Yamashita plays the head of a funeral service shop that deals with bodies brought in by the police, including suicide and murder victims. He reluctantly inherited the shop after his father passed away, but as he learns about the lives of the various deceased people that are brought to him, he begins to mature. Another highlight of the story is his romance with a rookie female detective, though the actress for the part has not yet been announced. --Tokyograph
Yamashita Tomohisa to star in drama series “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata”
Former NEWS member Yamashita Tomohisa (26) will star in a TBS drama series this winter. This is his first work since he and Nishikido Ryo (27) left the group last month.
The drama, titled “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata ~Ending Planner~,” has Yamashita playing the head of a funeral service shop that deals with bodies brought in by the police, including suicide and murder victims. He reluctantly inherited the shop after his father passed away, but as he learns about the lives of the various deceased people that are brought to him, he begins to mature. Another highlight of the story is his romance with a rookie female detective, though the actress for the part has not yet been announced.
Screenwriter Watanabe Chiho (“Namae wo Nakushita Megami”) is in charge of the script.
Shooting is scheduled to begin in early December. TBS will broadcast “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata” on Thursday nights at 9:00pm, starting in January.
Eikura Nana, Maeda Atsuko, Sorimachi Takashi, Chinen Yuri join Yamapi’s new drama
More cast members have been revealed for Yamashita Tomohisa’s next drama series “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata ~Ending Planner~.” Eikura Nana will play the heroine of the story, while Yamashita’s siblings will be played by Sorimachi Takashi, Maeda Atsuko (AKB48), model Ono Ito, and Chinen Yuri (Hey! Say! JUMP).
“Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata” stars Yamashita as a young man who inherits his father’s funeral service shop. The story is a human drama about his growth as he deals with the various bodies that are brought to him.
Eikura plays a rookie police detective who will be the main female character. She last worked with Yamashita in the drama series “Proposal Daisakusen” in 2007.
Other cast members includes Otomo Kohei and Yamazaki Tsutomu.
The series begins on January 12 and will air on Thursday nights at 9:00pm on TBS.
Dulu dh buh kat umah Yamapi n AKB48, so dh alang2 ada yg sudi jaga umah drama nih, so kite tepek balik kat cni. Kurang satu umah nk jaga season baru nnti, so leh bukak umah lain lebih ckit.
"CDTV" (1 Jan, 2012) Yamapi talk & "1 in a million"
Length: 6 mins 49 secs
Size: 66 MB
Starring: Yamashita Tomohisa, Nakai Masahiro (SMAP), Maeda Atsuko (AKB48)
Highlights: This is Yamapi's first time on a music show since officially going solo. He thanks Nakai for giving him money. Nakai's imagination runs wild as he invents the plot of Yamapi's "Ending Planner" drama!
Yamashita Tomohisa to sing the theme song for his upcoming drama
It’s been announced that Yamashita Tomohisa will sing the theme song for his upcoming drama, ‘Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~‘, which will start airing on January 12th through TBS. It’s been about six years since Yamashita sang a theme song as a soloist after “Daite Senorita“, which was the theme for the 2006 drama, ‘Kurosagi‘.
The new song is titled “Ai, Texas“, and it was written by Tica・α (a.k.a Yakushimaru Etsuko, the vocalist of rock band Soutaisei Riron), and composed by Nagai Seiichi (the guitarist of Soutaisei Riron). Within the song, there’s a dialogue part where Yamashita recites a line.
Yamashita commented, “‘Ai, Texas’ is a punchy song that I have rarely heard before, and it matches [well] with the drama. So, I want everyone to listen to it.”
As reported earlier, ‘Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~’ is set at a funeral parlor that receives bodies from the police, and Yamashita will play the protagonist who unwillingly inherits the funeral parlor after his father passes away.
“Ai, Texas” is scheduled to be released from Warner Music Japan later this spring.