The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary

Premise

Kishibe Midori (Ikeda Elaiza), an editor for a popular fashion magazine, finds herself transferring to the lexicography division following the magazine's discontinuation. The place is filled with a group of quirky characters, led by Majime Mitsuya (Noda Yojiro), a boss with a shaggy hair who is extremely serious. While being tossed about by them, Midori is influenced by their patience and passion for making a dictionary which takes over a decade, and she gradually immerses herself in the work. This drama depicts their struggles in creating and finalizing the dictionary, "The Great Passage."

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Elaiza Ikeda as Kishibe Midori
• Yojiro Noda as Majime Mitsuya
• Osamu Mukai as Masashi Nishioka
• Kyôhei Shibata as Matsumoto Tomosuke
• Yuma Yamoto as Miyamoto Shinichiro
• Rie Mimura as Umajime Kaguya
• Makiko Watanabe as Sasaki Kaoru
• Oshirō Maeda as Tendo Mitsuru

Supporting cast

• Ryo Iwamatsu as Araki Kohei
• Shinichi Tsutsumi
• Nobuyuki Suzuki
• Machiko Washio
• Masanobu Katsumura
• Yōko Moriguchi
• Ayumi Ito
• Eri Murakawa
• Tokio Emoto
• Yoshihiko Hosoda
• Junki Tozuka
• Miho Kanazawa

Guest cast

• Kenshin Endo as Kisaragi Ryotaro

Episodes

This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.

Production

Release

References

1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
2. Official Website
3. EpisodeTime Show Page