Light of My Lion (Japanese: ライオンの隠れ家, Hepburn: Raion no Kakurega) is an ongoing Japanese drama television series written by Koji Tokuo and Yoshino Ichinohe, starring Yuya Yagira and Ryota Bando. Two brothers, after losing their parents in an accident, live a quiet life together. The appearance of a mysterious little boy interrupts their predictable life. The series started airing in October 2024.[2]
| Light of My Lion | |
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| Japanese | ライオンの隠れ家 |
| Literally | Lion's Den |
| Genre | drama[1] |
| Screenplay by | Koji Tokuo Yoshino Ichinohe |
| Music by | Sayaka Aoki |
| Ending theme | 「風神」 by Vaundy |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
Premise
editHiroto Komori, a young man, works at the city hall in Urao City, Ibaraki Prefecture. After their parents passed away in an accident, Hiroto has been living with and caring for his younger autistic brother, Michito. Every day, they have the same routine: Hiroto drops his brother off at an art studio, going to work, and then afterwards goes home with his brother.
One day, a young boy named "Lion" appears in front of their house. Hiroto tries to take care of Lion for a night, but worries that it will disrupt their routine, and tries to find Lion's family.[3][4]
Episodes
editThis article needs an improved plot summary. (November 2024) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 October 2024 | |
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Hiroto and Michito discover a little boy, Lion, in front of their house. Michito, who is autistic, is greatly upset by the sudden disturbances in his regular routines. Hiroto tries finding out who his parents are so he can return the boy. Based on some similarities between Lion and Aoi—Hiroto and Michito's estranged sister who left when she was 16 to "live freely"—Hiroto suspects Lion may be Aoi's son. Both Hiroto and Michito noticed that Lion has a large bruise and suspect he may have been abused; Michito questions whether Lion's home life (his "pride") is safe. Hiroto decides against bringing Lion to the police station. Shogou Tachibana reports the disappearance of his wife—Aoi Tachibana—and their son. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 October 2024 | |
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Hiroto is certain that Aoi is Lion's mother, and messages the contact in Lion's phone to set up a meet-up, believing it to be Aoi. He leaves Lion in the care of Michito, but has to leave before getting to the meet-up spot because Michito had a meltdown. The phone contact is not Aoi, but an unknown man ("X") who is keeping close tabs on Lion. The police discover clothes covered with Aoi's blood in the river. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Unknown | Unknown | 25 October 2024 | |
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Hiroto believes he may have discovered who Lion's family is. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 November 2024 | |
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Lion gets sick, prompting Hiroto to realize how little he knows about the child. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | TBA | TBA | 8 November 2024 | |
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A tabloid releases an article with shocking claims. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | TBA | TBA | 15 November 2024 | |
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Hiroto learns more details about Lion's family. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | TBA | TBA | 22 November 2024 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | TBA | TBA | 29 November 2024[5] | |
Cast
edit- Yuya Yagira as Hiroto Komori, eldest brother of the family. He splits his time between working at the city hall's welfare center and caring for his younger brother.
- Bando Ryota as Michito Komori, Hiroto's younger brother. He has autism spectrum disorder, and works as an artist at Planet Eleven, a gallery for people with developmental disabilities.
- Tasuku Sato as Lion, a 6-year-old boy who suddenly arrives at the Komori home and refuses to leave or explain where he came from.
- Asuka Saitō as Mio Makimura, colleague of Hiroto
- Taiiku Okazaki as Yota Sadamoto, colleague of Hiroto
- Machiko Ono as Aoi Tachibana
- Osamu Mukai as Shogo Tachibana, son of the founder of a local construction company
- Sakurai Yuki as Kaede Kudo, reporter for a local tabloid
- Takumi Ozaki as Yuuma Amane, a fellow reporter for a local tabloid
- Noriko Iriyama as Kasumi Sugano, owner of a karaoke bar
- Hiraima Saaki as Mao Funaki, owner of Planet Eleven, the gallery where Michito works
- Yusaku Mori as Takehiro Onodera, a fellow artist at Planet Eleven
- Amane Okayama as X
- Denden as Torakichi Yoshimi, friend of the Komori family and restaurant owner
- Kakizawa Hayato as Kaiji Takada, a detective
Production
editMichito's paintings were created by Kosuke Ota, a painter with autism and intellectual disability.[6]
Release
editThe series started airing in October 2024 in Japan on TBS. It occupies the 22:00 slot on Friday.[7] It has been broadcast internationally through Netflix and other stations.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ https://realsound.jp/movie/2024/07/post-1723617.html
- ^ Sharma, Anjali. "'Light of My Lion' Netflix Series Review - A Quiet Reflection Wrapped in Mystery". moviesr.net. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "柳楽優弥、『ライオンの隠れ家』でTBSドラマ初主演 坂東龍汰が自閉スペクトラム症の弟に". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 (in Japanese). 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "金曜ドラマ『ライオンの隠れ家』新レギュラーキャスト4人 柳楽優弥＆坂東龍汰の"小森兄弟"を優しく見守る". ORICON NEWS. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "金曜ドラマ「ライオンの隠れ家」 第８話[解][字][デ] | TBSテレビ".
- ^ "「弟の絵がドラマに登場するなんて夢のようです」 チューリップが描けるまで３年かかった自閉症の画家 作品がTBS金曜ドラマ「ライオンの隠れ家」に". TBS News Dig (in Japanese). 2024-11-16. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ TBS. "TBSテレビ「金曜ドラマ『ライオンの隠れ家』」". TBSテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "Light of My Lion". Netflix.
- ^ "Light of My Lion | Japan Hollywood Network". Retrieved 2024-11-17.
External links
edit- Light of My Lion at IMDb
- Official website (in Japanese)