Light of My Lion

Light of My Lion is a Japanese drama television series written by Koji Tokuo and Yoshino Ichinohe, starring Yuya Yagira and Ryota Bando. Two brothers, after losing their parents in an accident, live a quiet life together. The appearance of a mysterious little boy interrupts their predictable life. The series started airing in October 2024.

Premise

Hiroto Komori, a young man, works at the city hall in Urao City, Ibaraki Prefecture. After their parents died in an accident, Hiroto has been living with and caring for his younger autistic brother, Michito. Every day, they have the same routine: Hiroto drops his brother off at an art studio, going to work, and then afterwards goes home with his brother.
One day, a young boy named "Lion" appears in front of their house. Hiroto tries to take care of Lion for a night, but worries that it will disrupt their routine, and tries to find Lion's family.

Cast

Yuya Yagira as Hiroto Komori, eldest brother of the family. He splits his time between working at the city hall's welfare center and caring for his younger brother.
as Michito Komori, Hiroto's younger brother. He has autism spectrum disorder, and works as an artist at Planet Eleven, a gallery for people with developmental disabilities.
Tasuku Sato as Lion, a 6-year-old boy who suddenly arrives at the Komori home and refuses to leave or explain where he came from.
Asuka Saitō as Mio Makimura, colleague of Hiroto
Taiiku Okazaki as Yota Sadamoto, colleague of Hiroto
Machiko Ono as Aoi Tachibana
Osamu Mukai as Shougo Tachibana, son of the founder of a local construction company
as Kaede Kudo, reporter for a local tabloid
as Yuuma Amane, a fellow reporter for a local tabloid
Noriko Iriyama as Kasumi Sugano, owner of a karaoke bar
Hiraima Saaki as Mao Funaki, owner of Planet Eleven, the gallery where Michito works
as Takehiro Onodera, a fellow artist at Planet Eleven
Amane Okayama as X
Denden as Torakichi Yoshimi, friend of the Komori family and restaurant owner
as Kaiji Takada, a detective

Production

Michito's paintings were created by Kosuke Ota, a painter with autism and intellectual disability.

Release

The series started airing in October 2024 in Japan on TBS. It occupies the 22:00 slot on Friday. It has been broadcast internationally through Netflix and other stations.