The drama series “Shinzanmono” will be returning to television with a special episode at the start of next year. Based on a Keigo Higashino novel, the drama originally aired this past spring with Hiroshi Abe (46) as the lead actor. This time, the story will adapt an earlier book in the same novel series. “Shinzanmono”...

Hiroshi Abe (46) is starring in a new movie titled “Tengoku Kara no Yell,” based on the true story of an Okinawan man who opened a free music studio for the youths in his city. Mimura (26) and Nanami Sakuraba (18) will play supporting roles. Abe takes on the part of Hikaru Oshiro, modeled after...