Actor Takumi Saito appeared at a cast event for the drama series "The Kidnapping Day" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9pm), which begins on July 8th, held in Tokyo recently. He revealed the effects of the "intestinal activity" he has been working on for many years.
In a segment where each cast member talked about their "secrets," Saito confessed that he had acquired a "special ability," saying, "I've gotten to the point where I can tell a person's physical condition or personality from the smell they give off. I think I've acquired the ability to tell if a dog is sick by its smell." While his co-stars were surprised, he looked around the audience and said jokingly, "There are two or three people whose physical condition seems suspicious..."
Saito continued, "My body odor has changed since I started taking care of my intestines. I'm truly odorless now." He also said, "I can tell the health of the staff (by their smell). I wish they'd eat more vegetables... I can't say that directly, though (laughs). I'd like to give rice balls made with aged brown rice to people like that."
The film is based on the 2023 Korean drama of the same name. It is a mystery about the kind-hearted but clumsy kidnapper Shinjo Masamune, played by Saito, and the child actor Yuno Nagao, a genius girl with amnesia, Nanase Rin, who are pursued by unidentified men. Yuno, Snow Man's Tatsuya Fukazawa, Uchida Yuki, and Eguchi Yosuke also appeared at the event.
