Series synopsis
Ten Count to the Future, also known as 未来への10カウント is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on tv asahi on April 14, 2022. It ended on June 9, 2022. It stars Takuya Kimura, Hikari Mitsushima, Ken Yasuda and Yuki Uchida.
When Kirisawa Shogo was a high school student, he was a brilliant amateur boxer. He won 4 boxing tournaments and he seemed to have a bright future in the sport. During his university student days, he quit the sport of boxing. Life went on for Kirisawa Shogo. But, after his beloved wife died, his life has now become a total mess. He doesn't have any hope or desire to live. He just spends his days working part-time jobs to make a living. One day, his friend asks him to coach the boxing team at the ...
Premise
When Kirisawa Shogo was a high school student, he was a brilliant amateur boxer. He won 4 boxing tournaments and he seemed to have a bright future in the sport. During his university student days, he quit the sport of boxing. Life went on for Kirisawa Shogo. But, after his beloved wife died, his life has now become a total mess. He doesn't have any hope or desire to live. He just spends his days working part-time jobs to make a living. One day, his friend asks him to coach the boxing team at the high school where they attended. Kirisawa Shogo accepts the coaching position. Being around the young boxers, who work extremely hard, Kirisawa Shogo begins to feel alive once again.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takuya Kimura as Shogo Kirisawa
- Hikari Mitsushima as Aoi Orihara
- Ken Yasuda as Seiichiro Kai
- Yuki Uchida as Makoto Oba
- Katsuhisa Namase as Hajime Nekobayashi
- Nijiro Murakami as Momosuke Saijyo
- Kaito Takahashi as Kaito Iba
- Haru as Shiori Kirisawa
Supporting cast
- Anna Yamada as Akari Mizuno
- Akira Emoto as Kenzo Ashiya
- Yoshie Ichige as Tamae Ashiya
- Sakura Kiryu as Ai Nishiyama
- Ryota Bando as Tatsuya Tamanoi
- Karen Takizawa as Kaede Orihara
- Eiji Togashi as Maki Kosuke
Guest cast
- Rie Yoshizawa as Kyoko Mizuno（水野 響子）
- Yoshihiko Hakamada as Tomoaki Imamiya（今宮 智明）
- Kohei Arakawa as Referee
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | April 14, 2022 | June 9, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Shogo Kirizawa (Takuya Kimura) has lost the hope of living completely after suffering repeated misfortunes, despite his illustrious achievement of achieving four crowns in boxing in high school. He had a part-time job delivering pizza, and while he was eating, he was spending days saying, "I can die at any time." |
April 14, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 21, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 28, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 14, 2022 |
| Last aired | June 9, 2022 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |