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Light of My Lion (Japanese: ライオンの隠れ家, Hepburn: Raion no Kakurega) is an ongoing Japanese drama television series written by Koji Tokuo and Yoshino Ichinohe, starring Yuya Yagira and Ryota Bando. Two brothers, after losing their parents in an accident, live a quiet life together. The appearance of a mysterious little boy interrupts their predictable life. The series started airing in October 2024.[2]
| Light of My Lion | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | ライオンの隠れ家 |
| Literally | Lion's Den |
| Genre | drama[1] |
| Screenplay by | Koji Tokuo Yoshino Ichinohe |
| Music by | Sayaka Aoki |
| Ending theme | 「風神」 by Vaundy |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
Synopsis
editHiroto Komori, a young man, works at the city hall in Urao City, Ibaraki Prefecture. After their parents passed away in an accident, Hiroto has been living with and caring for his younger autistic brother, Michito. Every day, they have the same routine: Hiroto drops his brother off at an art studio, going to work, and then afterwards goes home with his brother.
One day, a young boy named "Lion" appears in front of their house. Hiroto tries to take care of Lion for a night, but worries that it will disrupt their routine, and tries to find Lion's family.[3][4]
Release
editThe film started airing in October 2024 in Japan.[5] It has been broadcast internationally through Netflix and other stations.[6][7]
Cast
edit- Yuya Yagira as Hiroto Komori, eldest brother of the family. He splits his time between working at the city hall's welfare center and caring for his younger brother.
- Bando Ryota as Michito Komori, Hiroto's younger brother. He has autism spectrum disorder, and works as an artist at Planet Eleven, a gallery for people with developmental disabilities.
- Tasuku Sato as Lion, a 6-year-old boy who suddenly arrives at the Komori home and refuses to leave or explain where he came from.
- Asuka Saitō as Mio Makimura, colleague of Hiroto
- Taiiku Okazaki as Yota Sadamoto, colleague of Hiroto
- Machiko Ono as Aoi Tachibana
- Osamu Mukai as Shogo Tachibana, son of the founder of a local construction company
- Sakurai Yuki as Kaede Kudo, reporter for a local tabloid
- Takumi Ozaki as Yuuma Amane, a fellow reporter for a local tabloid
- Noriko Iriyama as Kasumi Sugano, owner of a karaoke bar
- Hiraima Saaki as Mao Funaki, owner of Planet Eleven, the gallery where Michito works
- Yusaku Mori as Takehiro Onodera, a fellow artist at Planet Eleven
- Amane Okayama as X
- Denden as Torakichi Yoshimi, friend of the Komori family and restaurant owner
- Kakizawa Hayato as Kaiji Takada, a detective
References
edit- ^ https://realsound.jp/movie/2024/07/post-1723617.html
- ^ Sharma, Anjali. "'Light of My Lion' Netflix Series Review - A Quiet Reflection Wrapped in Mystery". moviesr.net. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "柳楽優弥、『ライオンの隠れ家』でTBSドラマ初主演 坂東龍汰が自閉スペクトラム症の弟に". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 (in Japanese). 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "金曜ドラマ『ライオンの隠れ家』新レギュラーキャスト4人 柳楽優弥＆坂東龍汰の"小森兄弟"を優しく見守る". ORICON NEWS. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ TBS. "TBSテレビ「金曜ドラマ『ライオンの隠れ家』」". TBSテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "Light of My Lion". Netflix.
- ^ "Light of My Lion | Japan Hollywood Network". Retrieved 2024-11-17.