Saito Challenges the "Pregnant" Character?)

▲ Saito And Ueno Shuri become partners in the face of an unexpected pregnancy

According to Japanese media No. 8, actor Saito Koshi announced that he will play the role of "pregnant man" in the urban comedy "The Pregnancy of Kentaro Hiyama" and concurrently serve as a producer. The partner is Ueno Shuri.

The series is a Netflix original series co-curated and produced by Netflix and TV Tokyo. Adapted from Keiri Sakai with "What if a man would get pregnant?" " as the theme of the comic of the same name. Set against the backdrop of a world where men can also become pregnant and give birth, the story humorously depicts the differences between the lives of men and women after the reversal of life, and tells the protagonist's experience of taking "pregnancy" as an opportunity to face various problems hidden in society and continue to grow.

Saito plays Kentaro Hiyama, the protagonist who works diligently and earnestly on the front line of the advertising agency. But due to an unintended pregnancy, he was forced to face problems that had never been conceived before.

Saito confessed, "Because Sakai-sensei's original manga was so vivid and realistic, I immediately went to check the real case of 'male pregnancy' after reading it." Then he said with great enthusiasm that "this work depicts the story of the exchange of duties between men and women, and I think it hides the possibility of becoming a new era's program of rebellion against old bad common sense." ”

In addition, Kentaro's partner, the heroine seto Yaji played by Ueno Shuri, is a freelance writer and editor who does not pay attention to the pressure of marriage in his hometown and is bent on improving his work. Regarding the role of Ueno this time, "I hope to be able to play this role that grew up with Hiyama, including her entanglement with her negative views of her family and family, and the change in her values as a woman who wants to be free." Second, she said with anticipation: "I hope that this is both a lighthearted and enjoyable work, but also an opportunity for people to deepen their understanding of gender equality, minorities, and LGBTQ." ”

Sakai, the original author, also commented, "I feel that even Japan, which is widely regarded as a society of 'male superiority and inferiority' in the world, is changing little by little. I hope to show this matter to people at home and abroad through this work. Also, as a spectator, I'm very much looking forward to it! ”

The show is directed by Yuko Kikuda in "Flying in the Blue Hour" and Ken Kikuchi in "Lookout". The screenplay is played by three popular playwrights from the Naked Director series and Noriyu Yamada from The Journalist, Yukiko from Tokyo Noble Woman, and Chihiro Amano from "Lady Noise".

The Netflix original series "Kentaro Hiyama's Pregnancy" will be launched exclusively around the world in 2022. (Cang Yu /Translation)