Mai Fukagawa plays Haruka Shinomiya, a young woman who takes over her Father’s Talent Agency when he passes away. However, the company’s roster only carries one over-the-hill singer named Ryuji Sakuraba (Kazuya Takahashi), and it’s up to Haruka to dust him off and get him back in the business...
The circuit they will have to work is all back roads and dives, where the clients are lukewarm to Sakuraba’s efforts, but Shinomiya is optimistic! She insists that the only way for him to get back on his feet is to work his way up doing these back road tours, but Sakuraba isn’t convinced.
He is to find that Shinomiya has an ulterior motive for going on these no-frill tours...her passionate love of "Boro Yado"-Shabby Lodgings! As she explains it, for its historic value to surprisingly cheap fees, "Shabby Lodgings" is by no means an insult, more of a loving fan name! And Sakuraba's promotional tour gives her the best reasons to visit such places!
Sakuraba cries, "Ya gotta be KIDDING me!", but Haruka isn't at all!
From outdated phones, televisions, and light fixtures...
A dingy and humble washroom...
To well-worn beddings...
...and OOH! Stained Carpets!!!!
...this is a Boro Yado fan's DELIGHT...much to Sakuraba's CHAGRIN!!!
Even their meals consist of crude instant food from vending machines, which, though he complains about it, Sakuraba has to admit tastes pretty good, all things considered!
And of course Mai Fukagawa herself came from the first generation of Nogizaka46!
Maybe that's the magic formula that makes Nihon Boro Yado Kido such a great little ode to the glories of yesterday! Really LOVING it so far!
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
