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Believe: A Bridge to You

Believe: A Bridge to You
Japanese name
KanjiBelieve-君にかける橋
Written byYumiko Inoue
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes9
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
ReleaseApril 25 (2024-04-25) –
June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)

Believe: A Bridge to You (Japanese: Believe-君にかける橋, Believe: Kimi ni Kakeru Hashi) is a Japanese television drama series written by Yumiko Inoue, starring Takuya Kimura. It aired first in April 2024 on TV Asahi, as a work commemorating the 65th anniversary of the TV station.[1]

Synopsis

Riku Kariyama (Takuya Kimura) worked in Teiwa Construction and was involved in the construction of the Ryujin Bridge for several years. However, nearing the completion of the project, a collapse occurred. Kariyama was arrested because of a design error, and was sentenced to prison.

Broadcast

The first episode was broadcast on April 25, 2024, in Japan, every Thursday, and the final episode on June 20, 2024. At the end of the final episode, it had been viewed 25 million times, making it the drama with the highest viewership among the station's Thursday dramas.[2]

The Blu-ray & DVD BOX of the drama is slated to be released on January 29, 2025.[3]

Cast

Actor Role Age Description
Takuya Kimura Riku Kariyama (狩山陸) 50 Head of civil engineering design department in Teiwa Construction
Ryoma Takeuchi Masaoki Kuroki (黑木正興) 34 Detective in Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Maika Yamamoto Erina Motomiya (本宮繪里菜) 25 Employee in Teiwa Construction, Nagumo's fiancee
Hayate Ichinose Daiki Nagumo (南雲大樹) 32 Supervisor of first design division in Teiwa Construction, Erina's fiance
Kinya Kitaoji (special appearance) Goro Bando (坂東五郎) 70 President of Bando Gumi
Takaya Kamikawa Kazuo Hayashi (林一夫) 59 Head of National Prison Department
Takumi Saito Yoshihito Akizawa (秋澤良人) 42 Lawyer
Fumiyo Kohinata Noritaka Isoda (磯田典孝) 65 President and CEO of Teiwa Construction
Yuki Amami Reiko Kariyama (狩山玲子) 53 Head nurse in Seishu University Hospital, Kariyama's wife

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