Koyama Keiichiro, Furukawa Yuuki, Takito Kenichi, Toyohara Kosuke, Araki Yuuko and Nishioka Tokuma. The drama begins its run from 20 October in the Fridays 11.15pm timeslot.

Preview of "Juuyou Sankounin Tantei" - Autumn 2017

Title: Juuyou Sankounin Tantei 重要参考人探偵 (Important witness detective)
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O.A. Start Date: 20 October 2017
Timeslot: Fridays 11.15pm
Broadcast by: TV Asahi
Original manga by: Kinuta Murako
Theme Song: "Akai Kajitsu" by Kis-My-Ft2
Cast: Tamamori Yuta, Koyama Keiichiro, Araki Yuuko, Furukawa Yuuki, Hotta Akane, Ichii Naoki, Takito Kenichi, Toyohara Kousuke, Nishioka Tokuma, Matsudaira Ken

Takito Kenichi to appear in TV Asahi Autumn 2017 drama "Juuyou Sankounin Tantei"

Takito Kenichi will be appearing in the new TV Asahi Autumn 2017 drama "Juuyou Sankounin Tantei" which will begin its run from October in the Fridays 11.15pm timeslot. The drama is based on the same-titled manga by Kinuta Murako which is currently being serialised in "Gekkan Flowers" and features Tamamori Yuta, Koyama Keiichiro and Furukawa Yuuki in its cast.

Tamamori plays the lead character Maneki Kei who is a model. By a strange stroke of fate, he always becomes the first person to discover the body at a murder crime scene and is constantly seen as a suspect due to the uncanny coincidence. Koyama plays Suou Itsuki while Furukawa plays Simon Touma who are also models and join Kei in solving these murder cases in a comedic and straightforward way. Araki Yuuko plays the role of Saotome Karin who is a detective working in the 1st section of Metropolitan Police Department and the former girlfriend of Kei.

Takito will be playing the character Namie Shinosuke who is the president of the model agency managing Kei, Itsuki and Touma and is somewhat effeminate. As this is the first time that Takito is playing this type of character, Takito commented that he is looking forward to spending a good time with his co-stars and staff while filming this drama.

Source: Oricon

Araki Yuuko to appear in TV Asahi Autumn 2017 drama "Juuyou Sankounin Tantei"

Araki Yuuko will be appearing in the new TV Asahi Autumn 2017 drama "Juuyou Sankounin Tantei" which begins its run from October 2017 in the Fridays 11.15pm timeslot. The drama is based on the same-titled manga by Kinuta Murako which is currently being serialised in "Gekkan Flowers" and features Tamamori Yuta, Koyama Keiichiro and Furukawa Yuuki in its cast.

Tamamori plays the lead character Maneki Kei who is a model. By a strange stroke of fate, he always becomes the first person to discover the body at a murder crime scene and is constantly seen as a suspect due to the uncanny coincidence. Koyama plays Suou Itsuki while Furukawa plays Simon Touma who are also models and join Kei in solving these murder cases in a comedic and straightforward way.

Araki plays the role of Saotome Karin who is a detective working in the 1st section of Metropolitan Police Department and the former girlfriend of Kei. The atmosphere between the two of them is somewhat ambiguous and awkward as they work together to solve murder cases where Kei is always the first person to discover the body.

As this character does not appear in the original manga, Araki said that she had to discuss with the director on how to portray this character and hopes to be able to get better and grow with Karin as the story progresses. As for working with Tamamori for the first time, Araki said that her first impression of him was that he is someone who she had seen on TV before and that he has a cool image. She is eagerly awaiting to see how her impression of him will change after they begin filming.

Source: Oricon

Tamamori Yuta, Koyama Keiichiro & Furukawa Yuki to star in TV Asahi Autumn 2017 drama "Juuyou Sankounin Tantei"

Tamamori Yuta, Koyama Keiichiro and Furukawa Yuki will be starring in the upcoming TV Asahi Autumn 2017 drama "Juuyou Sankounin Tantei" (Important witness detective) which will begin its run from October in the Fridays 11.15pm timeslot. The drama is based on the same-titled manga by Kinuta Murako which is currently being serialised in "Gekkan Flowers". This will be the first time that the three actors are working together in the same drama.

Tamamori plays the lead character Maneki Kei who is a model. By a strange stroke of fate, he always becomes the first person to discover the body at a murder crime scene and is constantly seen as a suspect due to the uncanny coincidence. Koyama plays Suou Itsuki while Furukawa plays Simon Touma who are also models and join Kei in solving these murder cases in a comedic and straightforward way.

Tamamori commented that as he is playing a model this time, there is a need to pay more attention to his appearance as compared to his past roles. He hopes that the three of them will work well together for the viewers to support them in their quest for the truth behind the murder cases. As for Koyama, it has been 5 years since he last acted in a drama series so he's excited about this drama which he views as a challenge to himself. Meanwhile, Furukawa commented that he doesn't see anything similar between him and his character Simon so it is very challenging for him especially since Simon is a model with a good figure but he himself has no muscles to speak of. As such, he plans to head to gym to do training so as to look convincing for this character and hopes to show his progress as an actor through this drama.

Reflecting on the trio's first meeting, Tamamori remarked that he could tell right away that Furukawa is shy in front of strangers like him so it naturally became Koyama's duty to liven things up. Koyama expressed his wish for the three of them to become closer over time so that they can show off good teamwork during the filming.

Sources: Oricon / Sanspo / Nikkansports