Gōdon Maeda and Rihito Itagaki Join Shuri in New Drama "Dai Kūkō ~GATE24~"
The casting of Maeda and Itagaki as allies with contrasting personalities to Shuri's lead adds internal friction to the GATE24 unit, setting up character dynamics that will drive the procedural drama.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
Gōdon Maeda and Rihito Itagaki have been cast in the TV Asahi drama "Dai Kūkō ~GATE24~" starring Shuri. They play members of GATE24, a special unit under the Cabinet Secretariat tasked with airport security. Maeda plays super-elite immigration inspector Keiichiro Hayami, and Itagaki plays customs officer Atsushi Matsuyama. The drama starts in July, airing Thursdays at 21:00.
Maeda plays Keiichiro Hayami, a career bureaucrat from the Ministry of Justice who volunteers for GATE24 to understand field operations. He is described as calm and logical, relying on law and data, but clashes with Shuri's character Mori Machi, who operates on instinct. Itagaki plays Atsushi Matsuyama, a young customs officer who rose from the ranks after high school. He is proud of his work but lacks flexibility, leading to frequent conflicts with Hayami. Both characters are positioned as allies who challenge the lead in different ways.
The drama is set at an airport and follows the newly formed GATE24 team, composed of personnel from various ministries. Shuri plays Mori Machi, a customs officer with overwhelming observational skills. The series is written by Kentarō Ushio and directed by Jōta Tsunehiro. It premieres in July on TV Asahi.
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- Eiga Natalie 眞栄田郷敦・板垣李光人が新ドラマ「大空港～GATE24～」で趣里の仲間に、“最強の門番”へ