Showing posts with label Plage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plage. Show all posts

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Press conference of new WOWOW drama "Plage ~ Wakeari bakari no Sharehouse ~"

The press conference of new WOWOW drama "Plage ~ Wakeari bakari no Sharehouse ~" was held on 31 July which was attended by cast members Hoshino Gen, Ishida Yuriko, Naka Riisa, Sugashikao, Majima Hidekazu, Nakamura Yuri, Shibukawa Kiyohiko, the original novel's author Honda Tetsuya and the director Yoshida Yasuhiro. The drama which consists of 5 episodes, begins its run from 12 August in the Saturdays 10pm timeslot.

Hoshino will be playing the 32-year-old lead character Yoshimura Takao, a sales department salaryman at a travel agency who dabbles in stimulants out of fun which then leads to his arrest and dismissal by his company. To make things worse, the apartment where he lives at goes up in flames by accident. Having lost his job and place to live, Takao goes to live in the sharehouse Plage which takes in people with various backgrounds who are striving to regain their former lives or content to stay in a corner of society. Although Takao resolves to restart his life, he gets embroiled into the controversies and troubles involving the tenants there.

Hoshino revealed that he received the offer for this drama last summer and watched the final version yesterday. Although his character is on the silly side, he called upon viewers to pay attention to how his character changes as he interacts with the people around him. In line with the drama's theme about people's past sins, Hoshino commented that he has set a goal of not pushing himself too much this year which has made him miss the editorial deadlines for his articles more often than he usually does. Although he always expects himself to miss the deadline, he jokingly said that he tries to make sure that it's within an acceptable range as he doesn't want people to get angry at him.

As for Sugashikao who is making his debut as an actor in this drama, he confessed that he didn't know many things on the set and had to be taught by his co-stars who are experienced veterans. For example, Hoshino taught him how to memorise his lines while Ishida taught him how to turn around to face the camera. He also tried to observe everyone's rehearsal sessions so that he could learn a thing or two from them. Ishida chipped in to say that Sugashikao is a very keen learner and would keep asking questions so as to make his performance better while Hoshino revealed that Sugashikao's character will be very fantastic in the last episode. Upon hearing this, Sugashikao was embarrassed and told them to stop talking about such things.

Ishida who plays the sharehouse owner Asada Junko, said that her character is filled with so much motherly love that she is hardly similar to her. However, Hoshino whispered to Ishida that she is not as bad as she thinks which made her thank him with a smile.

The cast also revealed how they gathered around in one of the rooms of the house which was used for the filming during their filming breaks and chatted over meals and snacks. However, due to the flooring which gave out creaking sounds whenever they moved, everyone had to tiptoe and move around cautiously so as not to make too much noise which could affect the filming taking place on the first floor.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Preview of "Plage ~ Wakeari bakari no Sharehouse ~" - Summer 2017

Title: Plage ~ Wakeari bakari no Sharehouse ~ プラージュ ~ 訳ありばかりのシェアハウス ~ (Plage ~ A sharehouse full of people with special circumstances ~)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
O.A. Start Date: 12 August 2017
Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Total number of episodes: 5
Original novel by: Honda Tetsuya
Cast: Hoshino Gen, Naka Riisa, Majima Hidekazu, Nakamura Yuri, Shibukawa Kiyohiko, Sugashikao, Ishida Yuriko



Sunday, April 30, 2017

Supporting cast line-up of new WOWOW drama "Plage" announced


The supporting cast line-up of new WOWOW drama "Plage" starring Hoshino Gen has been announced.  The drama which consists of 5 episodes, is the first drama in 10 years featuring Hoshino in the leading role and based on the same-titled novel by Honda Tetsuya. Hoshino will be playing the 32-year-old lead character Yoshimura Takao, a sales department salaryman at a travel agency who dabbles in stimulants out of fun which then leads to his arrest and dismissal by his company. To make things worse, the apartment where he lives at goes up in flames by accident. Having lost his job and place to live, Takao goes to live in the sharehouse Plage which takes in people with various backgrounds who are striving to regain their former lives or content to stay in a corner of society. Although Takao resolves to restart his life, he gets embroiled into the controversies and troubles involving the tenants there.

Singer-songwriter Sugashikao who is celebrating his 20th anniversary since his debut, will be appearing in a drama for the first time as he takes on a role in this drama. He explained that he had rejected all acting offers to date but decided to take this on since he wants to surprise everyone in this commemorative year and he is on close terms with Hoshino and Ishida Yuriko who also appears in this drama as the owner of the sharehouse so he can work with them in a relaxing manner. Sugashikao will be playing Tomoki who served time for a murder conviction but is still asking for a retrial to prove his innocence He has burn scars from a fire which extend from his face to his neck and doesn't talk much at the sharehouse where he also lives at.

Co-stars also include Naka Riisa, Mashima Hidekazu, Nakamura Yuri and Shibukawa Kiyohiko.

Source: Eiga.com

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Hoshino Gen to star in new WOWOW drama "Plage" as a man with a criminal record

Hoshino Gen will be starring in the new WOWOW drama "Plage" which will be shown this summer in the Saturdays 10pm timeslot. The drama which consists of 5 episodes, is the first drama in 10 years featuring Hoshino in the leading role and based on the same-titled novel by Honda Tetsuya.

Hoshino will be playing the 32-year-old lead character Yoshimura Takao, a sales department salaryman at a travel agency who dabbles in stimulants out of fun which then leads to his arrest and dismissal by his company. To make things worse, the apartment where he lives at goes up in flames by accident. Having lost his job and place to live, Takao goes to live in the sharehouse Plage which takes in people with various backgrounds who are striving to regain their former lives or content to stay in a corner of society. Although Takao resolves to restart his life, he gets embroiled into the controversies and troubles involving the tenants there.

Hoshino commented that this must be the most useless person he has played in his career so far and he revealed that he found Takao to be the type of people he can't handle. However, from episode 3 onwards, Hoshino finally saw the charming points in Takao's character so he unwittingly found himself liking Takao by the end.

Filming began from 8 March.

Sources: Sanspo / Sponichi / Oricon / Eiga.com