Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
The adaptation marks NHK's first live-action drama based on Yamashita's work and brings a family mystery premise to a primetime slot.
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NHK announced a live-action television adaptation of Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters manga. The 10-episode series will air on BS and BSP4K starting January 2027. Miori Takimoto stars as protagonist Rikako Ioroi, a manga artist who reunites with her estranged sisters over their dying father's will.
NHK announced on May 26 that Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters manga will become a live-action television series. The 10-episode drama will air on BS and BSP4K beginning January 2027. Miori Takimoto plays Rikako Ioroi, a manga artist who reunites with her four estranged sisters after their father's will demands they live together in a mansion. She also discovers a secret sister she never knew existed. Masao Iketani and Tomomi Maruyama co-write the screenplay, and Takashi Ninomiya directs. Yamashita launched Twisted Sisters in Kodansha's Morning magazine in June 2021. Kodansha shipped the ninth volume on January 22. Yen Press publishes the series in English.
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