Actor Hikaru Takahashi appeared at an event for the TV Asahi drama "Detective-san, Your Backpack is Open" (Fridays at 11:15 PM, excluding some areas) held at Myojinyu, a public bath in Ota Ward, Tokyo, on January 7th. Fans were looking forward to his sharp tongue.
On this day, he participated alongside lead actor Ryuhei Matsuda and co-star Yuki Katayama. Each fan who was invited by lottery received an original bath additive and a bathing ticket that can be used in Tokyo, and they interacted in the talk corner.
In the film, Takahashi plays Sakai Aoi, the poster girl of a shop in a hot spring town. The character is unsociable but caring, and Takahashi describes her as "quite foul-mouthed and has a bad habit of walking around (laughs)." She said, "It's a role I haven't played before, but I hope it's a character that you can't hate."
Takahashi is also known for her tsukkomi and "angry comedy" that she shows on Nippon Television's variety show "School Revolution!", but when a fan said to her, "I'm looking forward to Hikaru's sharp tongue!", she replied with a smile, "I've been keeping my sharp tongue to myself lately, so I hope you'll look forward to it in the drama!"
Matsuda, the star of the drama, was involved from the planning stage himself, and the drama is a heartwarming mystery that was born in collaboration with screenwriter and director Okita Shuichi. Set in the small rural town of Nishigaya Onsen, the detective and inventor Ichinose Yosuke (Matsuda) solves the strange requests that come one after another in a relaxed manner using unconventional methods, making it a heartwarming story with laughter and tears. The series starts on Getsuku.
