Papa wa Newscaster... (パパはニュースキャスター…) is a Japanese comedy drama series that first aired on TBS in 1987.[1] Masakazu Tamura gained new popularity through the drama.[2] Also, three special editions of the drama were produced later.
| Papa wa Newscaster | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Comedy |
| Written by | Kazuhiko Ban |
| Starring | Masakazu Tamura Atsuko Asano Mari Nishio George Tokoro Rumi Matsumoto |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production company | TBS |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
| Release | January 9 – March 27, 1987 |
Kagami Ryutarō is a News presenter. He is a playboy, but suddenly he becomes the father of three daughters.[3][4][5]
Cast edit
- Masakazu Tamura as Kagami Ryutarō[6]
- Atsuko Asano as Yonezaki Miyuki
- Mieko Suzuki as Suzuki Megumi
- Chikako Otsuka as Otsuka Megumi
- Mari Nishio as Nishio Megumi
- Jūkei Fujioka as director of The Press
- George Tokoro as Matsumoto Tamotsu
- Rumi Matsumoto as Matsumoto Fumiko
- Shigeru Kobayashi as a Caster
TV specials edit
- Papa wa Newscaster special (October 2, 1987) Guest starring Honami Suzuki, Jun Fubuki, Miho Nakayama
- Papa wa Newscaster Oshōgatsu special (January 2, 1989) Guest starring Naoko Ken, Yumi Shirakawa, Hibari Misora
- Papa wa Newscaster Kaetekita Kagami Ryutarō (September 30, 1994) Guest starring Isao Hashizume, Takako Tokiwa, Masatoshi Hamada
References edit
- ^ パパはニュースキャスター (in Japanese). TBS. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ 日本映画人名事典 1996年度 下 P.150-151 キネマ旬報社 ISBN 4873761891
- ^ パパはニュースキャスター…2 (in Japanese). TBS. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ "田村正和さん 逸見さんから助言 色男と三枚目の融合した「パパはニュースキャスター」". sportsnippon. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "パパはニュースキャスター". kotobank. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Masakazu Tamura biography". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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