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[Episode 6] The drama “Gekokujo Kyuji” is set in Mie Prefecture ⚾ Tour of filming locations and related spots [As of November 29, 2023]
掲載日：2023.11.29
A new drama for the October 2023 season, TBS Sunday Theater ``Gekokujo Kyuji'', started on October 15th (Sunday).
This drama is based on Mie Prefectural Hakusan High School in TsuCity, Mie Prefecture.
Since the drama is set in Mie Prefecture, filming locations are all over Mie Prefecture.
In this article, we will introduce the filming locations in Mie Prefecture that appeared in the 6th episode of "Gekokokujo Kyuji." Please go on a pilgrimage to the sacred place 🌟
At the end of the article, there is also a link to a page introducing the filming locations of the previous and subsequent episodes!
What is Sunday Theater ``Gekokokujo Kyuji''? It is a work that was modeled after a high school in Mie Prefecture!
The book ``Descent of Baseball Players: Mie Prefectural Hakusan High School's Miracle to Koshien'' (Kanzen) is a non-fiction book that chronicles the footsteps of Hakusan High School, which was a weak elementary school that lost in the first round of the prefectural tournament for 10 consecutive years, but participated in Koshien for the first time in the summer of 2018. is the original draft.
The drama is a work of fiction inspired by the book, and is an original story that is different from the book version.
The main character, Nagumo, a high school teacher who coaches Koshiyama High School's baseball team, will be played by Ryohei Suzuki, who will be starring in a Sunday theater for the second time in about two years since ``TOKYO MER~Running Emergency Room~''. Haru Kuroki plays Yamazumi, the baseball-loving manager of a former baseball powerhouse school. Also appearing are Haruka Igawa, Katsuhisa Namase, Rio Asumi, Mizuki Yamashita (Nogizaka46), and Kyon (Cotton).
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Staff members who have produced hit works
“Ishiko and Hanao – are you going to sue them for something like that? The story will be written by Sadoko Okudera, with the script written by producer Junko Arai and director Ayuko Tsukahara, who have brought many popular TBS dramas to life, including ``MIU404'' and ``Unnatural.''
These three have worked on the blockbuster drama ``Saiai,'' which won numerous awards, including the 59th Galaxy Awards Television Category Selection and the Tokyo Drama Awards 2022 Best Picture Serial Drama Category Grand Prix, so they can truly be called hit makers.
About the filming locations and related spots for the 6th episode of Sunday Theater “Gekokujo Kyuji”
``Gekokokujo Kyuji'' is a drama set in Mie Prefecture, so filming was done at locations throughout the prefecture. There are many beautiful views.
Episode 6 is finally here! Koshiyama High School won! Behind the scenes of victory, there are changes around Nagumo...I look forward to Koshiyama High School's strong progress from episode 7 onwards! Of course, some scenes from Mie Prefecture also appear in episode 6!
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One of Japan's three major rice planting festivals is held in Mie Prefecture!
Early in the drama, footage of rice planting and people covered in mud jumping into rice fields appeared.
This event is one of the traditional festivals in Shima City ShimaCity, called the Otaue Festival.
The Otaue Festival is a festival held at Izawanomiya, Betsugu to Naiku of IseJingu Grand Shrine, which is designated as a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and is counted as one of Japan's three major Otaue Festivals.
The festival reaches its climax with young people wearing traditional costumes from the Heian period, planting rice to the tune of dengaku music, and holding a ``bamboo cutting event'' and ``odori-komi event.''
This rice planting festival is held on June 24th every year. The link below provides detailed information about Izawanomiya.
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Rias coastline of Ago Bay, around Kashishima Ohashi Bridge
An aerial photograph of the scenery of Ago Bay around Kashijima Ohashi Bridge in Shima City ShimaCity Prefecture has been released. It's a beautiful landscape unique to Mie Prefecture.
The official Mie Tourism YouTube channel features drone footage of various landscapes in Mie Prefecture, including Ago Bay, Mt. Gozaisho with its beautiful fall Mt.Gozaisho and frost-covered trees, and the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route!
Would you like to see Mie from the sky? Check the link button below 👇
Click here for the spots that appeared in episode 5!
Click here for the spots that appeared in episode 7!
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