NHK has announced that they have cast American actress Charlotte Kate Fox (28) and Tetsuji Tamayama (33) as the couple to play the lead in the upcoming morning drama Massan which will begin in autumn. The drama is based on the story of the "Father of Japanese Whiskey" Masataka Taketsuru and his British wife Rita (named Ellie in the drama). Charlotte passed the auditions and won the right to be NHK's first ever foreign lead for their morning drama.
This morning drama will be NHK's 91st and will be shown after Yuriko Yoshitaka's Hanako to Anne, which will begin on the 31st of this month.
Daisuke Habara, winner of the exceptional screenplay award at the Japanese Academy Awards for the movie Pacchigi!, and the best screenplay award from the same award-giving body for the movie Hula Girl is in charge of the screenplay. The names of the people and the companies will be modified from the original.
Source: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140304-00000311-oric-ent
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Daisuke Habara, winner of the exceptional screenplay award at the Japanese Academy Awards for the movie Pacchigi!, and the best screenplay award from the same award-giving body for the movie Hula Girl is in charge of the screenplay. The names of the people and the companies will be modified from the original.
Source: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140304-00000311-oric-ent
