Preview of "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu - Kyodai Shinbunsha wo toru otoko -" - Spring 2017

Title: Shachoushitsu no Fuyu - Kyodai Shinbunsha wo toru otoko - 社長室の冬 - 巨大新聞社を獲る男 - (The winter of the president's office - the man who gets the big news company)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 30 April 2017
Timeslot: Sundays 10pm
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Total number of episodes: 5
Original novel by: Douba Shunichi
Cast: Mikami Hiroshi, Fukushi Seiji, Kitano Kii, Charlotte Kate Fox, Koichi Mantaro, Watanabe Ikkei, Nakamura Atsuo, Minamisawa Nao, Hara Hideko, Sasano Takashi, Tanaka Min & Kishibe Ittoku

Press conference and screening event of new WOWOW drama "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu - Kyodai Shinbunsha wo toru otoko -"

The press conference and screening event of new WOWOW drama "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu - Kyodai Shinbunsha wo toru otoko -" was held on 28 April which was attended by cast members Mikami Hiroshi, Kitano Kii and Fukuzawa Akira. The drama which consists of 5 episodes, will begin its run from 30 April in the Sundays 10pm timeslot.

The drama which is based on the novel "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu" by Douba Shunichi, describes how a prominent news company with a long history plots to sell itself to a foreign company. Aoi Souta (Mikami) who is the president of the Japanese entity of United States' large-scale shopping company AMC, will be the person aiming to take over his former employer Nihon Shinpo for his current employer AMC and behaves like a tyrant towards the people who work with him. Kitano plays the role of Takatori Atsuko who is the secretary of Aoi and hides her other identity as Aoi's daughter.

Mikami commented that he personally has no association with newspaper companies nor foreign companies and he stopped reading newspapers since some years ago because of information overload. When asked what they would like to take over or buy in real life, Mikami joked that he would like to buy over WOWOW's subscribers for the sake of his future. On the other hand, Fukuzawa who plays the prime minister in the drama, revealed that he would like to buy a Japanese wine brewery because he loves that and wants to make wine which fit his preferences.

Kitano whose character is someone who doesn't hesitate to use her femininity to get ahead in life, said that it was tough for her because she had to wear revealing clothes and practise how to walk in a sexy manner but it was a very meaningful challenge for her. As for her views about newspapers, she revealed that she has no newspaper subscription but doesn't want them to disappear since she thinks that physical newspapers are especially important during times when there are natural disasters to convey information to the masses.With regard to playing Mikami's daughter in the drama, Kitano revealed that the atmosphere on the set was very homely and full of laughter although his character behaves like a tyrant in the drama.

Sources: Sanspo / Oricon / Nikkansports

Kitano Kii to appear in new WOWOW drama "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu - Kyodai Shinbunsha wo toru otoko -"

Kitano Kii will be appearing in the new WOWOW drama "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu - Kyodai Shinbunsha wo toru otoko -" starring Mikami Hiroshi which will begin its run from 30 April in the Sundays 10pm timeslot. The drama which consists of 5 episodes, is based on the novel "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu" by Douba Shunichi and describes how a prominent news company with a long history plots to sell itself to a foreign company. Aoi Souta (Mikami) who is the president of the Japanese entity of United States' large-scale shopping company AMC, will be the person aiming to take over his former employer Nihon Shinpo for his current employer AMC and behaves like a tyrant towards the people who work with him.

Kitano will be playing the role of Takatori Atsuko who is the secretary of Aoi and has another identity as Aoi's daughter. She is a career woman who is sexy and determined to make her mark. This will be the first time she is taking on such a career woman role and she cut her hair by 40cm for this role.

Sources: Sanspo / Oricon / Eiga.com

Mikami Hiroshi to star in new WOWOW drama "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu - Kyodai Shinbunsha wo toru otoko -"

Mikami Hiroshi will be starring in the new WOWOW drama "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu - Kyodai Shinbunsha wo toru otoko -" (The winter of the president's office - the man who gets the big news company) which consists of 5 episodes and begins its run from 30 April in the Sundays 10pm timeslot. The drama which is based on the novel "Shachoushitsu no Fuyu" by Douba Shunichi, describes how a longstanding news company plots to sell itself to a foreign company. The drama's producer Azuma Yasuyuki explained that in this time and age, with the proliferation of smartphones and social media, news no longer needs to be restricted to being consumed in the form of physical newspapers. As such, the future and purpose of newspapers is being questioned now. At the same time, with the birth of US President Trump who attacks the coverage from news companies as fake news, this is the perfect timing to make a drama about a sensational event like this where a news company tries to sell itself to a foreign company.

In the original novel, the lead character is Minami Kousuke, a reporter of Nihon Shinpo but the drama's setting will change the lead to Aoi Souta (Mikami) who is the president of the Japanese entity of United States' large-scale shopping company AMC. Aoi has some traits in his character which are said to remind people of President Trump e.g. using extreme words to fan people's emotions and doing things in a dangerous manner. He will be the person aiming to take over his former employer Nihon Shinpo for his current employer AMC and behaves like a tyrant towards the people who work with him.

The author Douba described Aoi as a very complicated person who has many sides in his character so he's very eager to see how Mikami will play this character in the drama. On the other hand, Mikami commented that Aoi is like Trump in certain ways e.g. his unwavering beliefs and vision and hopes to be able to show the persistence and passion in Aoi through his acting in this drama.

Sources: Oricon / Eiga.com