Marking its 10th anniversary in the country this month, Netflix has unveiled three new Japanese series set to premiere next year.

Comedy series Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? is in production, starring Koji Yakusho, who won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 for his performance in Perfect Days .

The Netflix series follows Gen Takasegawa (played by Yakusho), the first Japanese actor to play the lead role at London’s Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, who has been unable to return to Japan for some time. After two years, he finally makes his way back home, only to find out that he is suddenly and completely forgotten by the entire world.

Slated for release next year, the series is written by Kankuro Kudo and produced by Akira Isoyama, who both worked together on Let’s

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