The live-action drama Himachi no Joō, based on the manga by Kurese Kayahara, has announced six additional cast members: Osamu Mukai, Ryusei Fujii, Yutaro, Umika Kawashima, Kanon, and Naruki Matsukawa.

About the Story

Set in a red-light district in Tottori Prefecture known as “Himachi,” the series follows Ayane, a former top-ranked cabaret club hostess from Kabukicho, who returns not as a performer but as a floor manager determined to make the cabaret club Bird Lady the best in Japan.

New Character Roles

• Osamu Mukai plays Ginji, the owner of rival cabaret club Gold, operated by the SSS Group — an organization with deep ties to organized crime. Ginji is a sadistic and unsettling man who takes pleasure in dominating others through fear.
• Ryusei Fujii plays Rikiya, a host at Gold who presents himself to customers as an innocent, dream-chasing young man, while ruthlessly manipulating female clients into prostitution behind the scenes.
• Naruki Matsukawa plays Kazuma, Gold’s store manager and Ginji’s close aide.
• Yutaro plays Rei, another Gold host who hides a cold-blooded nature beneath a cute exterior.
• Umika Kawashima plays Yuki, a customer of Rikiya’s who becomes entangled in his manipulations.
• Kanon plays Yuzu, a new cast member at Bird Lady who harbors suspicious intentions behind the scenes.

Lead Cast & Staff

Mei Nagano stars as Ayane, joined by Kentaro Ito, Yuna Taira, Minami Umezawa, Kan Takahashi, Sakurako Konishi, Sumire Sato, Miku Tanaka, Himeka Asami, Ayumu Mochizuki, Ryosei Tayama, Takeshi Masu, Fumika Baba, Yu Shirota, Katsuomi Takahashi, and Yuki Saito.

The original manga by Kurese Kayahara is published by Shogakukan under the “Ura Shonen Sunday Comics” imprint.

Streaming Info

Himachi no Joō will stream exclusively on DMM TV this winter.