Makoto Nakatsu

a 3-part TV drama series featuring Reiko Takashima

Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on January 17, 1995 and resulted in more than 6,400 casualties. The drama will focus on the reporters working for the Kobe Shimbun, who were determined to keep the newspaper running without interruption, despite the damage suffered during the earthquake. The characters in the drama will all be based on real people, using their real names. Sakurai stars as the photo reporter Tomohiko Mitsuyama, who had joined Kobe Shimbun four years before the earthquake. The show will also have documentary segments such as interviews, including an appearance by Mitsuyama himself.

Unpei Mochizuki, a second-year employee at a machine part wholesaler, makes a mistake that causes problems for his clients. Feeling upset, he thinks about running away to a place where no one knows him. That's when he meets Tsugumi Nagisa, a picture book author with a youthful face and glasses, who travels around with her dog in her car, which they use as their home. They spend their days on the road, living in the car and enjoying a new way of traveling, free from any schedule.