<figure id="attachment_372594" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2656px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-372594"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="dbdbf6d3"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/05/3572a79e006c68dc4515177f55dd095e.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-372594" class="wp-caption-text">Ippei Mizuhara&#8217;s &#8220;illegal gambling case&#8221; will be dramatized. How will Shohei Otani be portrayed? &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
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Such voices are echoing on the Internet.
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The series of scandals surrounding Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Otani of the Dodgers, will be made into a TV series in the United States.
It will be produced by the television division of Lionsgate, a major U.S. film company. The series will dramatize the process of Otani&#8217;s rise to become one of the major league stars and how Mizuhara stole $16,975,010 (approximately 2.64 billion yen) from Otani and was put on trial for it.
The production team is also showing its seriousness. The producers are Scott Delman, a 13-time Tony Award winner known for the popular musicals &#8220;Book of Mormon&#8221; and &#8220;A Raisin in the Sun,&#8221; and Albert Chen, a sports journalist and former editor of the venerable U.S. sports magazine &#8220;Sports Illustrated. Mr. Cheng said.
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 &#8216;This is the biggest sports betting scandal in Major League Baseball since Pete Rose, and at the center of it is the biggest star player in the game, the biggest star player of whom the big leagues have high hopes. We go to the heart of the story of trust, betrayal, and entrapment in wealth and fame.&#8221;
He stated his aspirations. A local media source said.
 The filming of the Mizuhara case has been talked about since the beginning of the turmoil. Lionsgate&#8217;s announcement of the production at a stage when the full story has not yet been revealed is probably aimed at deterring other companies. Ohtani fans may not want to see it, but there is still a lot of interest in the U.S., with some people suspecting Ohtani&#8217;s involvement.
In the meantime, Mizuhara&#8217;s &#8220;misdeeds&#8221; have come to light, which will surely be added to the series.
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U.S. federal prosecutors announced on August 8 (9 Japan time) that Mizuhara had entered into a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to bank fraud and other charges. The defendant admitted to illegally transferring approximately $17 million (approximately 2.64 billion yen) from Otani&#8217;s account for illegal gambling.
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It was also discovered that the defendant, although married, pretended to be single and received a number of tax benefits. It was also discovered that he had prepared false tax returns and failed to declare his income of approximately $4.1 million (approximately 637 million yen).
That&#8217;s not all.&#8217; In September 2011, he needed $60,000 (about ¥9.3 million) for dental work and received assistance in the form of a check from Otani&#8217;s business account, but the suspect deposited it into his own account. The actual payment was made using Otani&#8217;s debit card. He also purchased baseball cards worth approximately $325,000 (approximately 50 million yen) from Otani&#8217;s account. He was planning to resell them later.
U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said
 &#8220;The extent of Mizuhara&#8217;s deception and theft is enormous.
Estrada said.
 He took advantage of Otani, whom he trusted, to satisfy his dangerous gambling desires. We are committed to bringing him to justice.
He is a very trustworthy man, and we are committed to bringing him to justice.
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A Japanese television official said, &#8220;Yes, it is tempting to make a film.
 I can see why they would want to make a film of it. I never thought that the &#8220;true nature&#8221; of Ippei Mizuhara, a well-known figure in Japan, would go so far. &#8230;&#8230;
Ippei Mizuhara&#8217;s true nature, which is so familiar in Japan, was never expected to go this far. He then added
 I wonder how Otani will be portrayed in the film. He gave over 9 million yen without any doubt when he heard that he was going to straighten his teeth, and for a long time he was unaware that the money had been taken from his account. It seems unreasonable to portray him as a &#8216;tragic hero.
(TV insider).
But if the &#8220;Mizuhara story&#8221; becomes a topic of conversation, it could affect his game.
 Otani has a strong mentality, but immediately after the Mizuhara case came to light, he seemed shocked and lackluster. The news of the filming of the case could also have a negative impact.
Hollywood is a place where &#8220;strike while the iron is hot. As expected, Otani is &#8220;at his wit&#8217;s end.&#8221; &#8230;&#8230;

 Kojiro Yamada

 Shohei Otani is now the focus of attention not only in the United States but around the world. The fact that the "huge amount of money embezzled" by Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for the defendant, is being dramatized "immediately" in Hollywood, shows the high level of attention he is receiving...

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