Tomohisa Yamashita(山下智久) to star in drama series “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata(最高の人生の終り方～エンディングプランナー～)”

Former NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita(山下智久) (26) will star in a TBS drama series this winter. This is his first work since he and Ryo Nishikido(錦戸亮) (27) left the group last month.

The drama, titled “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata(最高の人生の終り方～エンディングプランナー～),” has Yamashita playing the head of a funeral service shop that deals with bodies brought in by the police, including suicide and murder victims. He reluctantly inherited the shop after his father passed away, but as he learns about the lives of the various deceased people that are brought to him, he begins to mature. Another highlight of the story is his romance with a rookie female detective, though the actress for the part has not yet been announced.

Screenwriter Watanabe Chiho(渡辺千穂) (“Namae wo Nakushita Megami(名前をなくした女)”) is in charge of the script.

Shooting is scheduled to begin in early December. TBS will broadcast “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata(最高の人生の終り方)” on Thursday nights at 9:00pm, starting in January.

Source: tokyograph.com