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Hulu original "Drops of God" won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series!

The International Emmy Awards are a prestigious awards presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which is comprised of more than 900 members representing broadcasters and program production companies from over 60 countries, to outstanding television programs produced and broadcast outside the United States.

"Drops of God" has won the prestigious awards worldwide. For Tomohisa Yamashita who played his first leading role in a foreign drama in this Hulu Japan production, this was his first International Emmy Award nomination and first win, making this a truly first-time achievement.

<Comment Tomohisa Yamashita >

I am extremely honored and pleased to receive such a wonderful award.

One of my dreams has come true. I owe it all to everyone who has supported me.

"Drops of God" was a long-term overseas shoot that lasted about six months for me, with no interpreters. It was an international set with more than three languages constantly being spoken. I lost nearly 10kg for six months to get into character, and my lines were in English, so it was a challenge that required a lot of courage and perseverance.

Receiving this wonderful award makes me feel truly grateful that we were able to work hard together with a crew that speaks different languages and cultures, and that we all came together and focused on the production.

I learned that we can overcome language and cultural barriers and come together to support each other. I would like to continue taking on new challenges in the future.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my family, friends, and all the staff and families who have been involved.

■What is "Drops of God"?

"Drops of God" is a live-action drama adaptation of the legendary and hugely popular manga "Drops of God" (written by Aki Nao, illustrated by Okimoto Shu/Kodansha), which is loved all over the world and sparked a wine boom in Japan. In this work, the male character at the center of the original manga, Kamisaki Shizuku, is replaced by a French woman, Camille, and at the same time, a smart wine critic, Tomine Issei, played by Tomohisa Yamashita, is set as the "new protagonist". The story revolves around the world-famous wine authority Alexandre Léger's disciple Issei and his only daughter Camille, who challenge each other to a wine test battle across borders in order to inherit the "world's largest wine collection" worth a total of 16 billion yen left by Alexandre Léger - a "man and woman whose fate is at the mercy of wine", and depicts a "splendid and rich human drama that transcends time and borders" in a grand and detailed manner.

Official website: https://www.hulu.jp/static/drops-of-god

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