<figure id="attachment_456281" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-456281" style="width: 2382px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d143d47b"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/02/7b33f0556198f15baeda3ae519406832.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-456281" class="wp-caption-text">Masaki Okada and Shota Sometani to star in TBS April drama &#8220;Tasen Brothers</figcaption></figure>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> What an emo!</span></h2>
<p> Last October, a drama was being filmed in a town on the outskirts of Tokyo. The old apartment where the drama was set was lined with filming equipment, and a large number of staff members were preparing for the shoot. A short time later, two &#8220;handsome men&#8221; in black suits appeared. They walked up the stairs of the apartment and stood in the open corridor. They posed for the camera &#8230;&#8230;. They are actors Masaki Okada (36) and Shota Sometani (33).</p>
<p> On that day, they were filming for the April season Friday drama &#8220;Tasen Brothers&#8221; (TBS).</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> On January 20, the production &amp; cast of the drama was announced. It is a crime suspense drama about brothers whose parents&#8217; murder case remains unsolved until two days before the statute of limitations on murder cases is abolished, and they continue to pursue the truth in order to bring the case to justice themselves. The script is a completely original story written by Kei Watanabe, formerly of the comedy duo &#8220;Great Chicken Powers&#8221; (disbanded in &#8217;05). Okada plays the lead role of Makoto Tagusari, a detective and his brother. Someya plays the younger brother, Tagusari Minoru, who is a coroner.</span></p>
<p> This is the sixth film in which Okada and Sometani have appeared together. Their first collaboration was in the 2007 drama &#8220;Gakusei Shokun! (TV Asahi) in 2007. (TV Asahi) in 2007. Since then, they have co-starred in such films as &#8220;Antokuinoinoichi&#8221; (released in 2011) and &#8220;The Strayer&#8217;s Chronicle&#8221; (released in 2003). The duo, who are known by both themselves and others, decided to re-team.</p>
<p> On the day of the shoot at the beginning of the film, the chemistry between the two was perfect. The two were posing with their hands in front of them as they lined up in the hallway of their apartment building, as if they were also shooting stills that day. In between, Okada spoke to Someya, to which Someya seemed to be trying hard to hold back his laughter. It was a very brotherly intimacy.</p>
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<p> In an interview on TBS TV&#8217;s official YouTube channel &#8220;TBS Official YouTuboo,&#8221; Okada said</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> When the producer asked me about the role of the younger brother, I thought, &#8220;I want Sometani to play the role. &#8230;&#8230; (omission) &#8220;I want to play the role of a brother with you! (omitted) I contacted him with the thought, &#8220;I want to work with you!</span></p>
<p> He said that he himself had nominated Someya for the role,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I wanted to work with Sometani again, so I was really happy.</span></p>
<p> I was really happy because I wanted to work with Someya again,&#8221; he said. Someya, on the other hand, said, &#8220;I was really happy because I wanted to work with Someya-kun again,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The moment I opened the script with the image of Okada-kun and his brother, I saw that the script depicted two very loving brothers (omission), and their feelings were depicted in a very unique and emotional way, which was very interesting and, in any case, very emo. I thought it was very emo.</span></p>
<p> I thought it was very emo. The two have been working together for 20 years, and there is nothing but high expectations for the story that they will weave together.</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" Masaki Okada and Shota Sometani filming for the April season drama"></div>
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 Kumataro Arai

 On January 20, the production and cast of the TBS April season drama "Tasen Brothers" were announced, with Masaki Okada as the lead brother and Shota Sometani as the male lead. Friday Digital had spotted the two on location shooting three months earlier, last October!

Masaki Okada and Shota Sometani pose side by side smiling!　They look perfect together as brothers in the April drama series on TBS.

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Masaki Okada and Shota Sometani pose side by side smiling! They look perfect together as brothers in the April drama series on TBS.

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Masaki Okada and Shota Sometani pose side by side smiling!　They look perfect together as brothers in the April drama series on TBS.