Screening event of new NHK drama "Seijo"

The screening event of new NHK drama "Seijo" was held on 1 August at NHK's headquarters in Shibuya which was attended by the cast members Hirosue Ryoko, Renbutsu Misako and Kishibe Ittoku. The drama which will begin its run from 19th August at 10pm on Tuesdays, features Hirosue in her first evil woman role as a arts coordinator who gets arrested on suspicion of murder as her boyfriends die one after another under suspicious circumstances. During her trial, she reunites with a newbie lawyer played by Nagayama Kento who used to be her student when she was a home tutor 10 years ago. Renbutsu plays Nagayama's fiancee while Kishibe plays his boss.

Source: Sponichi

Hirosue Ryoko to star in new NHK drama "Seijo" as an evil woman

Hirosue Ryoko will be taking on her first leading role in a NHK drama when she plays a woman suspected of being a serial murderer and is also involved in an incestuous relationship with the lawyer who defends her in "Seijo" which begins its run from 19 August in the Tuesdays 10pm. As this is the first time she is playing an evil woman, Hirosue expressed her excitement about it and pledged to work hard to play this character.

Hirosue's character is an illustrations coordinator who has a mysterious past and is caught as a suspect for a serial murder case. Unexpectedly, she reunites with her former student (Nagayama Kento) who she taught during his high school days as a home tutor as he becomes her defence lawyer. As they used to have feelings for each other at that time, their reunion ignites the spark between them again as the evilness of Hirosue's character is exposed during the trial.

Co-stars include Renbutsu Misako who plays Nagayama's fiancee, EXILE's Aoyagi Sho who plays Nagayama's elder brother, Tabata Tomoko and Tanaka Yoji who play Nagayama's colleagues and fellow lawyers while Kishibe Ittoku plays his boss at the law firm.

Source: Sanspo