Preview of "Kibougaoka no Hitobito" (Summer 2016)

Title: Kibougaoka no Hitobito 希望ヶ丘の人びと (The people of Kibougaoka)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 16 July 2016
Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Original novel by: Shigematsu Kiyoshi
Scriptwriter: Okada Yoshikazu
Cast: Sawamura Ikki, Wakui Emi, Sakurada Hiyori, Ninomiya Keita, Ito Kazue, Rokkaku Seiji, Miyakawa Ichirota, Nakajima Hiroko, Yatsui Ichirou, Iwamoto Masuyo, Hiraizumi Sei and Terawaki Yasufumi 

Sawamura Ikki to star in new WOWOW drama "Kibougaoka no Hitobito"

Sawamura Ikki will be starring in the new WOWOW drama "Kibougaoka no Hitobito" (The people of Hope Hill) which will begin its run from 16 July in the Saturdays 10pm timeslot. The drama which consists of 5 episodes, is based on the same-titled novel by Shigematsu Kiyoshi and the script will be written by Okada Yoshikazu. Sawamura plays the role of Tajima Toru who lost his wife to cancer and moves to her hometown at Kibougaoka with his daughter and son who are in the second year of junior high and Primary 3 respectively. This will be his first appearance in a Shigematsu adaptation.

Source: Sanspo