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Television Drama

Wild Heroes (Japanese TV Series)

Wild Heroes (Japanese: ワイルド・ヒーローズ, Hepburn: Wairudo Hirozu) is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Nippon Television (NTV) in 2015. The series consists of 10 episodes and was broadcast on Sunday nights from April 19 to June 21, 2015.

Promotional poster for Wild Heroes
Promotional poster for the 2015 series Wild Heroes.

Production

The series was directed by Toya Sato and Jun Ishio, with a screenplay written by Naomi Hiruta. Hiroshi Matsubara served as the producer. The production featured a prominent cast primarily composed of members associated with the Exile Tribe.

Cast

The main cast includes several performers from the Exile Tribe collective:

  • Takahiro as Kiichi Segawa (Kibo)
  • Sho Aoyagi as Kosuke Miki (Miki)
  • Takanori Iwata as Harutaro Saeki (Choko)
  • Shuhei Nogae as Teppei Tokui (Ponzara)
  • Masayasu Yagi as Tsuyoshi Kanbe (Pi-chan)
  • Taiki Sato as Tooru Ritou (Tooru)
  • Keiji Kuroki as Tenmei Hayashida (Tenten)

Supporting cast members include Hiyori Sakurada as Hikari Goto, Erena Mizusawa as Mifumi Nonaka, Takashi Tsukamoto as Hayato Tagawa, and Takashi Naito as Tatsuhiko Akagi.

Takahiro
Takahiro, who portrays Kiichi Segawa.
Sho Aoyagi
Sho Aoyagi, who portrays Kosuke Miki.
Takanori Iwata
Takanori Iwata, who portrays Harutaro Saeki.
Shuhei Nogae
Shuhei Nogae, who portrays Teppei Tokui.
Masayasu Yagi
Masayasu Yagi, who portrays Tsuyoshi Kanbe.
Taiki Sato
Taiki Sato, who portrays Tooru Ritou.
Keiji Kuroki
Keiji Kuroki, who portrays Tenmei Hayashida.
Hiyori Sakurada
Hiyori Sakurada, who portrays Hikari Goto.
Erena Mizusawa
Erena Mizusawa, who portrays Mifumi Nonaka.
Takashi Tsukamoto
Takashi Tsukamoto, who portrays Hayato Tagawa.
Takashi Naito
Takashi Naito, who portrays Tatsuhiko Akagi.

Reception

The series recorded an average viewership rating of 8.7% in the Kanto region during its broadcast run.

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