{"id":142331,"date":"2023-01-12T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T02:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/?p=142331"},"modified":"2023-01-12T11:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T03:00:51","slug":"utsubora-live-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/142331\/utsubora-live-action","title":{"rendered":"Utsubora Live-Action Drama Unveils Main Cast, Trailer, and March 24 Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The live-action drama adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura&#8217;s seinen psychological romance manga, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/tag\/utsubora\">Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist<\/a>,<\/strong> has unveiled a 60-second trailer showcasing the main cast members. The drama series will premiere on March 24 in Japan on Wowow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atsuko Maeda plays the lead roles, Aki and Sakura. The promotional visual is a tribute to the cover illustration of the first and second volumes of the original manga, with the phrase in the center: &#8220;The woman has the same face as the woman who died&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"142358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/142331\/utsubora-live-action\/qooapp_utsubora_00#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_00.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"QooApp_Utsubora_00\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_00.jpg?fit=460%2C259&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_00.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_00.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_00.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_00.jpg?resize=460%2C259&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_00.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_00.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_00.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yukiya Kitamura will play Shun Mizorogi, a famous novelist who succumbs to the temptation of plagiarism when a beauty who seems to have stepped out of the pages of his latest novel comes into his life to seduce and torment him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast list also includes Kisetsu Fujiwara as Makoto Tsuji, Shun&#8217;s editor, Yuna Taira as Koyomi Mizorogi, Shun&#8217;s niece, Hajime Okayama as Tsuyoshi Mochizuki, a detective investigating Aki&#8217;s mysterious death, Kouhei Takeda as Yoshitsugu Kaiba, Mochizuki&#8217;s subordinate, Akiko Hinagata as Ai Nomiya, and Ikkei Watanabe as Osamu Yatabe, Shun&#8217;s friends from college and fellow writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"142357\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/142331\/utsubora-live-action\/qooapp_utsubora_01#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_01.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"QooApp_Utsubora_01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_01.jpg?fit=460%2C259&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_01.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_01.jpg?resize=460%2C259&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_01.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Utsubora Live-Action Drama PV<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GEFJ1GWW0U8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kNjpXogQ3d\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/kNjpXogQ3d<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WOWOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WOWOW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E5%89%8D%E7%94%B0%E6%95%A6%E5%AD%90?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u524d\u7530\u6566\u5b50<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E5%8C%97%E6%9D%91%E6%9C%89%E8%B5%B7%E5%93%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u5317\u6751\u6709\u8d77\u54c9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E6%98%8E%E6%97%A5%E7%BE%8E%E5%AD%90?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u4e2d\u6751\u660e\u65e5\u7f8e\u5b50<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sSzqOC1qAe\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/sSzqOC1qAe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WOWOW\u30aa\u30ea\u30b8\u30ca\u30eb\u30c9\u30e9\u30de (@drama_wowow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drama_wowow\/status\/1613008515026792449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>About <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The manga, written and illustrated by Asumiko Nakamura, was serialized in Manga Erotics F and published in two volumes from 2008 until 2012. It was published in English as Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist by Vertical Inc. on June 18, 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Utsubora is a psycho-suspense story centered on a beautiful woman named Aki, who mysteriously died one day, Sakura, who claims to be Aki&#8217;s twin sister and appears to replace her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular novelist Shun Mizorogi, who has been plagiarizing Aki&#8217;s novel &#8220;Utsubora&#8221;, is approached by Sakura, who has the original manuscript of the novel, with a proposal, which leads Mizorogi into deep darkness. Meanwhile, the detectives search for the truth behind Aki&#8217;s death\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"142356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/142331\/utsubora-live-action\/qooapp_utsubora_manga#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_Manga.jpg?fit=1566%2C1099&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1566,1099\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"QooApp_Utsubora_Manga\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_Manga.jpg?fit=460%2C323&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_Manga.jpg?fit=1200%2C842&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_Manga.jpg?resize=1200%2C842&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_Manga.jpg?resize=1280%2C898&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_Manga.jpg?resize=460%2C323&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_Manga.jpg?resize=768%2C539&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_Manga.jpg?resize=1536%2C1078&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/QooApp_Utsubora_Manga.jpg?w=1566&amp;ssl=1 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Utsubora Live-Action Drama Staff &amp; Production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Original work: Utsubora by Asumiko Nakamura (published by Ohta Publishing&#8217;s Manga Erotics F)<br>Screenplay: Kazuhisa Kodera, Kiko Inoue<br>Music: Yuji Iwamoto, Emi Maeda<br>Director: Hiroto Hara<br>Production: WOWOW, The icon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Utsubora Live-Action Drama Cast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25a0 Atsuko Maeda as Aki Fujino \/ Sakura Miki<br>\u25a0 Yukiya Kitamura as Shun Mizorogi<br>\u25a0 Kisetsu Fujiwara as Makoto Tsuji<br>\u25a0 Yuna Taira as Koyomi Mizorogi<br>\u25a0 Hajime Okayama as Tsuyoshi Mochizuki<br>\u25a0 Kouhei Takeda as Yoshitsugu Kaiba<br>\u25a0 Akiko Hinagata as Ai Nomiya<br>\u25a0 Ikkei Watanabe as Osamu Yatabe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Follow QooApp official\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QooAppGlobal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QooApp_EN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/s\/CBIwlaatzoIB?sceid=US:en&amp;sceid=US:en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google News<\/a> \/ <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/qooapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to get the latest ACG information!<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QooAppGlobal\/posts\/pfbid02xg6Y8vu7CPHLU5isvYSP3PogtLZoFDwXKHPpeJMQDqYDJyD61TLw7nNzboZSpHhkl\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wowow.co.jp\/drama\/original\/utsubora\/\" style=\"background-color:#75bfc6;color:#ffffff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official Site<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drama_wowow\/\" style=\"background-color:#75bfc6;color:#ffffff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official Twitter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The live-action drama adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura&#8217;s seinen psychological romance manga, Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist, unveiled the official trailer. 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