Papa wa Newscaster explained

Genre:	Drama Comedy
Starring:	Masakazu Tamura Atsuko Asano Mari Nishio George Tokoro Rumi Matsumoto
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Num Episodes:	12
Company:	TBS
Channel:	TBS

is a Japanese comedy drama series that first aired on TBS in 1987.^[1] Masakazu Tamura gained new popularity through the drama.^[2] Also, three special editions of the drama were produced later.

Kagami Ryutarō is a News presenter. He is a playboy, but suddenly he becomes the father of three daughters.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Cast

• Masakazu Tamura as Kagami Ryutarō^[6]
• Atsuko Asano as Yonezaki Miyuki
• Mieko Suzuki as Suzuki Megumi
• Chikako Otsuka as Otsuka Megumi
• Mari Nishio as Nishio Megumi
• Jūkei Fujioka as director of The Press
• George Tokoro as Matsumoto Tamotsu
• Rumi Matsumoto as Matsumoto Fumiko
• Shigeru Kobayashi as a Caster

TV specials

• Papa wa Newscaster special (October 2, 1987) Guest starring Honami Suzuki, Jun Fubuki, Miho Nakayama
• Papa wa Newscaster Oshōgatsu special (January 2, 1989) Guest starring Naoko Ken, Yumi Shirakawa, Hibari Misora
• Papa wa Newscaster Kaetekita Kagami Ryutarō (September 30, 1994) Guest starring Isao Hashizume, Takako Tokiwa, Masatoshi Hamada

Notes and References

1. Web site: BS-TBS . ja:パパはニュースキャスター. 2019-03-03. Japanese . .
2. 日本映画人名事典 1996年度　下 P.150-151 キネマ旬報社
3. Web site: https://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-ch/item/d0105/ . ja:パパはニュースキャスター…2. 2019-03-03. Japanese . TBS.
4. Web site: 田村正和さん 逸見さんから助言 色男と三枚目の融合した「パパはニュースキャスター」. 2021-06-04. 2021-05-19. sportsnippon.
5. Web site: パパはニュースキャスター. kotobank. 2021-06-07.
6. Web site: Masakazu Tamura biography. Kinema Junpo. 27 December 2020.