Issey Takahashi is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Reborn.” The drama series features an original screenplay that is written by Hiroshi Hashimoto (“SKY Castle“). For Issey Takahashi, he will play dual roles of Kosei Neo & Eito Nomoto. Koseo Neo is murdered in the year 2026, but he wakes up in the year 2012 as Eito Nomoto.
“Reborn” will first air April, 2026 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Saikai: Silent Truth“).
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Kosei Neo (Issey Takahashi) is a founder and CEO of IT company Neoxis. He has ruthlessly expanded his business and, over a 7 year period, has built his own building in the heart of Tokyo, but he is satisfied. He is determined to become number 1 in the IT industry and he will accomplish this by any means necessary. He cuts off the other founding members and he is surrounded by enemies. He converses only with an AI and he is a lonely person.
One day, he is pushed down the stairs. He then wakes up in the year 2012 and is in the hospital. He finds himself in the body of Eito Nomoto (Issey Takahashi), who looks exactly like Kosei Neo. Eito Nomoto is totally opposite from Kosei Neo. Having retained all his memories, Kosei Neo attempts to track down the culprit who killed him in 2026, while still living as Eito Nomoto.
