Azusa Ōhara

Sawaki Tatsuya is a fledgling photographer. He returns to his hometown Fukuoka to take care of his sick father Hideo, but is rejected by his father. Tatsuya meets Jinbo and Yui, who work as mediators between Japan and Nepal. He joins the Nepalese community through them, and while his world expands through these encounters, he also learns of the difficulties of foreigners living in Japan. Shot in the town where many Nepalese actually live, this drama casted authentic epalese as actors. The title “Masala” refers to a mixed spice, and is also used as a metaphor here for the diverse society.

福岡県大牟田市出身の青年・田中亮太は漫画家を目指して上京したが、仲間のデビューやバイト先の夜逃げにショックを受けて夢破れ、故郷に帰ってきた。しかし、親の反対を押し切っての上京だったため実家には戻れず、同級生の家に居候させてもらうことにする。そんなある日、亮太は友人から地元の延命動物園でのアルバイトを紹介される。亮太は園長の野田をはじめとする個性的な飼育員たちに戸惑いながら、黙々とアルバイトに励む。

The series follow the story of a high school boy who lives in Tokyo, and his childhood friend, Hakatano Donko-chan, who is from Hakata and really talks in Hakata dialect! People around her sometimes get confused because of it, but her dialect makes them smile!