Kana Kurako starred in a regional TELEVISION series set against the backdrop of the hyogo Kinzaki Onsen ghost story

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NHK BS Premium's Hyogo regional drama "Warm Utopia" (broadcast at 10:00 a.m. on January 24, 2018) announced on the 25th that actress Kana Kurako (くらしなカナ, 29 years old) will star. It is a story set in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, where The CastleZaki Onsen is located, depicted in one of the masterpieces of the famous Meiji-Showa writer Naoya Shiga (しがなおや), in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, where The Castle Onsen is located, as the stage.

The TV series was inspired by the article "In Michizaki": "Life and death are not two extremes. I felt like life and death were no different. In addition, the story also incorporates elements of the "Jozaki Onsen Ghost Story Festival" held in Toyooka City in September. Describes an unthinkable night in which "this life" and "the other life" intersect.

The Kinesaki Onsen Ghost Story Festival was organized by young owners of toyogashi International Art Center and Hot Spring Inn, a public facility in Toyogaka City who aspires to "rebirth through art". Maeda Shiro, the main playwright of the Goanta Troupe, served as the planning supervisor.

Takanomiya Iori, portrayed by Kurako, grew up in Kobe and was 8 years old when he was hit by the Hanshin Awaji earthquake. In high school, I dreamed of becoming a novelist, but my dream gradually faded, and I finally took up a job in a bank. But unable to work at the bank, she moved to Toyooka and studied at a leather bag vocational school. One day, she lost something very important and irreplaceable, and the next...

Chief producer Mitsuhiro Kyota asked Kurako to star, saying: "The world described by Naoya Shiga that 'there is no one in the surface of life and death' coincides with the real world when he or his most important person will suffer natural disasters. Last year, Kumamoto, kumamoto, the hometown of Kurako, suffered an earthquake. I also hope that Kurako will play the role of Iori with feelings that coincide with the protagonist. ”

Kurako, who accepted the role, said: "In line with the theme of this work, by creating the character of the protagonist Iori, I am also thinking about my own place of belonging. I want to show a sense of "must exist somewhere". Thank you very much for letting me star in this work, I will try. ”

In addition, Hori Haru (ほり はるな, 20 years old) plays Narita, an all-female high school student at The Castle Ridge Onsen Inn. Horisaki made his debut as a young muse in the independent film "Annoying People Who Say Come On" (14 years). Ayaka Wilson plays a lesbian who came to the Jozaki International Arts Center with her husband, Lars, a world-class dancer. Ayaka debuted in the movie "Pagao and the Magic Picture Book" (2008). Hirota Watanabe (わたべごうた, 31 years old) plays the role of Tenggang Youjin, the only son of a mizumi shop in Jozaki and Lian's lover. Hirota Watanabe starred in NHK Education Station's "Old Cafe Series Koharu's Rest Day", and will star in the role of Saigo Yoshijiro in the Okawa drama "Saigoden" next year.