Fuji TV will broadcast "Thank you, Mino Monta! The Original Sports Strange Plays and Great Plays Awards Showa 100th Anniversary Special" from 7:00 pm on March 22nd. The live broadcast will run for over four hours until 11:10 pm, and will bring back the legendary strange plays and great plays.
"Strange Plays and Great Plays Awards" is a sports variety show that gained popularity thanks to the witty narration of Monta Mino, who passed away on March 1st at the age of 80. This time, as an all-sports version that Monta Mino had always wished for, the show will show famous scenes from not only baseball, but also soccer, rugby, and figure skating. The comedy duo "Untouchable" will provide the narration.
Appearing in the live studio will be legendary guests who have made their mark in history, including judoka Ryoko Tani, baseball player Koji Uehara, wrestler Saori Yoshida, speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu, gymnast Kohei Uchimura, soccer player Ruy Ramos, and rugby player Fumiaki Tanaka.
In addition, Tatsuya Mitsuo, a familiar face on the show who was a catcher who won the Best Nine and Golden Glove awards three times each and was also known as the "field trickster," will also appear and talk about the truth behind the walk home run.
The head of the judging committee is Kazuo Tokumitsu, and the judges are Kyoko Yoshine, Miyuki Imori, and Sayaka Isoyama. The show will be hosted by Fuji TV announcers Masaharu Miyake and Minami Sakuma.
