Nhk Personification Drama Defendant Emoi Stars Marika Ito
The drama continues NHK's personification series format, using a legal framework to examine generational language conflict and the policing of slang.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
NHK will air the courtroom drama "Personification Drama: Defendant Emoi" on June 23, starring Marika Ito as the young-adjective "Emoi." Older adjectives like "Setsunai" and "Natsukashii" sue Emoi for violating an emotional expression law. The cast includes Aki Asakura, Satoshi Kaneda, and Anna Murashige.
Marika Ito plays "Emoi," an adjective used by young people to describe hard-to-name emotions. In the story, older adjectives including "Setsunai" (painful), "Uruwashii" (beautiful), and "Natsukashii" (nostalgic) sue Emoi under a fictional Emotional Expression Monopoly Prohibition Law. The trial debates etymology, usage history, and what counts as "beautiful Japanese."
Anna Murashige, a frequent "emoi" user on social media, and comedian Takashi Tanaka, who dislikes the word's overuse, watch from the gallery and argue. Aki Asakura plays the defense lawyer, Satoshi Kaneda (Hannya) plays the prosecutor, and Norihiko Tsukuda, Mizume Ito, and Ari Miya voice the three suing adjectives. Munenori Mizuno wrote the script.
NHK will also rebroadcast the earlier personification drama "Defendant Broccoli, Plaintiff Cauliflower" on June 19.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Eiga Natalie 伊藤万理華主演のNHK擬人化ドラマ「被告人エモい」放送、古参の形容詞が“エモい”を訴える