Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters Gets NHK Drama Adaptation in January 2027
The adaptation brings a long-running Morning serial about estranged half-sisters spanning ages 0 to 70 to NHK's premium Sunday drama slot, with a cast led by Miori Takimoto.
Reporting from 1 sources: Comic Natalie.
Kazumi Yamashita's manga Twisted Sisters will be adapted into a 10-episode live-action drama on NHK's BS Premium 4K and BS channels starting January 2027. Miori Takimoto stars as Rikako Ioroi, the third of four half-sisters who reunite after their father falls critically ill. The drama is directed by Takashi Nimiya with scripts by Masao Iketani and Satoshi Maruyama.
The manga, serialized in Kodansha's Morning and collected in nine volumes, follows four half-sisters who have been out of touch but come back together when their father becomes critically ill. They end up living in a Western-style house with their youngest sister, and the story tracks their clashing but cohabiting lives across a wide age range. Takimoto's character Rikako is the third sister, a shoujo manga artist who carries memories of being mistreated by her older sisters as a child.
Yamashita said the serialization began when she was involved in a preservation movement for an old building in Setagaya Ward and, facing a dead end, thought she could at least leave something behind. The drama will run for 10 episodes on Sunday nights at 22:00 on BS Premium 4K and BS. Takashi Nimiya directs, with scripts by Masao Iketani and Satoshi Maruyama.
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