Toumei Ningen (Invisible Person)

A photographer accidentally gets hold of a drink that enables him to become invisible, and while getting rapped up in stories in which he never expected to find himself, winds up being the hero.

At the same (Westin Hotel in Garden Place, Ebisu.... a few hours earlier, Shingo held a press conference for his new drama "Toumei Ningen" ("Invisible Man") which starts April 13 (9:00 pm Saturdays on Nihon TV). He will play the part of an upstart cameraman who finds out that he disappears when he takes a certain drug. He solves mysteries by becoming invisible. Co-stars include Fukatsu Eri (co-star in Takuya's Wakamono no subete"), Ariga Satuski (former announcer and co-host of Music Station) and Ishida Jun-ichi (father of Ishida Issei, co-star in Shingo's "Miseinen"). The drama will have a comical touch.-SHINO KAKUNAGA

[NTV Synopsis]: A photographer accidentally gets hold of a drink that enables him to become invisible, and while getting rapped up in stories in which he never expected to find himself, winds up being the hero.

STARRING: Katori Shingo, Fukatsu Eri, Ariga Satsuki, Yamada Maiko, Ishida Junichi, Morimoto Leo, Kuroki Hitomi, Fujiwara Yoshiaki, Azusa Michiyo, Asano Yuko, Yamada Maiko, Hoskawa Naomi, Ukaji Takashi, Ishizuka Hidehiko, Morikawa Miho, Mori Kumiko, Moriyama Shuichiro and more.
THEME SONG: "Ai no Kotodama" by Southern All Stars
NETWORK: NTV
DURATION: April 15, 1996 through July 6, 1996.  13 episodes total.
REVIEWS:

What turns out to be comedical in the beginning turns serious near the end.  For those who want to see Shingo's posterior and also it is quite an interesting drama.-KNDY