Preview of "Kyokuhoku Rhapsody"

Title: Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
Official website: here
Broadcast by: NHK
O.A. Dates: 19th and 20th March 2013
Timeslot: 10pm to 11.13pm
Original novel by: Kaidou Takeru
Scriptwriter: Miyamura Yuko
Cast: Eita, Kato Ai, Yamaguchi Yuichiro, Tokui Yuu, Riri, Takahashi Masaya, Matsuzaka Keiko and Kobayashi Kaoru

Completion screening of NHK drama SP "Kyokuhoku Rhapsody"

The completion screening of NHK drama SP "Kyokuhoku Rhapsody" was held on 1 March which was attended by Eita, Kato Ai and Kobayashi Kaoru. The SP will be shown over two nights on 19th and 20th March from 10pm to 11.13pm and is based on a novel by Kaidou Takeru about the harsh conditions of the healthcare scene in the suburbs set in a Hokkaido hospital. Eita plays a surgeon in the drama SP while Kato plays his girlfriend. The filming was done entirely in Hokkaido in September last year and January this year.

Source: Sponichi

Eita & Kato Ai in NHK drama SP "Kyokuhoku Rhapsody"

Eita, Kato Ai and Kobayashi Kaoru wrapped up filming for the NHK drama SP "Kyokuhoku Rhapsody" on 14 January at Hokkaido's Kyowa-cho. The story features Eita as Imanaka, a doctor who works at a hospital in a fictitious town named Kyokuhoku in Hokkaido which is on the brink of bankruptcy and is based on the books titled "Kyokuhoku Claimer" and "Kyokuhoku Rhapsody" written by Kaido Takeru who is famous for "Team Batista no Eikou". Filming took place in various places within Hokkaido including Sapporo, Otaru and Niseko. The drama SP will be shown on 19th and 20th March at 10pm.

Source: Nikkansports