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Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan

"命と向き合った被災記者たちの闘い"

Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on January 17, 1995 and resulted in more than 6,400 casualties. The drama will focus on the reporters working for the Kobe Shimbun, who were determined to keep the newspaper running without interruption, despite the damage suffered during the earthquake. The characters in the drama will all be based on real people, using their real names. Sakurai stars as the photo reporter Tomohiko Mitsuyama, who had joined Kobe Shimbun four years before the earthquake. The show will also have documentary segments such as interviews, including an appearance by Mitsuyama himself.

Top Cast

  • Sho Sakurai

    Sho Sakurai

    Mitsuyama Tomohiko

  • Takehiko Ono

    Takehiko Ono

    Hirata Takayuki

  • Keisuke Horibe

    Keisuke Horibe

    Watanabe Akiyoshi

  • Kei Yamamoto

    Kei Yamamoto

    Miki Yasuhiro

  • Aiko Ito

    Aiko Ito

    Kagami Shouko

  • Kazue Fukiishi

    Kazue Fukiishi

    Kofuji Kaori

  • Dankan

    Dankan

    Sasa Tadao

  • Kenichi Yajima

    Kenichi Yajima

    Norimoto Nagatomi

  • Masahiro Takashima

    Masahiro Takashima

    Shudo Manshuji

Overview

Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on January 17, 1995 and resulted in more than 6,400 casualties. The drama will focus on the reporters working for the Kobe Shimbun, who were determined to keep the newspaper running without interruption, despite the damage suffered during the earthquake. The characters in the drama will all be based on real people, using their real names. Sakurai stars as the photo reporter Tomohiko Mitsuyama, who had joined Kobe Shimbun four years before the earthquake. The show will also have documentary segments such as interviews, including an appearance by Mitsuyama himself.

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