Itsuka, Hero

Details

Title: いつか、ヒーロー
Title (romaji): Itsuka, Hero
Title (English): Someday, Hero
Also known as: Unsung Heroes
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama, Life
Episodes: 8
Broadcast network: ABC
Broadcast period: 2025-Apr-06 to 2025-Jun-01
Air time: Sunday 22:15
Theme song: HERO by Ishizaki Huwie

Synopsis

Akayama Seiji was an employee working at a children's home. 20 years ago, Akayama suddenly disappears and returns after 20 years to find his former students completely different without the hopes and dreams that they used to have. Akayama decides to reconnect with his students who have given up on this world, and stands up against a huge corrupted authority.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.00

(one vote)

Cast

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Main Cast

Kiritani Kenta as Akayama Seiji (57)

People related to Children's Home "Kibo no Michi"

Nagahama Neru as Higuchi Yukari (Nurse)
- Tomisu Mana as 10 year old Yukari
- Reina (蓮奈) as 5 year old Yukari
Izumisawa Yuuki as Nonomura Hikaru / Nono (Homeless man / Illustrator)
- Tsukao Ouga as 10 year old Hikaru
- Furukawa Natsuki (古川夏輝) as 5 year old Hikaru
Sota Ryosuke as Katano Rui (Black company employee)
- Tachibana Rihito as 10 year old Rui
- Iwasaki Aoi (岩崎蒼維) as 5 year old Rui
Hoshino Yuna as Kimihara Ibuki (Single mother)
- Endo Kururu as 10 year old Ibuki
- Kajiyama Kannaas 5 year old Ibuki
Komagine Kiita as Shibuya Yuki (Salesman)
- Okazaki Reo as 10 year old Yuki
- Iwamoto Itsuki as 5 year old Yuki
Terajima Susumu as Morimoto Tsukasa (Former children's home director)
Mashita Yuki as Morimoto Yoko (Tsukasa's wife)

Toto TV

Itaya Yuka as Nishigoori Towako (Politics news reporter)
Koseki Yuta as Komatsuzaki Minoru (Politics news reporter)

Others

Miyase Ryubi as Himuro Kaito (Mysterious man)
Denden as Ohara Yozo (Akayama's partner)
Tani Kyosuke as Takano Kosuke (Entrepreneur / Yukari's boyfriend)
Yoshida Saya as Fumi (Rui's grandmother)
Nagaike Natsuko as Shizuka (Ibuki's mother)
Endo Kururu as Kimihara Saori (Ibuki's daughter)
Kitamura Yukiya as Wakaouji Kimitake ("Dream Group" CEO)

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Hayashi Koji
Producer: Minami Yuta, Komori Chihiro, Matsuno Chizuko, Hiyane Riko (比屋根り子), Masuda Reisuke (増田玲介)
Director: Abera Hidenobu, Hoshino Kazunari, Matsuura Takeshi, Matsumoto Kiyomi (松本喜代美)
Music: Iwamoto Yuji

External Links

Winter 2025	ABC	Summer 2025
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