Miki Fujimoto Joins VIVANT Spin-Off as Clinic Nurse
The spin-off is using a television personality turned actress for a small role, which signals the VIVANT brand can draw names beyond its core cast even for a streaming side story.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Miki Fujimoto will appear in Chinggis -VIVANT THE ORIGIN STORY-, the U-NEXT side story to the TBS drama VIVANT. She plays a nurse at the clinic Chinggis visits while carrying his younger sister Anu. Actor Eishin also joins as Bordo, a teacher at an orphanage run by Beki's organization Tent. The four episodes stream from September 20.
The spin-off traces Chinggis before the events of the Sunday Theater drama, including his encounter with Nogon Beki, who leads the terrorist organization Tent, and what led him to join the police.
Fujimoto plays a nurse at the clinic Chinggis visits while carrying his younger sister Anu on his back. Eishin plays Bordo, a teacher at the orphanage set up by Tent. Both are original cast members for the side story.
The four episodes stream on U-NEXT, starting September 20 at 9:00 PM, with further episodes on September 23, September 27, and September 30.
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