Main Cast Audition for the Movie 'The Bus Goes' Announced! Entry Acceptance Begins!
The main cast audition for the movie 'The Bus Goes,' produced with the supervision of Kanto Railway Co., Ltd. to revitalize the bus industry, has begun accepting entries for its 2026 release.
📋 Article Processing Timeline
- 📰 Published: April 1, 2026 at 03:34
- 🔍 Collected: April 1, 2026 at 01:00
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: April 22, 2026 at 10:49 (513h 48m after Collected)
'The Bus Goes' is a highly relatable video work that carefully portrays reality based on on-site experience in the bus industry.
With the desire to 'convey the unknown charm of the industry to many people,' this work will be produced with the cooperation of Kanto Railway Co., Ltd., the largest bus company in Ibaraki Prefecture, for the purpose of revitalizing the bus industry.
In this audition, one male and one female will be selected for the main cast of the movie.
[Work Overview]
◆ Story
Chinatsu Umino, a 23-year-old rookie driver working at the Kanto Railway Mito Branch.
After graduating from university, she chose the path of becoming a bus driver, chasing the back of her father she saw when she was young.
Serious and modest, she gradually grows with the support of her friends and seniors.
Surrounded by senior colleagues she has known since childhood, caring seniors, and coworkers who deeply love buses, she is supported by many people. Eventually, the path to highway buses opens up for her as she polishes her skills and heart as a driver.
What is a 'good driver'? She thinks about it every time she drives, aiming for the ultimate as a professional.
A bus driver who is a company employee but also a craftsman, whose growth never ends.
Through the movie, it quietly lights a fire in the workplace, families, people aspiring for the future, and the hearts of the audience.
This is a story of people who live with buses.
A gentle and powerful story of the 'road' dedicated to all those who keep running.
◆ Director / Screenplay
Hiroki Ito / Ryo Inoue
◆ Production Company
KBS Innovation LLC / IDREAM Inc.
◆ Supervision
Kanto Railway Co., Ltd.
◆ Distribution
Amazon Prime Video and others, planned for within 2026
[Awards]
Female Main Cast Audition
- The Grand Prix winner (1st place in the final ranking) will be cast as either Chiaki Umino or Akane Sagara.
- A maximum of one person will be selected for the Jury Award from the 2nd to 7th place in the final ranking (may be no eligible person).
The Jury Award winner will be cast as a sub-cast (role undetermined).
Male Main Cast Audition
- The Grand Prix winner (1st place in the final ranking) will be cast as either Shota Sugiyama or Yu Kumada.
- A maximum of one person will be selected for the Jury Award from the 2nd to 5th place in the final ranking (may be no eligible person).
The Jury Award winner will be cast as a sub-cast (role undetermined).
[Character Details]
〇 Chiaki Umino (18 years old)
- The younger sister of the protagonist Chinatsu Umino (6 years younger). Graduated from high school and entered university.
- Bright and sociable, with a personality contrasting her calm sister.
- Bright personality, but not noisy.
- Deep down, she is very serious and pure, so she is not the type to cause trouble, and her grades and evaluation at school are high.
〇 Akane Sagara (28 years old)
- Driver at the Mito Branch of Kanto Railway.
- Senior to the protagonist Chinatsu Umino (6th year in the company).
- Has an older sister-like disposition and a straightforward personality.
- Quiet in the workplace, but has high language skills, speaking English and Chinese at a native level.
With the desire to 'convey the unknown charm of the industry to many people,' this work will be produced with the cooperation of Kanto Railway Co., Ltd., the largest bus company in Ibaraki Prefecture, for the purpose of revitalizing the bus industry.
In this audition, one male and one female will be selected for the main cast of the movie.
[Work Overview]
◆ Story
Chinatsu Umino, a 23-year-old rookie driver working at the Kanto Railway Mito Branch.
After graduating from university, she chose the path of becoming a bus driver, chasing the back of her father she saw when she was young.
Serious and modest, she gradually grows with the support of her friends and seniors.
Surrounded by senior colleagues she has known since childhood, caring seniors, and coworkers who deeply love buses, she is supported by many people. Eventually, the path to highway buses opens up for her as she polishes her skills and heart as a driver.
What is a 'good driver'? She thinks about it every time she drives, aiming for the ultimate as a professional.
A bus driver who is a company employee but also a craftsman, whose growth never ends.
Through the movie, it quietly lights a fire in the workplace, families, people aspiring for the future, and the hearts of the audience.
This is a story of people who live with buses.
A gentle and powerful story of the 'road' dedicated to all those who keep running.
◆ Director / Screenplay
Hiroki Ito / Ryo Inoue
◆ Production Company
KBS Innovation LLC / IDREAM Inc.
◆ Supervision
Kanto Railway Co., Ltd.
◆ Distribution
Amazon Prime Video and others, planned for within 2026
[Awards]
Female Main Cast Audition
- The Grand Prix winner (1st place in the final ranking) will be cast as either Chiaki Umino or Akane Sagara.
- A maximum of one person will be selected for the Jury Award from the 2nd to 7th place in the final ranking (may be no eligible person).
The Jury Award winner will be cast as a sub-cast (role undetermined).
Male Main Cast Audition
- The Grand Prix winner (1st place in the final ranking) will be cast as either Shota Sugiyama or Yu Kumada.
- A maximum of one person will be selected for the Jury Award from the 2nd to 5th place in the final ranking (may be no eligible person).
The Jury Award winner will be cast as a sub-cast (role undetermined).
[Character Details]
〇 Chiaki Umino (18 years old)
- The younger sister of the protagonist Chinatsu Umino (6 years younger). Graduated from high school and entered university.
- Bright and sociable, with a personality contrasting her calm sister.
- Bright personality, but not noisy.
- Deep down, she is very serious and pure, so she is not the type to cause trouble, and her grades and evaluation at school are high.
〇 Akane Sagara (28 years old)
- Driver at the Mito Branch of Kanto Railway.
- Senior to the protagonist Chinatsu Umino (6th year in the company).
- Has an older sister-like disposition and a straightforward personality.
- Quiet in the workplace, but has high language skills, speaking English and Chinese at a native level.