The 2023 Taiga drama “Dousuru Ieyasu” performer announcement was held on April 15th (Friday), and the cast members who will be “Team Ieyasu”, including Jun Matsumoto, who plays Tokugawa Ieyasu, were lined up. The eight new cast members who attended this time were Nao Omori, Yuki Yamada, Yosuke Sugino, Rihito Itagaki, Takuma Otoo, Alice Hirose, Takayuki Yamada, and Yutaka Matsushige.
“Dousuru Ieyasu” is a new perspective on the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu, a historical figure known to everyone, by Ryota Kosawa, a scriptwriter known for the “Confidence Man JP” series. Chiyo Take (later Ieyasu), who lost his country, lost his father, left his mother, and had a wound in his heart. Motivated by the enthusiasm of the Mikawa samurai, Chiyo Takechi accepts the fate of living as a lord of a weak country, and jumps into a turbulent world in which the monsters Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen are assigned.
Yuki Yamada, who plays the strongest samurai named “just win” and the most martial arts group, Tadakatsu Honda, appeared in a taiga drama set in the local area from Aichi prefecture. Yuki Yamada said, “I went to the Tokugawa Art Museum when I lived, and I felt a connection. It’s” the strongest samurai in the Sengoku period, “but it’s not just an action drama, but how can it be expressed in a play? I think that is an issue. I want to enjoy making it with everyone! “, Expressing extraordinary motivation.
Mr. Sugino, who plays the cool nobleman of the Tokugawa vassals, Yasumasa Sakakibara, will appear in the Taiga drama for the first time. “At first, it was a historical drama, and I wonder if it’s often difficult, so I wasn’t used to the behavior, so I was wondering how to play it. I was so excited that I was happy to be able to participate, “said Matsumoto-san,” I was surprised because I didn’t expect Sugino-kun to be called glittering (laughs). I’m looking forward to it! “
Hirose, who also made his first appearance in a taiga drama, plays Oai, the mother of Hidetada, the second shogun who supported Ieyasu during the turbulent period. “In my role as an actor, I wanted to play a taiga drama and a morning drama someday, and I had a longing for it. When I heard this story, I was frankly happy. There are many scenes with Mr. Matsumoto, so I can rely on it. “I want to do it,” he stared at Mr. Matsumoto with his trusting eyes, but Mr. Matsumoto replied with a smile, “That’s it! Let’s have fun!”
On the other hand, although not a ninja, Takayuki Yamada, who is a ninja representative, Hattori Hanzo / Masanari, is a good friend of Matsumoto even in private. Regarding the co-starring in the Taiga drama starring Matsumoto, Takayuki Yamada said, “I’m happy. The year of debut is the same, and the year of birth is the same. I’m happy, but I think he’s probably better.” When he shook Mr. Matsumoto, Mr. Matsumoto also said, “That’s right! When I heard that we could do it together, I was happy and said,’I can do it! Thank you!’ I think it’s stimulating. I’m looking forward to it because I think I’ll be very enthusiastic about stirring the site. “
It was also exciting to hear that Mr. Omori and Mr. Matsushige appointed Mr. Matsumoto as a “meal clerk” on that day. While everyone said, “It’s a treat!”, Mr. Matsumoto said, “I think food is important, so I would like to do as much as possible to take care of it, including the staff.” When the reporter asked, “What do you want?”, It started with Matsushige’s “curry!”, “I want to eat fried food and tempura. I like noodles and rice” (Mr. Hirose), “with ramen “Gyoza” (Mr. Itagaki), “Vegetables with great affection” (Mr. Sugino), “Vegetables Tokinoko, fish, tuna, etc. And meat, rice …” followed by Hiroki Yamada. Mr. Matsumoto raised the morale of the team, saying, “It’s full (laughs), I’ll do my best!”
“Dousuru Ieyasu” will be broadcast on NHK from January to December 2023.