Believe: A Bridge to You (Japanese: Believe-君にかける橋, Believe: Kimi ni Kakeru Hashi) is a Japanese television drama series written by Yumiko Inoue, starring Takuya Kimura. It aired first in April 2024 on TV Asahi, as a work commemorating the 65th anniversary of the TV station.
Synopsis Riku Kariyama (Takuya Kimura) worked in Teiwa Construction and was involved in the construction of the Ryujin Bridge for several years. However, nearing the completion of the project, a collapse occurred. Kariyama was arrested because of a design error, and was sentenced to prison.
Broadcast The first episode was broadcast on April 25, 2024, in Japan, every Thursday, and the final episode on June 20, 2024. At the end of the final episode, it had been viewed 25 million times, making it the drama with the highest viewership among the station's Thursday dramas.
The Blu-ray & DVD BOX of the drama is slated to be released on January 29, 2025.
Cast
Actor Role Age DescriptionTakuya Kimura Riku Kariyama (狩山陸) 50 Head of civil engineering design department in Teiwa ConstructionRyoma Takeuchi Masaoki Kuroki (黑木正興) 34 Detective in Tokyo Metropolitan PoliceMaika Yamamoto Erina Motomiya (本宮繪里菜) 25 Employee in Teiwa Construction, Nagumo's fianceeHayate Ichinose Daiki Nagumo (南雲大樹) 32 Supervisor of first design division in Teiwa Construction, Erina's fianceKinya Kitaoji (special appearance) Goro Bando (坂東五郎) 70 President of Bando GumiTakaya Kamikawa Kazuo Hayashi (林一夫) 59 Head of National Prison DepartmentTakumi Saito Yoshihito Akizawa (秋澤良人) 42 LawyerFumiyo Kohinata Noritaka Isoda (磯田典孝) 65 President and CEO of Teiwa ConstructionYuki Amami Reiko Kariyama (狩山玲子) 53 Head nurse in Seishu University Hospital, Kariyama's wife
References
External links Official website in Japanese Believe on IMDB