Series synopsis
Wise and Foolish is a Japanese comedy television series that premiered on tv asahi on July 24, 2015. It stars Kenichi Endo, Masaki Suda, Issey Takahashi and Soma Santoki.
All of a sudden, Prime Minister Taizan and his carefree son Sho find their bodies switched around. They have no idea why nor how to turn back. Now Sho has to attend the Diet as Prime Minister. He cannot even read the words as he speaks as Prime Minister...but the diet members and the people are gradually moved by his straightforward opinions and things begin to change... Meanwhile, Taizan, the Prime Minister, is now a college student undergoing numerous job interviews. But he cannot pass the int ...
Premise
All of a sudden, Prime Minister Taizan and his carefree son Sho find their bodies switched around. They have no idea why nor how to turn back. Now Sho has to attend the Diet as Prime Minister. He cannot even read the words as he speaks as Prime Minister...but the diet members and the people are gradually moved by his straightforward opinions and things begin to change... Meanwhile, Taizan, the Prime Minister, is now a college student undergoing numerous job interviews. But he cannot pass the interview. And things become more confusing as he meets Sho’s ex-girlfriends.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenichi Endo as 武藤泰山
- Masaki Suda as 武藤翔
- Issey Takahashi as 貝原茂平
- Soma Santoki as 猫田マモル
- Yuika Motokariya as 南真衣
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima as 蓮沼清彦
- Akio Kaneda as 狩屋孝司
- Takaya Yamauchi as 新田理
Supporting cast
- Junpei Mizobata as 白鳥翼
- Kang Ji-young as 村野エリカ
- Masao Kusakari as 蔵本志郎
- Ittoku Kishibe as 二木正一
- Rokkaku Seiji as 小中寿太郎
- ano
- Hiroshi Watari
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | April 15, 2016 | April 22, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 8 | July 24, 2015 | September 18, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 9 | October 22, 2024 | December 17, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 15, 2016 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 22, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Taizan Muto has his eye on the prime minister's seat. He wins the support of a party bigwig and finally attains his goal, but there's trouble ahead. |
July 24, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 After switching bodies with his father, Sho ends up in hot water after misreading his speech notes. The pressure is on after only just taking office. |
July 31, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 When the switch between father and son is blamed on a technological weapon, implanted microchips that could be affecting their minds are discovered. |
August 14, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 22, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 29, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 5, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 24, 2015 |
| Last aired | December 17, 2024 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Friday at 23:15:00 |