The first episode of the TV drama series "PJ ~Air Rescue Team~" (TV Asahi, Thursdays 9pm), starring actor Seiyo Uchino, aired on April 24th, and the co-starring of the "special effects heroes" became a hot topic.
The drama is an original work that depicts trainees aiming to become pararescue jumpers (PJs) of the Air Rescue Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, an elite rescue unit known as the "last line of defense for saving lives," as they undergo rigorous training under the strict and unconventional chief instructor, Usami (Uchino).
The three "heroes" who will appear as trainees are Atsuhiro Inukai, who played Kamen Rider Build/Kiryu Sento in "Kamen Rider Build" (2017-18), Kentaro Maeda, who played Kamen Rider Revise/Igarashi Kazuki in "Kamen Rider King-Ohger" (2021-22), and Aoto Watanabe, who played Tombo Oger/Yanma Gust in "Osama Sentai Sentai King Oger" (2023-24).
On social media, comments such as, "Build, Revai and Tombo-Ohger are there!!", "There are two Kamen Riders among the trainees", "It's so great to see some people from special effects here and there", "Aoto Watanabe Aoto's role is quite different from when he was Yanma", "It's refreshing and funny to see Yanma acting so wimpy (lol)", "It's refreshing to see the timid President Yanma", and "It's like a Sunday morning festival!" were posted.
