{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2d539699791850609ee62b1b","clusterId":"c_5be30997a94c0a3fed04c677","slug":"masahiro-motoki-drama-the-man-who-carries-the-voice-of-august-gets-theatrical-release","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Masahiro Motoki Drama 'The Man Who Carries the Voice of August' Gets Theatrical Release","summary":"The NHK drama starring Masahiro Motoki, which aired in August 2025 for the postwar 80th anniversary, will be released in theaters on August 21, 2026 with added unseen scenes. The film is based on journalist Ito Akihiko's book and follows a journalist collecting atomic bomb survivor testimonies in 1972.","whyItMatters":"The theatrical release extends the life of an award-winning drama that has already won the Hashida Award, the Broadcast Culture Fund Award Encouragement Prize, and the Galaxy Award Grand Prize.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMasahiro Motoki\u0026#39;s NHK drama \u0026#39;The Man Who Carries the Voice of August\u0026#39; will hit theaters on August 21, 2026, with additional scenes not seen in the broadcast version. The drama originally aired in August 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. It is based on journalist Ito Akihiko\u0026#39;s book \u0026#39;Legacy from the Future: A Biography of an Atomic Bomb Survivor\u0026#39;s Experience\u0026#39; and is set in 1972, during Japan\u0026#39;s high economic growth period. Motoki plays Tsujihara Tamotsu, a journalist from a Nagasaki broadcasting station who travels the country collecting the testimonies of atomic bomb survivors. Sadawo Abe plays Kuno Wahei, a survivor whose voice deeply affects Tsujihara. The supporting cast includes Shizuka Ishibashi, Aoi Ito, Machiko Ono, and Tetsuji Tanaka. The script is by Shunsaku Ikehata, known for the taiga drama \u0026#39;Kirin ga Kuru,\u0026#39; and directed by Takeshi Shibata. The drama has won three major awards: the 34th Hashida Award, the 52nd Broadcast Culture Fund Award Encouragement Prize in the Drama Category, and the 63rd Galaxy Award Grand Prize in the Television Category. WOWOW is handling production and distribution. The film will screen at TOHO Cinemas nationwide except for some locations.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Motoki's drama jumped from TV to theaters with added content, a format shift that lets the broadcast reach audiences who missed the original airing.","twitterPost":"Motoki's drama moves from TV to theaters with added scenes, extending the broadcast's reach to new audiences.","threadsPost":"Motoki's drama 'The Man Who Carries the Voice of August' gets a theatrical cut with unseen scenes. The TV broadcast aired for the postwar 80th anniversary; the film version extends that commemoration into theaters a year later.","newsletterBlurb":"Masahiro Motoki's NHK drama 'The Man Who Carries the Voice of August' will be released in theaters on August 21, 2026, with additional unseen scenes. The drama, which aired in August 2025 for the postwar 80th anniversary, has won three major awards including the Galaxy Award Grand Prize.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Eiga Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/676329\",\"title\":\"Masahiro Motoki's NHK Drama 'The Man Who Carries the Voice of August' to Be Released in Theaters in August with Unseen Scenes Added\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3970,"outputTokens":735,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781588277,"createdAt":"2026-06-16T05:31:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-16T05:34:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T05:34:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5be30997a94c0a3fed04c677","canonicalTitle":"本木雅弘が主演のNHKドラマ「八月の声を運ぶ男」8月に劇場公開、未公開シーンを追加して","representativeArticleId":"a_d047f9c287edf012f64b19d0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":1,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"八月の声を運ぶ男\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"本木雅弘\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-16T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-16T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T05:34:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/676329","title":"本木雅弘が主演のNHKドラマ「八月の声を運ぶ男」8月に劇場公開、未公開シーンを追加して"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["八月の声を運ぶ男"],"studios":[],"people":["本木雅弘"],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The film version of 'The Man Who Carries the Voice of August' releases in theaters on August 21, 2026.","The drama originally aired in August 2025 for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.","Masahiro Motoki plays journalist Tsujihara Tamotsu, who collects atomic bomb survivor testimonies in 1972.","Sadawo Abe plays survivor Kuno Wahei, whose voice deeply affects the journalist.","The drama won the 34th Hashida Award, the 52nd Broadcast Culture Fund Award Encouragement Prize, and the 63rd Galaxy Award Grand Prize."]}