Actor Fumie Kashiyama (83) appeared on Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi) broadcast on January 29th. She shared her thoughts now that it has been four years since her husband, actor Katsuhiko Watabiki, passed away.
"Sometimes I feel really lonely at night, but I think that time alone can also be so rich," Kashiyama said. "I try to say my lines as soon as I wake up in the morning, or if I think of something in the middle of the night, I try it out. There's no one to tell me to 'get serious,' so I can spend as much time as I want without feeling any hesitation, even when I go out with friends."
Kashiyama says she wasn't good at housework. She had lived with her parents until she got married, so this was the first time she had ever lived alone. She said Watabiki did everything for her, from shopping to cleaning, and added, "(Watabiki) was good at living. He could do anything, so I wondered what to do when he just threw it out there, but I'm doing it while being creative." She says she can now do anything on her own.
Meanwhile, her niece's family moved in next door to her house, and her 5-year-old niece's presence has become a source of comfort to her. "She's full of vitality, so she really gives me energy. She talks a lot, and she's so cute," she said, narrowing her eyes.
"We had a breakup, but unexpectedly a new, vibrant family came to visit. My niece brought over things like meat and potatoes. It made me realize that life is not so rough because there are people who help me out."
