Vertical Drama 'D-day' Prequel to 'Tagusari Brothers' Starts Streaming on POPCORN
The release extends the 'Tagusari Brothers' universe into vertical short drama format, with a prequel that reuses the franchise's crime-suspense premise and a cast that overlaps with the main drama.
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GOKKO Co., Ltd. will release the vertical short drama 'Tagusari Brothers' First Contact 'D-day ~The Day Sin Disappears~' on the app POPCORN on Friday, August 7, 2026. The 50-episode crime suspense stars Jitsuko Uchida as a forensic examiner forced to kill her aunt after her daughter is taken hostage. Hitomi Kuroki, Daichi Imae, Satoshi Jimbo, and Atsuko Hashiyasume also appear. The story is a prequel set two years before the TBS Friday Drama 'Tagusari Brothers'.
The vertical short drama 'Tagusari Brothers' First Contact 'D-day ~The Day Sin Disappears~' will start streaming on the app POPCORN on Friday, August 7, 2026. The 50-episode series is a prequel set two years before the TBS Friday Drama 'Tagusari Brothers', and it follows Chika Kiritani, a forensic examiner whose daughter is taken hostage by a man named Sho. She is ordered to kill her aunt Marie, with the murder scheduled for the next day's birthday party.
Chika uses her forensic knowledge to try to turn Sho, her guard, into an ally. The cast includes Jitsuko Uchida as Chika, Daichi Imae as Sho, Hitomi Kuroki as Marie, Kyoko Hayami, Atsuko Hashiyasume, and Satoshi Jimbo. Junko Arai, known for 'Unnatural' and 'MIU404', produces the drama.
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