Japanese Drama Crisis Set for MIPTV Premiere

PARIS: The Japanese drama series Crisis will be featured as the first-ever Asian World Premiere TV Screening at MIPTV.

Based on a story from award-winning writer Kazuki Kaneshiro, Crisis focuses on two members of a secret team of specialists working for the Security Bureau of the National Police Agency. The series, produced by Kansai TV, will be screened to MIPTV delegates on April 4, with series star Hidetoshi Nishijima and executive producers Takahiro Kasagi and Takashi Hagihara in attendance.

“We are very proud of this series, which was developed and produced by our in-house production team,” said Sumio Fukui, the president of Kansai Telecasting Corporation, and which is affiliated with the Fuji TV Network.

“MIPTV is delighted and honored that Crisis by Kansai TV will be shown in Cannes as MIPTV’s first-ever Asian World Premiere TV Screening. The high production quality of this Japanese police series makes it particularly suitable for international markets,” said Laurine Garaude, the director of the TV division at Reed MIDEM, which organizes MIPTV.