Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan

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.

Cast

Sho Sakurai

Mitsuyama Tomohiko

Takehiko Ono

Hirata Takayuki

Keisuke Horibe

Watanabe Akiyoshi

Kei Yamamoto

Miki Yasuhiro

Aiko Ito

Kagami Shouko

Kazue Fukiishi

Kofuji Kaori

Dankan

Sasa Tadao

Kenichi Yajima

Norimoto Nagatomi

Masahiro Takashima

Shudo Manshuji

Masato Hagiwara

Kanai Mitsuyoshi

Kei Tanaka

Chin Yuiko