Series synopsis
Ikinari Honyomi! Sudden Book Reading, also known as WOW！岩井秀人 いきなり本読み！ is a Japanese comedy drama television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on February 2, 2020. It stars Hideto Iwai, Sarutoki Minagawa, Ryunosuke Kamiki and Yukino Kishii.
Suddenly reading the book!
...As the title says, this is a project where the actors read a script they have never read before in front of the audience.
The actors are not told in advance what they will be doing, but are given the scripts on stage on the day of the performance and cast in their roles on the spot.
Enjoy this "rehearsal time" to create a "production" that will expand the possibilities of theater and drama!
Iwai Hideto is the moderator & director of the read-through. The concept ...
Premise
Suddenly reading the book!
...As the title says, this is a project where the actors read a script they have never read before in front of the audience.
The actors are not told in advance what they will be doing, but are given the scripts on stage on the day of the performance and cast in their roles on the spot.
Enjoy this "rehearsal time" to create a "production" that will expand the possibilities of theater and drama!
Iwai Hideto is the moderator & director of the read-through. The concept of this is a challenging impromptu script read-through. The actors participating will not be notified on the subject prior to the performance. They will be handed the script on the day itself & will have to read it on the spot.
The cast read the script of "Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha" (Before We Vanish) by Maekawa Tomohiro for Episode 2 performed by Matsu Takako, Kamiki Ryunosuke, Goto Takenori, & Ohkura Koji.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 10 seasons with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 1 | February 2, 2020 | February 2, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 1 | December 24, 2020 | December 24, 2020 |
| Season 3 | 1 | August 16, 2020 | August 16, 2020 |
| Season 4 | 1 | October 6, 2020 | October 6, 2020 |
| Season 5 | 1 | February 12, 2021 | February 12, 2021 |
| Season 6 | 1 | June 3, 2021 | June 3, 2021 |
| Season 7 | 0 | ||
| Season 8 | 0 | ||
| Season 9 | 0 | ||
| Season 10 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Spawned in February 2020, the project "Suddenly Reading!", as the title suggests, is about "a group of actors gathered together to read a script they have never read before in front of an audience". . For the memorable first edition, a splendid line-up was assembled, including Sarutoki Minagawa, Yukino Kishii, Takafumi Imai, Takanori Goto, and Ryunosuke Kamiki, who was announced as the featured performers on the day of the event. The performance was Otoko-tachi, a high-bye-style epic drama about the lives of four men from the age of 24 to 82. The first episode, which was the talk of the town for its great laughter and upheaval, is now available in full force! Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) |
February 2, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | December 24, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gocchin Yoshiyoshi Arakawa , Hana Kuroki , Yusuke Santamaria, Satoshi Hashimoto , Kanji Furudate , Honoka Matsumoto . On both the 1st and 2nd days, please enjoy the gorgeous performers who gathered and created Iwai's play " Gocchin" with tremendous first-time power! |
August 16, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
"Kiyoko-san" by Chiaki Kawamo Hari Katagiri, Asami Mizukawa, and Keiya Yamauchi gathered at Iwai's request. The 4th "Suddenly reading the book!" ended with the great actors in full swing and a lot of laughter. which ended with the great actors in full swing and a lot of laughs! The piece read together was "Kiyoko-san" by Chisaki Kawamen, a member of the Hibai Theatre Company, which was performed in the "Wareware no moro moro Tokyo-hen" in 2016. |
October 6, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Shido Nakamura, Atsuko Hirata, Nobuo Tomita, Kazuyuki Asano, an eminent cast of actors x Director Miyafuji. |
February 12, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 This time, Mr. Taga Nakano, who Iwai has been calling for and finally got the chance to perform, as well as Mr. Toshiaki Inomata and Mr. Takanori Goto, who are regulars of this project, will participate in the event! And what's more, there will be a guest who will join the show on the day of the event! |
June 3, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 2, 2020 |
| Last aired | June 3, 2021 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Status | continue |