Alisa Mizuki's first starring role in NHK series, "Tenshi no Wakemae"
Popular actress Alisa Mizuki (33) is set to star in a short drama series on NHK this summer, titled "Tenshi no Wakemae." The story is an original penned by Noriko Yoshida, the screenwriter for dramas such as "Dr. Koto Shinryojo" and "Hatachi no Koibito."
Mizuki has starred in at least one drama series every year since 1992, but this will be her first time leading a series on NHK. (In 2003, she starred in a single episode of an omnibus drama on NHK.)
In "Tenshi no Wakemae," Mizuki plays a 35-year-old woman named Kurumi, who suddenly loses everything in her life when her fiance runs off with all of her assets. Left with a mere 15,000 yen and some boxes of ohagi (a type of rice ball), the despairing Kurumi happens upon a construction site, and she begins handing out the ohagi to the men working there. Using the theme of food, "Tenshi no Wakemae" depicts Kurumi's journey as she turns her life around.
Starting in July, NHK will broadcast the five-episode series in its Tuesday 10:00pm time slot.
source: TOKYOGRAPH