Kenichi Endo, Ren Osugi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Susumu Terajima, Yutaka Matsushige and Ken Mitsuishi all receive offers to take part in a big-budget drama series with a famous lead actor and world-famous director. To study their roles and relationships, the director asks the six supporting actors to live together for 3 months at a share house. The actors begin their temporary living arrangement. An incident from 10 years ago, though, causes the actors to hold resentment. Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: バイプレイヤーズ~もしも6人の名脇役がシェアハウスで暮らしたら~
- Also Known As: Baipureiyazu~Moshimo 6 ning no Meiwakiyaku ga Shea hause de Kurashitara~ , Byplayers ~ Moshimo 6-nin no Meiwakiyaku ga Sharehouse de Kurashitara , The Supporting Actors , Byplayers Season 1
- Screenwriter & Director: Matsui Daigo
- Director: Yokohama Satoko, Takemura Kentaro
- Screenwriter: Fujiki Mitsuhiko, Miyamoto Takeshi
- Genres: Comedy
Cast & Credits
- Endo KenichiHimselfMain Role
- Osugi RenHimselfMain Role
- Taguchi TomorowoHimselfMain Role
- Terajima SusumuHimselfMain Role
- Matsushige YutakaHimselfMain Role
- Mitsuishi KenHimselfMain Role
Reviews
In Japan it's been pretty successful (leading to two more seasons and a movie!), but unfortunately only this first season got subbed so far.
Of course this is partially explainable with the fact that it's quite hard to translate dramas like this into another language, so full as it is with cultural references, inside jokes, quotes etc.
But I'm afraid that the biggest "problem" is the average age of the leads - and that's particularly sad, specially for "oji-sans" like me! T_____T
If you wanna take my advice though (and take a break from the more usual dramas and their mostly "ageists" casts, give this a try, as it's really very good! ^___-
A meta-drama with a cast filled to the brim with great Japanese actors (both as leads as well as the weekly guests), most of them playing themselves, though of course in fictional situations (you know the "...no Satsukyu" series? A bit like that! ^___-)
A great declaration of love for dramas and the people working on (and mostly, IN) them!
The acting was superb, as expected; the script really brilliant; the music, imho, spectacularly good!
What's not to like? Perfect 10! ^___^
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