Additional cast members have been announced for the omnibus drama "Strange -Junji Ito's strange story that keeps you up at night", which is based on the work of Junji Ito. In addition, a collaboration illustration drawn by Ito to celebrate the live-action drama has also arrived.
Ito has drawn a picture of a beautiful young boy from Yotsutsuji and Nanana, a banana employee of TV Tokyo, who surrounds him. The mysterious and disturbing atmosphere emitted by the beautiful boy of Yotsutsuji standing quietly, and the mysterious combination of the countless nanana who are attracted to the beautiful boy, create a somewhat strange and unique illustration.
As additional cast members, Riko will play the heroine Midori Shibayama, a childhood friend of the main character Ryusuke Fukada who appears in episodes 2, 8, and 10, and Kodai Fujimoto will play the role of Kotaro Teshima, Ryusuke's best friend who also appears in episodes 8 and 10. Also, Shota Fukuyama will play the role of Shinji Watanabe, the leader of the volunteer office, who will appear in episode 4, Anna Hoshino will play the role of Kamei, who will appear in episode 7, and Yuka Ogura will play the role of Ruriko, who will appear in episode 9. , Kowa Jinno will play the role of Mio Fujii, who will appear in episode 11, Yoshiyuki Hayama will play the role of Makoto, the heir of the Togura family and Riko's husband, who will appear in episode 12, and Tsuyoshi Toshige will play the role of Riko's father, Shintaro.
Opening video for the drama "Strange - Junji Ito's strange story that keeps me awake at night"
In addition, the main video, which is played to IVE's theme song "JIGSAW", has also been released. Along with the typography of the lyrics, Ito's original drawings and characters were displayed one after another. Scene photos have also been released.
``Strange - Junji Ito's strange story that keeps you awake at night'' will be broadcast on TV Tokyo's "Drama 24" and other slots from July 3rd. Thirteen works will be made into films, including ``Love with the Dead,'' ``Gantai House,'' ``Rib Woman,'' ``Bully Girl,'' ``Face Thief,'' ``Father's Heart,'' ``Memories,'' ``Used Records,'' ``Pen Friend,'' ``Oshikiri Idan,'' ``Jibakusha,'' ``Tomio Red High Neck,'' and ``A Gentle Farewell.''
