A special video for the drama "Draft King -BORDER LINE-" based on the original work by Tetsuro Kuromatsu has been released, and information on new cast members has also been revealed.
A new cast member of the drama "Draft King -BORDER LINE-". Top row from left: Takahiro Miura, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Tomohiro Fujita, Kohei Takeda, Hitomi Miyauchi. Bottom row from left: Daisei Kido, Kanta Sato, Takeshi Ukaji, Yoji Tanaka, Tatsuko Kimura, Atsuko Sendo
"Draft King -BORDER LINE-" is a live-action work based on the manga by Kuromatsu, whose main character is a talented scout for a professional baseball team. As a sequel to the previous work that was broadcast and distributed in 2023, it will begin broadcasting and distribution on WOWOW at 23:00 on May 15th. Tsuyoshi Muro will continue to play the role of the main character, Ora Gohara, as in the previous work.
11 people have been announced to appear this time. Takahiro Miura will play Seiji Nakamizo, a scout for the Fukuoka Black Hawks; Tsurutaro Kataoka will play Saburo Chiba, a famous manager from Iwate Gakuin University who is familiar with Gohara and is good at developing players; Tomohiro Fujita will play Hidemitsu Kikuchihara, a pitcher trained by Gohara and who caught Gohara's attention. Kohei Takeda will play the role of Shota Sato, an infielder for the Bey Golds that Gohara was in charge of in the past, and Hitomi Miyauchi will play the role of Sachie, the wife of a player who is notified of being out of action.
Daisei Kido, who played the genius pitcher Sho Kitabatake, who also appeared in the previous work, and Atsuko Sendo, who plays Hanashiro, the mother of a boy who enrolls in a prestigious high school but quits the baseball team, also appear again. Kanta Sato will play the role of Daiya Yanagawa, an outfielder with natural physical ability who belongs to the club team Perfect Muscles, and Tsuyoshi Ukaji will play the role of Coach Adachi, who passionately supports the players of the Muscles. Yoji Tanaka will play the role of manager Inomata, who leads Manda Motors, a powerful working team that stands in front of the Muscles, and Tachibana Kimura will play the role of Kazunari Abiru, the genius outfielder of Manda Motors.
