Tomohisa Yamashita to appear in Nippon Television's October drama series "Our Hakone Ekiden"

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It has been announced that Tomohisa Yamashita will be appearing in the NTV drama series "Our Hakone Ekiden" which will air in October.


"Our Hakone Ekiden," a drama series based on the novel by Jun Ikeido, is scheduled to air on Nippon Television this fall.


Yamashita will play Kai Masato, who becomes the new coach of the track and field club at his alma mater, Meisei Gakuin University.

Although he has experience competing in the Hakone Ekiden, after graduating from university he left the world of track and field to become a salaryman working for a general trading company. He has no experience as a coach, but Kai's unconventional coaching methods create anxiety and resentment among the track and field club members...

Please look forward to the TV drama series "Our Hakone Ekiden," which features a star-studded cast and is based on the original novel "Our Hakone Ekiden" by Ikeido Jun, and is brought to you by Nippon Television with the full cooperation of the Kanto Student Athletics Federation!


<Comment from Tomohisa Yamashita >

I am very honored to have been offered this role in such a deeply moving production in which various human dramas unfold.
I play the role of Kai Masato, a former Hakone Ekiden runner who now works for a trading company and returns to his alma mater to serve as the coach of the track and field club.

I believe the Hakone Ekiden is a special stage that gives us the dignity of passing the sash, the strength to pursue one's dreams, and the ``miraculous moment'' that is born when hope comes together.
Although I have not been fully involved in the world of sports until now, I will listen to the stories of people involved in Ekiden while reading the script and do my best to convey the feelings and emotions that are contained in this story.

The ekiden coach taught me that "it's not just about verbal instruction," and I believe my job is to sharpen my eyes to see people and build relationships of trust with the students. I would like to focus on that and help develop the person Kai is.

I believe the drama "Our Hakone Ekiden" will awaken a passion that you had almost forgotten and light a warm flame in your heart. I will put my heart and soul into creating this drama carefully, so please look forward to it.


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