On Monday at 9 p.m., TBS will present a new drama by noted scriptwriter Taiichi Yamada called "Toi Kuni kara Kita Otoko (The Man from a Faraway Country)."
Tatsuya Nakadai plays Yusaku, who returns to Japan for the first time in 46 years. He was once the employee of a major trading company and was posted to an office in Central America. During the assignment, he somehow became involved in a political dispute and was convicted and sent to jail. Back in Japan, his fiancee, Noriko (Komaki Kurihara), and best friend, Takumi (Naoki Sugiura), worked hard to secure his release, but they were unsuccessful.
Years passed, and when Yusaku was finally set free he learned that Noriko and Takumi had wed. He got married himself to a local woman and had a family, but following his wife's death he decides to finally return to Japan and see his old friends.