- Drama: Presage Strolling Invader (literal title)
- Romaji: Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha
- Japanese: 予兆 散歩する侵略者
- Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Writer: Tomohiro Maekawa (play), Hiroshi Takahashi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Network: WOWOW
- Episodes: 5
- Release Date: September 18 – October 16, 2017
- Runtime: Mondays 0:00-0:40
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Miyuki Asakawa (Yukino Kishii) tells her colleague Etsuko Yamagiwa (Kaho) that she has a ghost in her home. When Etsuko goes to Miyuki’s home, there is only Miyuki’s father there. Etsuko becomes worried about Miyuki’s state of mind and takes her to the psychiatric hospital where her husband Tatsuo (Shota Sometani) works. There, Miyuki receives a diagnosis that she lacks the concept of “family.”
Later, Etsuko tells her husband Tatsuo that she is not comfortable with Dr. Jiro Makabe (Masahiro Higashide). Tatsuo introduced her to Dr. Jiro Makabe earlier at the hospital. Etsuko has a feeling of unease about her husband working with Dr. Jiro Makabe. One day, Etsuko hears Dr. Jiro Makabe state “I came to Earth to invade.”
Notes
- Based on the theatrical play “Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha” written and directed by Tomohiro Maekawa. The play was first performed in 2005 by Tomohiro Maekawa’s theatrical company Ikiume.
- Related titles:
- Before We Vanish | Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha (2017)
- Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha (WOWOW / 2017)
- Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha Gekijoban (2017)
Cast
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Kaho | Shota Sometani | Masahiro Higashide | Eriko Nakamura | Yukino Kishii |
Etsuko Yamagiwa | Tatsuo Yamagiwa | Jiro Makabe | Yoko Saiki | Miyuki Asakawa |
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Junpei Yasui | Ren Osugi | Makoto Nakamura | Makiko Watanabe |
Dr. Komori | Nishizaki | Kasuya | Kasuya’s wife |
Additional Cast Members:
- Kei Ishibashi – Kazuyo Kawauchi
- Mutsuo Yoshioka – Nogami
- Hirota Otsuka – police officer
- Tetsuya Chiba – Tamotsu Asakawa
- Taro Suwa – Taoka