“Don’t stop the camera!” Director Ueda’s latest work Lemino’s original drama “Angry Squad EPISODE ZERO” gorgeous cast and visuals revealed Masaki Okada, Aoi Morikawa vs Misa Shimizu’s fierce deception battle!
NTT Docomo Lemino Press release: October 31, 2024 “Don’t stop the camera!” Director Ueda’s latest work Lemino original drama “Angry Squad EPISODE ZERO” gorgeous cast and visuals revealed Masaki Okada, Aoi Morikawa vs Misa Shimizu’s fierce deception battle! NTT Docomo, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Docomo”) will broadcast the Korean drama “My Ex-Boyfriend is a Genius Swindler ~38th Master Riot Police~” on the video distribution service “Lemino(R)” starting Thursday, November 14, 2024. We will exclusively distribute Lemino’s original drama “Angry Squad Episode Zero”, which is a prequel to the movie “Angry Squad: The Seven Impostors”, which was created by director Shinichiro Ueda and added originality to the original story. In addition to the gorgeous cast and main visual, we will also be releasing comments from the main cast, including Masaki Okada and Aoi Morikawa, as well as Shinichiro Ueda, who is the director and scriptwriter.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113690/462/113690-462-2d891adcdce0f3973e50459f0006de2a-925×925.jpg (C)NTT DOCOMO, INC. [Role] A genius handsome scammer. A natural con artist who has committed numerous frauds with his quick judgment, bold speaking skills, and action. [Comment] I think this is a drama that people will enjoy watching. I think that the character Himuro, who can’t see the bottom of his heart, can be seen a little bit in this story, and I think that if you watch this drama as a prequel to the movie, you will enjoy the movie version even more. Please enjoy both together. We look forward to seeing you on the screen! ■Miku Shiraishi role: Aoi Morikawa
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113690/462/113690-462-2debb9e678c6b58f52ff62a8c3c3cdca-304×315.jpg (C)NTT DOCOMO, INC. [Role] A scammer who runs a beauty bureau. He used to aspire to be an actor, but he was deceived by Reika, who was the president of his agency, and ended up being chased by a debt collector for black money… To take revenge, he teamed up with Himuro, a fellow con artist, and scammed Reika for 200 million yen. make a plan to steal it. [Comment] Why did Miku become a fraud? She also had a life before she reached that path. That’s what we’re talking about. If you watch this drama, you may be able to understand a little bit why the members appearing in the movie come together and lend a hand. I think you will enjoy it whether you watch the movie or the drama. ■Tatsuya Murai role: Takenori Goto
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113690/462/113690-462-c26fe3810d421eed7481643cd70cdc5a-304×315.jpg (C)NTT DOCOMO, INC. [Role] Black money debt collection. Fed up with Reika and the nefarious ways of the Yamikin, he joins Himuro and the others. [Comment] I’m excited that Director Ueda’s long-awaited project was launched in the middle of last year and will finally be delivered to everyone this fall. I would rather be fooled into thinking this world is a stage than being gently hugged Angry is also friendly if the audience, which is the last piece of this movie, thinks so. ■Reika Watari as Misa Shimizu
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113690/462/113690-462-869460a20c4069f7f082d58de362eacc-304×315.jpg (C)NTT DOCOMO, INC. [Role] The president of an unscrupulous
entertainment agency puts Miku, a former aspiring actor, in a situation where she is chased by debt collectors from black money. He teamed up with black money to extract money from young people aspiring to become actors, and evaded taxes of approximately 200 million yen. [Comment] I’m excited about playing a role I’ve never played before, but at the same time I’m also very anxious. Director Ueda is a genius director who knows how to make the natural good and evil of humans interesting and how to successfully evolve the people living in the story. I felt reassured that as long as I acted “normal” in front of the director, I would be fine. However, “normal” is still difficult! This was the piece that made me realize that (bitter smile). I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for giving me this
opportunity and look forward to the day when I can watch Shinichiro Ueda’s work, which never tires of showing us the harmony between entertainment and reality, with everyone! [Director/Screenplay] Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113690/462/113690-462-05b70b43cf579cda1152e6f6f6a13726-1200×1800.jpg Shinichiro Ueda Born in 1984 in Shiga Prefecture. He began producing independent films and comedy sketches in his first year of junior high school, and after graduating from high school, he continued to study film production on his own. In 2017, he directed his first theatrical feature film with “Don’t Stop the Camera!”, the 7th ENBU Seminar Cinema Project. The film won the Yubari Fantaland Grand Prize at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2018. After its theatrical release began in June 2018, its reputation spread through word of mouth and social media, and the number of theaters showing the film expanded from the original two to more than 120, making it an unusual hit for a low-budget indie film. Lemino’s original drama “Angry Squad EPISODE ZERO” is a project that has been in progress since before the release of “Don’t Stop the Camera!”, and the Korean drama “My Ex-Boyfriend is a Genius Swindler ~38th Riot Police~” has become a hot topic in Japan. The movie “Angry Squad: Seven Conmen” is based on the original story and is a prequel to the time before Jiro Kumazawa (Seiyo Uchino) and Makoto Himuro (Masaki Okada) meet. [Comment] This is a prequel drama that depicts the formation of a fraud group three years before the movie version. Himuro, a con artist played by Masaki Okada, Miku, a former actress played by Aoi Morikawa, and Murai, a dark money employee played by Takenori Goto. The story depicts the encounter of three people, the formation of a fraud group, and the fierce deception battle with Reika Watari, the president of an unscrupulous entertainment agency played by Misa Shimizu. What kind of big play will the three perform against Reika Watari, who is also a famous actress of yesteryear? Many original characters from the drama version will also appear, including So Morita, Shigeo Osako, and Yusuke Itagaki. Please look forward to it. Both the movie version and the drama version can be enjoyed on their own, but I think if you watch both, you’ll connect many points and enjoy it even more. It doesn’t matter which one you look at first. In other words, watch both! That’s it. Teaser video: https://youtu.be/3jEkhTuIX0A https://img.youtube.com/vi/3jEkhTuIX0A/sddefault.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jEkhTuIX0A [Work/Distribution Overview] ・Title : Angry Squad EPISODE ZERO ・Distribution date and time: The latest episode will be updated every Thursday at 0:00 from 0:00 on Thursday, November 14, 2024 ・Distribution format: #1 is free distribution, #2 and later are distributed at Lemino Premium (990 yen per month *1) ・Number of episodes: 3 episodes in total ・Cast: Masaki Okada, Aoi Morikawa, Takenori Goto, Misa Shimizu ・Director/Screenplay: Shinichiro Ueda ・Executive producer: Tomonori Tanaka ・Chief Producer: Norihiro Ueda, Tsuyoshi Nishiyama, Chikara Ito ・Producer: Ayano Tsushima, Ayana Maki, Kentaro Uchi, Naoto Monma, Motoo Kawabata Special page Viewing page ・Movie “Angry Squad: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers” Movie information: https://angrysquad.jp/ [Lemino Overview]
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