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Nippon TV drama ‘Hide & Seek’ production and airing

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Nippon TV drama ‘Hide & Seek’ production and airing

Nippon Television has announced the upcoming Television’s Sunday mystery-romance drama ‘Hide & Seek: 0-Byo no Kanojo’, a mystery-romance series based on the novel by Masahiro Imamura. Initial announcements identified the lead cast, including Imamura’s novel, premiered on October 4. The series stars Sota Fukushi as Yuichi Tsukura, a freelance journalist investigating the death of who becomes a fugitive after being framed for a bombing. While hiding in Busan, South Korea, Tsukura receives a mysterious phone call from his lover, Sana (played by Ayara Shida). (Ayara Shida), whom he believed had died in the explosion. Supporting cast includes Juri Tanaka was also cast of SixTONES as Makoto Hyodo, the leader of a the political organization called ‘Live Commons’. Subsequent updates revealed that Commons’, and Tetta Sugimoto, who appears in the first episode as Tsukura’s uncle. The series theme song, ‘Hikari’ (Light), is scheduled to premiere on October 4. New promotional visuals were released, detailing a plot where love ballad performed by the protagonist becomes a fugitive following a bombing and pursues a conspiracy after receiving a mysterious phone call from his supposedly deceased lover. Shida’s character, Sana Takagi, is described as a caregiver whose true identity band Marcy and survival become central mysteries after she contacts Tsukura. written by vocalist Ukyo Yoshida. Production has officially commenced. To portray his character’s status as a fugitive, Fukushi began filming with a three-day beard. During interviews, Fukushi noted the physical demands of involved filming chase scenes in high temperatures and mentioned that his interest in shojo manga influenced his approach to romantic scenes. Shida discussed the complexity of portraying a character temperatures, with Fukushi utilizing a dual nature. Regarding the musical production, the band Marcy will perform three-day beard to portray his fugitive status. As the series' theme song, titled ‘Hikari’ (Light). Written and composed by vocalist and guitarist Ukyo Yoshida, series progressed, plot developments included the track is described abduction of Sana (referred to in some contexts as Kyoka) by a classic love ballad written from the perspective of figure known as ‘Clover’. In the protagonist, Yuichi Tsukura. The song aims fourth episode, Tsukura and Hyodo form an unlikely alliance to express his determination rescue her, though Tsukura subsequently falls into a trap that leads to protect Sana while he is him being pursued by the state following falsely branded as a bombing incident. As bomber on social media, triggering pursuit by the October 4 premiere approaches, further details have clarified police and the plot: after being framed for a bomb terror incident, Tsukura hides in Busan, South Korea. public.

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  1. 2026-10-26 08:42 UTC Nippon TV drama ‘Hide & Seek’ production and airing
  2. 2026-10-03 23:32 UTC Nippon TV drama ‘Hide & Seek’ production
  3. 2026-09-27 00:04 UTC Nippon TV drama ‘Hide & Seek’ production
  4. 2026-09-11 03:24 UTC Nippon TV drama ‘Hide & Seek’ production
  5. 2026-08-28 00:52 UTC Nippon TV drama ‘Hide & Seek’ production
  6. 2026-08-24 23:40 UTC Nippon TV drama ‘Hide & Seek’ production

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