Drama: How Bad Can We Get? (English title)
Romaji: Akutotachi wa Senri o Hashiru
Japanese: 悪党たちは千里を走る
Director: Shingo Okamoto
Writer: Tokuro Nukui (novel), Masako Watanabe
Network: TBS
Episodes:
Release Date: January 20, 2016 --
Runtime: Wednesdays 23:53
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Atsuro Takasugi (Tsuyoshi Muro) is a drama director for a production company. He is denounced by his boss who stole Atsuro’s ideas for a drama series. Atsuro is outraged and quits his job. He then falls into 10 million yen of debt.
Atsuro and assistant director Yuto Sonobe (Ikusaburo Yamazaki) concoct a plan to kidnap a dog from Takahiro Shibui’s (Keisuke Horibe) family. A mysterious girl, Natsuko Mikami (Mei Kurokawa), opens the door to Atsuro's home and stays there. Then, Takumi Shibui (Riku Ohnishi), the son of Takahiro Shibui, visits Atsuro. Takumi asks Atsuro "how about kidnapping me?"
Notes
Based on the novel "Akutotachi wa Senri o Hashiru" by Tokuro Nukui (published September, 2005 by Kobunsha).
Cast
Tsuyoshi Muro
Ikusaburo Yamazaki
Mei Kurokawa
Ken Mitsuishi
Yasuhi Nakamura
Atom Shukugawa
Mahiru Konno
Keisuke Horibe
Riku Ohnishi