A profound drama about Japan that has never been seen in Japan before. "House of the Owl"
A profound drama about Japan that has never been seen in Japan before. "House of the Owl" is now available on Disney Plus.
Not based on one person, according to writer/producer David Shin,
Min Tanaka plays the mastermind, fixer, and owl Ryutaro Oogami, whose eyes, physique, hairstyle, and speech style are reminiscent of the charisma of the late Akasaka, who created a media company and took it public in just one generation after the war.
The most charismatic person was always the one who spoke in polite language, although Ryutaro Oogami sometimes seemed to stray from the polite language.
Masanobu Ando plays the role of the eldest son, Ichiro Oogami, whose marriage is on the rocks. He is into the hostess of a bar and has recently been focusing on the restaurant business he is trying to start without the help of his great father, and he is going on a risky money-making spree to make up for the money he doesn't have.
Kyoko Hasegawa plays Yumiko, the eldest daughter, who is blessed with two children and married to a trading company man (Played by Takashi Yuki: Yumiko's husband, Masahiro Kageyama) and appears to be happy, but Kageyama is involved in some shady business dealings.
The second son, Ryu Oogami played by #Mackenyu , did not get along with his father, Ryutaro Oogami, and ran away to study in the U.S. He recently got a job at an NPO in Japan, but he does not even report his return to his family.
While walking in the park, Ryu bumps into a beautiful American woman and the woman's phone falls to the ground and is damaged. When Ryu, who vows to pay for the damage, gets the woman's business card, her job turns out to be a reporter.
Finally, he shows up at Ryutaro Ogami's 70th birthday party.
The second daughter of the Ookami family, Risako, played by Seina Nakata, dreams of becoming a singer. She is already 25 years old but tries to make use of her attractive voice and talent for composing music. However, Ryutaro Oogami fears that she will be swallowed up by the darkness of the entertainment industry.
Nakata Seina's singing voice in the drama is really curious and makes me want to hear more of it.
His wife, Kyoko, played by Hisako Manda, may be the only one who can talk to Ryutaro Ogami, and she tells him, "Times are different from ours," but he doesn't seem to get it.
Japan's Prime Minister, Shiori Watanabe, is played by Mieko Harada, Secretary General Takeuchi is played by Masatoshi Nakamura, political rival Sousuke Saijo is played by Kohei Otomo, and Toru Masuoka was cast as Hiro Maruyama, the bonkers Health, Labor and Welfare Minister.
Prime Minister Watanabe wants to pass a bill that will enable a 50 trillion yen revitalization of Japan, but Saijo, a bigwig in the ruling party, openly tries to block it.
Prime Minister Watanabe rushes to Ryutaro Ogami's birthday party and asks him for his cooperation in a back conference room, and Ryutaro Ogami agrees, thinking "If I have to choose between evil and the most evil," he will do it.
The son of the secretary general (a candidate for the next prime minister), played by Masatoshi Nakamura, who was a close friend of the Ogami family, dies mysteriously, and Ryutaro approaches the nation from behind the scenes, while Ryu approaches the true nature of the great evil that lurks in the political world - from the front. Money, fame, women, power...what is the shocking outcome that each of them has arrived at in a world where all kinds of greed are thriving?
