Preview of "Kurokawa no Techou ~ Kaitaikou ~" (Drama SP)

Title: Kurokawa no Techou ~ Kaitaikou ~ 黒革の手帖 ～拐帯行～ 

Official website: here

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O.A. Date: 7 Jan 2021 at 8pm

Broadcast by: TV Asahi

Original novel by: Matsumoto Seicho

Theme Song: "Seiiki" by Fukuyama Masaharu

Cast: Takei Emi, Watabe Atsuro, Maiguma Katsuya, Adachi Yumi, Kazama Morio, Naka Riisa, Takahata Atsuko & Takashima Masanobu

The 94th Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2017) - Best Leading Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Arimura Kasumi - Hiyokko
2) Takahata Mitsuki - Kahogo no Kahoko
3) Takei Emi - Kurokawa no Techou

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Takahata Mitsuki - Kahogo no Kahoko
2) Arimura Kasumi - Hiyokko
3) Takei Emi - Kurokawa no Techou
4) Watanabe Naomi - Kanna-san!
5) Shida Mirai - Utsubokazura no Yume

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Arimura Kasumi - Hiyokko
2) Takahata Mitsuki - Kahogo no Kahoko
3) Takei Emi - Kurokawa no Techou
4) Watanabe Naomi - Kanna-san!
5) Shida Mirai - Utsubokazura no Yume

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Arimura Kasumi - Hiyokko
2) Takei Emi - Kurokawa no Techou
3) Takahata Mitsuki - Kahogo no Kahoko
4) Watanabe Naomi - Kanna-san!
5) Hirao Nanaka - Ecchan

Source: The Television

The 94th Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2017) - Best Supporting Actor

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Takeuchi Ryoma - Kahogo no Kahoko
2) Morita Go - Hello Harinezumi
3) Asari Yosuke - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Asari Yosuke - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
2) Arioka Daiki - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
3) Takeuchi Ryoma - Kahogo no Kahoko
4) Konno Hiroki - Bokutachi ga yarimashita
5) Yabu Kota - Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Takeuchi Ryoma - Kahogo no Kahoko
2) Morita Go - Hello Harinezumi
3) Sawamura Ikki - Hiyokko
4) Narita Ryo - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
5) Konno Hiroki - Bokutachi ga yarimashita

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Takeuchi Ryoma - Kahogo no Kahoko
2) Morita Go - Hello Harinezumi
3) Konno Hiroki - Bokutachi ga yarimashita
4) Narita Ryo - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON / Sawamura Ikki - Hiyokko / Eguchi Yosuke - Kurokawa no Techou / Okuda Eiji - Kurokawa no Techou

Source: The Televison

The 94th Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2017) - Best Supporting Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Aragaki Yui - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
2) Toda Erika - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
3) Kimura Yoshino - Hiyokko

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Aragaki Yui - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
2) Toda Erika - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
3) Matsuoka Mayu - Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai
4) Higa Manami - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
5) Nagano Mei - Bokutachi ga yarimashita

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Aragaki Yui - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
2) Toda Erika - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON
3) Matsuoka Mayu - Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai
4) Kimura Yoshino - Hiyokko / Yoshioka Riho - Gomen, Aishiteru
6) Kawaei Rina - Bokutachi ga yarimashita

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Kimura Yoshino - Hiyokko
2) Wakui Emi - Hiyokko
3) Aragaki Yui - Code Blue THE THIRD SEASON / Nogiwa Yoko - Yasuragi no Sato / Naka Riisa - Kurokawa no Techou / Hashimoto Kanna - Keishicho Ikimonogakari

Source: The Televison

Winners of Nikkansports Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2017)

There were 1,846 valid responses for this voting and numbers in brackets indicate the number of votes received for the drama or actor/actress:

Best Drama
1) Code Blue 3 (1,069)
2) Hiyokko (161)
3) Onna Joshu Naotora (92)
4) Gomen, Aishiteru (78)
5) Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai (69)

Best Leading Actor
1) Yamashita Tomohisa - Code Blue 3 (1,086)
2) Nagase Tomoya - Gomen, Aishiteru (136)
3) Nishikido Ryo - Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai (90)
4) Kamikawa Takaya - Iryu Sousa 4 (68)
5) Higashiyama Noriyuki - Keiji Shichinin 3 (62)

Best Leading Actress
1) Arimura Kasumi - Hiyokko (426)
2) Takahata Mitsuki - Kahogo no Kahoko (355)
3) Takei Emi - Kurokawa no Techou (309)
4) Shibasaki Kou - Onna Joshu Naotora (251)
5) Watanabe Naomi - Kanna-san! (152)

Best Supporting Actor
1) Asari Yousuke - Code Blue 3 (797)
2) Takahashi Issei - Onna Joshu Naotora (150)
3) Takeuchi Ryoma - Kahogo no Kahoko (101)
4) Sawamura Ikki - Hiyokko (84)
5) Shiina Kippei - Code Blue 3 (61)

Best Supporting Actress
1) Aragaki Yui - Code Blue 3 (650)
2) Toda Erika - Code Blue 3 (303)
3) Higa Manami - Code Blue 3 (97)
4) Kimura Yoshino - Hiyokko (91)
5) Miyamoto Nobuko - Hiyokko (72)

Source: Nikkansports

Preview of "Kurokawa no Techou" - Summer 2017

Title: Kurokawa no Techou 黒革の手帳 (The Black Leather Notebook)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 20 July 2017
Timeslot: Thursdays 9pm
Broadcast by: TV Asahi
Original novel by: Matsumoto Seicho
Theme Song: "Seiiki" by Fukuyama Masaharu
Cast: Takei Emi, Eguchi Yosuke, Naka Riisa, Takito Kenichi, Wada Masato, Naitou Risa, Takashima Masanobu, Maya Miki, Takahata Atsuko, Okuda Eiji, Ito Shiro

Production press conference of TV Asahi Summer 2017 drama "Kurokawa no Techou"

The production press conference of TV Asahi Summer 2017 drama "Kurokawa no Techou" was held on 10 July which was attended by cast members Takei Emi, Eguchi Yosuke, Naka Riisa, Ito Shiro, Maya Miki, Takashima Masanobu, Takito Kenichi, Okuda Eiji, Naito Risa and Wada Masato. The drama will begin its run from 20 July in the Thursdays 9pm timeslot.

The drama which is based on Matsumoto Seicho's famous same-titled novel, describes how a contract bank employee Haraguchi Motoko (Takei) is stuck with a huge debt of her mother after her father passed away. In order to repay the debts, she works part-time at a nightclub in Ginza. Just when she has finished paying her debts, news of her impending retrenchment reach her. Motoko then makes up her mind to leave the bank and embezzles JPY 180m from her employer which is used to open a high-class club Carnet. With the list of dummy bank accounts of the rich and famous which she acquired from her previous job and recorded in her black notebook, Motoko rises up the ranks in the world of darkness filled with love and desire. Previous drama adaptations of this novel featured Yamamoto Yoko, Otani Naoko and Yonekura Ryoko as its lead.

Takei who was dressed in a white kimono, commented that it has been fun to play her first baddie role to date and overcome various challenges just like how Motoko did. Before the filming began, Takei actually visited nightclubs in Ginza and talked to the mamasans there. She revealed that she had always gone to Ginza in the daytime so she was surprised by how different it looks at night. Takei said that she saw many elegant, feminine and beautiful ladies while she was there and found out from them the significance of owning a club of their own there which will be useful to her when playing Motoko.

Eguchi who had last worked with Takei 5 years ago in the FujiTV drama "Iki mo dekinai natsu", remarked on how she had become an adult after all this time and that she has a commanding presence when dressed in a kimono. As such, he believes that this role will probably change everyone's image of Takei to date.

It was also announced that Fukuyama Masaharu will be singing the theme song "Seiiki" for this drama and he sent a video message which was played during the event.

Sources: Nikkansports / Sanspo 1 / Sanspo 2 / Yomiuri Hochi / Sponichi / Oricon

Supporting cast line-up of TV Asahi Summer 2017 drama "Kurokawa no Techou" announced

The supporting cast line-up of TV Asahi Summer 2017 drama "Kurokawa no Techou" has been announced. The drama which will begin its run from 20 July in the Thursdays 9pm timeslot, is based on Matsumoto Seicho's famous same-titled novel and features Takei Emi as the lead character Haraguchi Motoko who was a contract bank employee stuck with a huge debt chalked up by her mother after her father passed away. In order to repay the debts, she works part-time at a nightclub in Ginza. Just when she has finished paying her debts, she gets news of her impending retrenchment by the bank. Motoko then makes up her mind to leave the bank and embezzles JPY 180m from her employer which is used to open a high-class club Carnet. With the list of dummy bank accounts of the rich and famous which she acquired from her previous job and recorded in her black notebook, Motoko rises up the ranks in the world of darkness filled with love and desire. As Takei is turning 24 years old this year, the Motoko in this new drama will be set as the youngest mamasan to date in Ginza's history at 25 years old.

Eguchi Yosuke will be playing the role Yasujima Tomio who is the secretary of a member of the House of Representatives and harbours the ambition of becoming a politician. However, due to his meeting of Motoko, his fate is changed drastically. This will be the first time in 5 years since Eguchi and Takei are working together since 2012 FujiTV drama "Iki mo dekinai natsu". Naka Riisa who is appearing in her first TV Asahi drama, will be playing the role of Yamada Namiko who used to be Motoko's colleague at the bank, was the one who invited her to become a hostess and later becomes her rival. Takito Kenichi will be playing Murai Toru who is the assistant manager of the Setagaya Kita branch where Motoko and Namiko used to work at while Wada Masato will play Makino who is the manager of the beauty salon which Motoko frequents. Naitou Risa will play Shimazaki Sumie who is the female manager of a ryotei and became a hostess later and Takashima Masanobu will play Hashida Tsuneo who is the director of a tuition school. Maya Miki will play Iwamura Eiko, the first mamasan who Motoko worked under in Ginza and groomed her to become a hostess while Takahata Atsuko will play Nakaoka Ichiko, the chief nurse and lover of the director of Narabayashi Clinic. The director of Narabayashi Clinic i.e. Narabayashi Kenji will be played by Okuda Eiji while Ito Shiro will play Hasegawa Joji, an influential figure in the political and financial worlds.

Source: Oricon

Takei Emi to star in TV Asahi Summer 2017 remake drama "Kurokawa no Techou"

Takei Emi will be starring in the TV Asahi Summer 2017 drama "Kurokawa no Techou" (The black leather notebook) based on Matsumoto Seicho's famous same-titled novel which will begin its run from July in the Thursdays 9pm timeslot. The novel which was serialised between 1978 and 1980 before it was published as a single book in 1980, describes how a contract bank employee Haraguchi Motoko is stuck with a huge debt of her mother after her father passed away. In order to repay the debts, she works part-time at a nightclub in Ginza. Just when she has finished paying her debts, news of her impending retrenchment reach her. Motoko then makes up her mind to leave the bank and embezzles JPY 180m from her employer which is used to open a high-class club Carnet. With the list of dummy bank accounts of the rich and famous which she acquired from her previous job and recorded in her black notebook, Motoko rises up the ranks in the world of darkness filled with love and desire. As Takei is turning 24 years old this year, the Motoko in this new drama will be set as the youngest mamasan to date in Ginza's history at 25 years old. To date, there have been a number of drama adaptations of this novel where the most recent versions were in 2004 starring Yonekura Ryoko which had an average rating of 15.7% and the SP in 2005. At that time, Yonekura was 29 years old which was the same age as Motoko in the novel.

Takei who is starring in her first Matsumoto work, said that she felt very pressurised when she first got the news about being offered the role especially since the role of Motoko was regarded as the turning point in Yonekura's acting career. As Yonekura is her senior from the same agency, Takei had been invited to meals with her many times in the past and received a lot of acting advice. She pledged to do her best for this role and hope to do well enough to earn a passing mark from Yonekura and scale new heights in her career.

Filming will begin in mid June and co-stars will be announced on a later date.

Sources: Nikkansports / Sanspo / Yomiuri Hochi / Oricon