[Rina Asakawa]Will appear as a guest on the first episode of Yomiuri TV’s “Arabashiri”!

Actor Rina Asakawa will appear as a guest in the first episode of the Yomiuri TV drama DiVE “Arabashiri” starting January 9, 2025.

Asakawa will play the role of Yuri Tsuruta, a member of the magazine editorial department who visits as a customer.

Asakawa has been confirmed to appear in the NHK TV drama series “Omusubi” which is currently being aired, the starring movie “49 Days of Truth” scheduled to be released in the spring of 2025, and the stage play “Kitayaji on the Road” in March. The role of the heroine in “Let’s go!!” has been decided.

This story is set in a Japanese sake store that has no signboard and can only be found by those who need it. Refreshing flavors, subtle elegance, and wild, hard-boiled flavors, the anthropomorphic sake characters reflect the character and history of each sake brewery and offer each visitor a taste of Japan that suits them. A story about healing with alcohol.

“Arabashiri” is a word that refers to the first alcohol that comes out when sake is squeezed. The new beginning of 2025 will be brightly colored by the drama “Arabashiri”.

Regarding his appearance in this work, Asakawa said, “I will appear as a guest in the first episode of “Arabashiri.” Many of the staff members who have worked with me before were there, so I felt safe on set.I personally like Japanese sake, so “I was very happy to be able to work on this innovative work with Japanese sake as its theme.”

Yomiuri TV drama DiVE “Arabashiri” starts on January 9, 2025.

[Work summary]

There is a Japanese sake store that has no signboard and can only be found by those who need it. Gin Ito is a young man who has taken over the store that his grandfather left behind. One day, the sake of “Ippono”, “Atake”, “Kamo Nishiki”, “Shinomine”, “Murasuke”, and “Yamori” suddenly appear in front of Gin in human form, and Gin’s life changes. Something completely different. The best hospitality by Gin and his friends who inherited the will of their ancestors began.

[Broadcast slot]Yomiuri TV drama DiVE every Thursday at 0:59 a.m. Starts Thursday, January 9, 2025

Fukuoka Broadcasting Saturday, January 11, 2025 1:00 a.m.

Kagoshima Yomi TV Saturday, January 18, 2025 1:30am

Chukyo Television Tuesday, January 21, 2025 1:49am

Fukushima Central Television broadcasting date adjustment in progress

*Free missed broadcast on TVer after broadcast on Yomiuri TV

[Title]Arabashiri

[Cast]Itsuki Fujiwara, Jun Nishiyama, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Soto Okura, Kengo Yoshida, Ryodai Aoyama, Takuma Goto

Megumi Yokoyama Satoshi Watanabe

[Original work]Manga/Takumi Yuu Planning idea/Kenchi Tachibana, Norihis Hiranuma “Arabashiri” (published in Kodansha’s “Magazine Pocket”)

[Director]Kumiko Nagao Aki Ito

[Screenplay]Nishioka To Neil

[Theme song]Opening theme song: KAZ “Second Wave” (rhythm zone)

Ending theme song: The cause lies with me. “Maybe my sonnet” SDR

[Music]Tomoko Sakurai

[Production]“Arabashiri” Production Committee

[Production]NTV Axon

[Credit]©️Takumiyuu, Tachibana Kenchi, Hiranuma Norihisa/Kodansha/“Arabashiri” Production Committee

[Official website]https://www.ytv.co.jp/arabashiri/

[TVer page]https://tver.jp/series/sr9or5wgte

[Trailer URL] https://youtu.be/DJMfMN37UHE

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Born April 3, 1999 in Saitama Prefecture. His major works include the movie “Werewolf Game Madland” (his first starring role in a feature film), the movie “Kaguya-sama: Love is War”, CX “Dear Me, With Murderous Intent”, NTV “ Major Hospital Occupation”, the movie “Otona Najimi”, YTV’s “Please fill me up when you get back”, etc. He played the lead role in the Nippon Television drama “Please Be Unhappier Than Me” in July 2014. In the spring of 2025, the movie “49 Days of Truth” is scheduled to be released, and in March, he will appear in the first stage play “Kitayaji on the Road ~Iza, Departure!!~” It’s decided.

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