Ryo stars in "cross-media" drama series

[Tokyograph News]

NTV announced a new drama project on Friday, titled "Okinawa Otoko Nigeta." The project is being labeled as "cross-media," incorporating both the Internet and television (including 1seg). In addition, the drama will include viewer interaction.

Actress Ryo stars as Miwa, a single 33-year-old office lady, whose boyfriend has suddenly run away to Okinawa. As a result, she begins keeping a blog to express her troubles.

The blog launched on Friday, and is being updated regularly. According to NTV, reader comments will shape the course of the plot. An episode on December 5 will cover the story up to that point and beyond, while a second episode on December 19 will be the conclusion. Both will air late at night, at 1:29am.

The project is being produced by Toshio Tsuchiya, who also worked on the reality/variety series "Denpa Shonen" in the 1990s and early 2000s.

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