高嶋政伸、14年ぶりTBS金曜ドラマ出演 間宮祥太朗主演「イグナイト」市長役に
14 BS actor Masanobu Takashima is set to appear in the TBS Friday drama Ignite: The Lawless starring Shoamya which airs Fridays at 10 p.m this casting marks Takashima’s return to a TBS Friday drama for the first time in approximately 14 years his last appearance being in Mandi Sui in 2011 since his debut in the NHK serial TV novel Jun Chan No Oinka Takashima has built a prolific career in television dramas and films and in recent years he has diversified his activities including hosting reading sessions and writing essays in Ignite the lawless Takashima will play Takuro Oto the mayor of Manado City oto is linked to a bus accident that occurred 5 years ago an incident reportedly caused by the father of the protagonist Yuzaki Mamia the fourth episode of the series revealed that Manato City and the police are collaboratively concealing the truth behind this accident as the Peace Law Office begins a serious investigation into the accident’s true circumstances the role of Takashima’s character Oto and what he might be hiding becomes a central question ignite the Lawless is presented as an original dark legal entertainment series that delves into Japan’s increasing litigation society and the state of its crowded legal profession distinguishing itself from conventional legal dramas the story centers on the rookie lawyer Rio Yuzaki portrayed by Mania who joins a questionable law firm notorious in legal circles as being lawless the firm operating under the name Ignite aims to ignite potential plaintiffs pushing them to file lawsuits and employing all possible strategies to secure victories for their clients functioning almost like legal setup artists who happen to hold lawyer badges leaving their ultimate purpose whether it is money or justice ambiguous this report was originally published by Model Press
