Elpis (2022)
Original title: エルピス —希望、あるいは災い—
Elpis is a 2022 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Gordon Maeda and Ryohei Suzuki.
Inspired by multiple true cases of false accusations, Elpis follows Ena Asakawa (Masami Nagasawa), a former network anchor whose star has faded due to scandal and now helms a late-night, less-formal magazine show. There an under-rated and rookie director Takuro Kishimoto (Gordon Maeda) begins to doubt a death row conviction which, together with Asakawa, make-up artist Cherry (Toko Miura) and star reporter Shouichi Saito (Ryohei Suzuki), they investigate and unravel as a state-wide conspiracy and cover up.
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What is Elpis about?
Inspired by multiple true cases of false accusations, Elpis follows Ena Asakawa (Masami Nagasawa), a former network anchor whose star has faded due to scandal and now helms a late-night, less-formal magazine show. There an under-rated and rookie director Takuro Kishimoto (Gordon Maeda) begins to doubt a death row conviction which, together with Asakawa, make-up artist Cherry (Toko Miura) and star reporter Shouichi Saito (Ryohei Suzuki), they investigate and unravel as a state-wide conspiracy and cover up.
When was Elpis released?
Elpis was released on 24 October 2022.
How many episodes does Elpis have?
Elpis has 10 episodes across 1 seasons.
Cast
- Masami Nagasawa as Ena Asakawa
- Gordon Maeda as Takuro Kishimoto
- Ryohei Suzuki as Seiichi Saito
- Takahiro Miura as Yudai Takigawa
- Toko Miura as Sakura Oyama
- Zen Kajihara as Tendon Ebita
- Koen Kondo as Kohei Nagoshi
- Takashi Okabe as Kyoichi Murai
- Mariko Tsutsui as Rikuko Kishimoto
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Yuji Okado
- Riko Kawase as Misaki Kawakami
- Asuka Hanamura as Asami Shinoyama