Nagase. Tomoya Nagase.
Let's step back from Nagase's love life for a moment and talk about his new summer drama.
He will be starring in NTV's still untitled tentatively titled Karei-naru Spy airing Saturdays/9pm. This will be Japan's first spy comedy series.
Nagase plays Yoroi Kyosuke, a government spy who takes down terrorists like a "comedic James Bond" (oh, so you mean Austin Powers? lol). The drama is penned by Odoru Daisousasen writer Kimizuka Ryouichi who said, "I wanted a chance to work with Nagase. I think he's a modern day Ishihara Yujiro."
Yoroi is a gifted swindler sentenced to 30 years in prison for 13 counts of fraud. However, given his talents for swindling, in exchange for a dropped sentence he is scouted to work for the government's Secret Intellgence Department. Yoroi is a master of disguise who can become anyone: a teacher, doctor, host, pilot, even Korean actor Yon-sama (Bae Yong Joon).
And what's Bond with out a Bond Girl? There will be a beautiful female spy along with female guests in terrorist roles so expect some romance. He will have "unique" spy gadgets and... damn, this sounds pretty great.
His role is described as wild, sexy and silly. Nagase said he wants to have fun making the drama and I'm sure he will. And I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun watching it.
[edit] ~ More reports have come out and I'm trying to sift thru the details.
- Nun, monk, and bus driver are part of his disguise repertoire.
- His gadgets will include a shoe that turns into a cell phone, a cell phone that shoots poison darts, and a ring that turns into a pistol among other nifty things
- The head of the terrorist group is called Mister Shou (?)
- Yoroi's team will also have a former member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and a teenaged hacker (prolly won't be miura haruma but i'd lol so hard if it were)
- Each mission will conclude in one episode.
Gimme the cast, damn it!
Okay, so I checked out the site and it has all the cast listed as "secret" but here are some character names.
Dorothy
Kurusu Ken'ichi
Osamu
Ellis/Elise
Josephine
Kiriyama Seiichi
I'm guessing the first 3 are the ones mentioned in the articles but I could be wrong.
Any casting ideas/wishlists?
source: Sanspo | Nikkan Sports | Sports Hochi | Sponichi
He will be starring in NTV's still untitled tentatively titled Karei-naru Spy airing Saturdays/9pm. This will be Japan's first spy comedy series.
Nagase plays Yoroi Kyosuke, a government spy who takes down terrorists like a "comedic James Bond" (oh, so you mean Austin Powers? lol). The drama is penned by Odoru Daisousasen writer Kimizuka Ryouichi who said, "I wanted a chance to work with Nagase. I think he's a modern day Ishihara Yujiro."
Yoroi is a gifted swindler sentenced to 30 years in prison for 13 counts of fraud. However, given his talents for swindling, in exchange for a dropped sentence he is scouted to work for the government's Secret Intellgence Department. Yoroi is a master of disguise who can become anyone: a teacher, doctor, host, pilot, even Korean actor Yon-sama (Bae Yong Joon).
And what's Bond with out a Bond Girl? There will be a beautiful female spy along with female guests in terrorist roles so expect some romance. He will have "unique" spy gadgets and... damn, this sounds pretty great.
His role is described as wild, sexy and silly. Nagase said he wants to have fun making the drama and I'm sure he will. And I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun watching it.
[edit] ~ More reports have come out and I'm trying to sift thru the details.
- Nun, monk, and bus driver are part of his disguise repertoire.
- His gadgets will include a shoe that turns into a cell phone, a cell phone that shoots poison darts, and a ring that turns into a pistol among other nifty things
- The head of the terrorist group is called Mister Shou (?)
- Yoroi's team will also have a former member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and a teenaged hacker (prolly won't be miura haruma but i'd lol so hard if it were)
- Each mission will conclude in one episode.
Gimme the cast, damn it!
Okay, so I checked out the site and it has all the cast listed as "secret" but here are some character names.
Dorothy
Kurusu Ken'ichi
Osamu
Ellis/Elise
Josephine
Kiriyama Seiichi
I'm guessing the first 3 are the ones mentioned in the articles but I could be wrong.
Any casting ideas/wishlists?
source: Sanspo | Nikkan Sports | Sports Hochi | Sponichi