Erika Ikuta Stars in NHK Drama Amagi Goe for Terrestrial Broadcast
The terrestrial broadcast brings a Seicho Matsumoto adaptation with a former Nogizaka46 member in the lead role to a wider national audience.
Key Facts
- The two-part mystery drama Amagi Goe, starring Erika Ikuta, will air on NHK General on July 11, 2026, at 22:00.
- The drama first aired on NHK BS Premium 4K in May 2025.
- Ikuta plays Hana Otsuka, a former prostitute involved in a 31-year-old murder case.
- Masato Hagiwara co-stars as Jiro Mochizuki, a printer who discovers the murder case involves his own childhood.
- Goro Kishitani plays Detective Tashima in the drama.
Reporting from 1 source: Eiga Natalie.
NHK will air the drama Amagi Goe starring Erika Ikuta on NHK General from July 11, 2026. The two-part mystery, based on Seicho Matsumoto's short story, first aired on BS Premium 4K in May 2025. Ikuta plays Hana Otsuka, a former prostitute involved in a decades-old murder case. Masato Hagiwara and Goro Kishitani co-star.
The NHK drama Amagi Goe, starring Erika Ikuta, will make its terrestrial debut on NHK General on July 11 at 22:00. The two-part mystery first aired on NHK BS Premium 4K in May 2025. Based on Seicho Matsumoto's short story from the Black Picture Book series, the story is set at Amagi Pass in Izu City and follows Jiro Mochizuki (Masato Hagiwara), a printer who discovers that a 31-year-old murder case involves his own childhood and his first love, Hana Otsuka (Ikuta). Goro Kishitani plays Detective Tashima. The script is by Daisuke Habara and direction by Tomoya Kanazawa. Part 1 airs July 11, Part 2 on July 18.
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Sources
- Eiga Natalie NHKドラマ「天城越え」地上波放送決定、生田絵梨花主演で松本清張の小説を映像化