TSKR Episode 1 (TV Drama)
Millionaire Village (富豪村, Fugōmura) is the first episode of the TV Drama series Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan. It adapts the one-shot Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 5: Millionaire Village.
In this episode, Rohan Kishibe is invited by his editor Kyoka Izumi to assist in the peculiar sale of a mansion in a remote village whose inhabitants have all become rich.
Summary
One night, two burglars sneak in a luxurious house. One of the burglar then discovers drafts for the manga Pink Dark Boy, and understands whose house it is. When his partner asks what is up with him, the younger burglar tries to explain the manga and tells that he used to read it. Suddenly, the eccentric mangaka Rohan Kishibe enters the scene. Rohan acts offended that the burglar "used to" read his manga while it is still being serialized and at "Part 8", and is curious to know why. One of the burglars take out a baton and asks Rohan if he understands the situation he's in, but Rohan prefers to reflect on the exact nature of his situation and congratulates himself on having managed to bait actual criminals into his house by leaving the door open. Indeed, he is in search of material for his manga. Rohan uses his special ability Heaven's Door. By showing his art to the burglars, he turns them into books and proceeds to read the youngest one's bio to know why he's stopped reading his series. When he learns the answer, Rohan madly laughs at the irony.
The next day, a young girl named Kyoka Izumi knocks at Rohan's door after carrying a bag of books. She is Rohan's new editor at "Shumeisha" and has come to greet him and bring him books on crime for his next one-shot. Rohan doesn't answer but the door is unlocked so she can enter. Rohan tells her to go away as he's exercising before working, but Kyoka doesn't listen and insists on giving him the books. Rohan scoffs at the now useless books since he's acquired prime material for his story and intends to make sure the burglar that'll appear in a single panel of his story will say something that an actual burglar would say, even if he only has a single line, for the sake of the realism. Kyoka then discovers the burglars peacefully tied up and sitting in a corner of Rohan's office, they even tell her that they are willingly cooperating with him. It is revealed that the younger burglar was studying seriously and used to faithfully read Rohan's series, but someone confiscated his "Shonen Jumbo", leading him to become frustrated with school, fail his exams, become a drop-out and turn to crime, leading to his meeting with Rohan and that Rohan has taken inspiration from the actual burglar for his character. In the present, Rohan rudely shoos Kyoka out of his house, and hands her the bag of books before shutting the door. Before beginning to draw, Rohan ironically decides that his burglar character will remain silent.
Kyoka has a rendez-vous with her boyfriend, Taro Hirai.
Kyoka returns to Rohan and tells him about a secluded mountain village where all of the residents are millionaires and all became millionaires shortly after moving there in their twenties. Ms. Izumi wishes to fill a recent vacancy and move in, believing it will lead to her becoming a millionaire as well, and she convinces Rohan to accompany her for research into a new manga story. Before her departure, Izumi put her dog in Taro's care. Rohan and Izumi proceed to make the exhausting trek up the mountains to reach the villa for sale.
When they reach the mansion for sale, they are welcome by the childlike butler Ikkyu, despite his young age, the little boy displays impeccable manners and leads his guests to a room where they will be interviewed. Rohan and Izumi awkwardly sit on the top chairs facing the wall, but soon decide to switch to the sofa as Ikkyu brings some tea and serves it to the guest. Seeing Ikkyu observing them, Izumi realizes that are watched and that their manners are being tested. Izumi lifts her cup and tries to drink the tea properly, but Ikkyu requests that she and Rohan leaves and try their luck next time. He explains that they mistakenly sat upon the seats of honor, reserved to the master of the house, and that Izumi breached etiquette by putting her finger inside the handle of the tea cup. Izumi asks for another chance, but Ikkyu announces that she is going to pay the price for her breaches of etiquette. Soon enough, she's informed that Taro and her dog were hit by a car. Izumi breaks down in tears. Indeed, the gods of the mountains have taken two things dear to her for each of her missteps.
Rohan turns Izumi into a book and then Ikkyu too to read his bio. However, in doing so he also incurs the wrath of the gods in the mountain. Rohan's right arm goes limp and he loses his ability to move it, shocking Rohan to the core since it means he cannot draw anymore. However, Rohan requests another test to atone and Ikkyu accepts. Rohan is thus served a cooked maize and is tasked with eating it the proper way. Rohan sees several potential ustentils but is not fooled. He grabs the maize but its end with his remaining hand and proudly takes a bite. Moreover, Rohan tells Ikkyu to look down. The boy realizes that he's stepping on the edges of the tatamis in the room, and he panics, retreating out of the room. Rohan explains that he's written on Ikkyu and made him unable to discern the edges, making him commit these breaches of etiquettes. Since the gods' side has also breached etiquette, it seems that what they have taken from Izumi is returned and thus Taro and his dog are revived. Ikkyu claims Rohan has cheated, but Rohan defiantly tells Ikkyu that it doesn't matter and indeed, nothing happens to him. Rohan enjoys the sight of Ikkyu losing his manners and hit the floor in frustration.
Rohan leaves the mansion with Izumi and they continue to work together.
Cast
Gallery
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Rohan in Millionaire Village
- Millionaire drama Kyoka.webp
Kyoka Izumi in Millionaire Village
Ikkyu in Millionaire Village
- Millionaire drama Taro.webp
Taro in Millionaire Village
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