The main visual for the drama "The Couple and 16 Years Old ~Crazy Neighbor~" based on the original Pumpkin story has been released. Yumi Okada, Meari Hayashi, Seibu Hirano, Yui Kitamura, and Mayuko Nishiyama will also appear.
The Storyline and Characters
This drama is based on the Shonen Jump+ indie series ``The Couple and the 16-Year-Old,'' which depicts Yoshiko Shiraishi, a 61-year-old aunt who is a ``self-confessed 16-year-old beautiful girl,'' and the newlyweds who live next door. As previously reported, Rino Katase will play the role of Yoshiko, and Kazunari Mamehara (JO1) will play the role of Hiro, the handsome office worker next door who Yoshiko falls in love with.
The main visual depicts Yoshiko, a self-proclaimed beautiful 16-year-old girl who dreams of marrying Hiro and approaches him in a bride costume. In the mirror in front of her, the image of a crazy 61-year-old Yoshiko, who is obsessed with the married man Hiro, as if she will never let him go, is reflected.
Cast and Their Roles
As additional cast members, Okada will play the role of Sae Nomura, a bright and energetic former hostess and wife of Hiro Nomura, and Hayashi will play the role of Yoshiko, the ``ideal 16-year-old beautiful girl'' that Yoshiko Shiraishi created in her mind. Hirano will play Masashi Kawaguchi, Hiro's senior colleague at work, Kitamura will play Nanako Anezaki, Hiro's colleague at work, and Nishiyama will play Shiho Hiroki, Sae's mother. Comments were received from the cast.
