LOVED ONE

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Dean Fujioka to Lead a Fuji TV Drama Series for the First Time in Six and a Half Years! Takes on a New Challenge as an Eccentric Genius Forensic Pathologist!

Acclaimed actress Kumi Takiuchi joins as a government official, marking her first collaboration with Dean Fujioka as an unconventional new duo takes shape!

The forensic human mystery series “LOVED ONE,” starring Dean Fujioka, will premiere April 8 in Fuji TV’s Wednesday 10 p.m. drama slot. An entirely original production, the series confronts head-on the societal issue of deaths classified as having “unknown causes” in Japan. Using the traces left behind by the deceased as clues, the story uncovers hidden truths while revealing the proof of lives once lived.

The title LOVED ONE refers to a term used by forensic professionals as a mark of respect for the deceased. Rather than reducing a person to “the dead,” it acknowledges them as someone who was once loved — a family member, a partner, a friend. Tracing the silent final evidence they leave behind, members of the newly formed forensic investigation team “MEJ” take on a series of challenging cases, portrayed with emotional depth and careful attention to the human stories behind them.

Dean Fujioka stars as an eccentric yet brilliant forensic pathologist who returns to Japan after working in the United States. The role marks Fujioka’s first leading turn in a Fuji TV drama series in approximately six and a half years.

Also joining the cast is actress Kumi Takiuchi, playing an ambitious government official appointed director of MEJ. The project marks her first appearance in a Fuji TV drama series in approximately five years and her first on-screen collaboration with Dean Fujioka.

Expectations are high for the dynamic new partnership emerging from the actors’ first pairing!

Cast

Dean Fujioka
Kumi Takiuchi
Yusei Yagi
Keito Tsuna
Seira Anzai
Asuka Kawatoko
Takuya Kusakawa
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Sayaka Yamaguchi

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