Osamu Mukai lands first starring role
Rising actor Osamu Mukai (27) has landed his first starring role in a television drama series. The show is tentatively titled "Bouchou Mania 09."
The drama is adapted from Toro Kitao's manga "Saibancho! Koko wa Choeki 4 Nen de, Dousuka?" Mukai plays a part-timer who winds up sitting in the audience at a trial for the first time. He instantly becomes fascinated with the human interactions that take place inside the courtroom, and he turns it into a hobby.
The series will air on NTV on Thursday nights at 11:58pm, starting on October 22.
source: tokyograph