First Gentleman (2021)
Hiyori (Kei Tanaka) is an ornithologist (expert on birds). His wife is Rinko (Miki Nakatani). She is the leader the minority opposition party. One morning, Hiyori is about to travel to an isolated island to watch birds on a 10 day trip. Before he leaves, Rinko asks him if she becomes the prime minister would he be inconvenienced. Hiyori then goes on his bird watching trip. During this time, he is completely isolated from the outside world. When he returns home, his wife Rinko is now the prime minister of the country. She is also the first ever female prime minister of Japan. Suddenly, Hiyori is now the first gentleman of the country. He decides to support his wife, but he finds himself caught up in unexpected circumstances.
Director:
Hayato Kawai
Writers:
Noriaki Sugihara, Saya Matsuda.
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Kei Tanaka as Hiyori Soma |
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Miki Nakatani as Rinko Soma |
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Shihori Kanjiya as |
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Asuka Kudo as |
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Airi Matsui as |
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Houka Kinoshita as |
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Seiya Osada as |
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Kimiko Yo as |
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Ittoku Kishibe as |
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Kyusaku Shimada as |
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Minori Terada as |
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Tomiyuki Kunihiro as |
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Ainosuke Kataoka as |
| Production | Akira Yamamoto | Producer |
| Writing | Noriaki Sugihara | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maha Harada | Novel |
| Writing | Saya Matsuda | Screenplay |
| Directing | Hayato Kawai | Director |
| Production | Yasutaka Fuke | Executive Producer |
| Art | Kimie Kurotaki | Production Design |
| Lighting | Yasuhiro Ishiguro | Gaffer |
| Sound | Kensuke Matsui | Sound Effects |
| Production | Naruhiko Yanagisako | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yumiko Miwa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ujikatsu Omori | Co-Producer |
| Production | Satoshi Kokubo | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshiki Endo | Costumer |
| Editing | Ryuichi Takita | Editor |
| Sound | Harumi Fuuki | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | miwa | Theme Song Performance |
| Art | Takamasa Suzumuru | Decorator |
| Visual Effects | Tomofumi Akahane | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Yasuhiro Fukuoka | Casting Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hiromi Momose | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Yutaka Tanito | Development Producer |
| Production | Keiichi Hashimoto | Development Producer |
| Camera | Shinya Kimura | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Go KINOMOTO | Assistant Director |