The lineup for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi, Monday to Friday 1pm), which will air from July 28th to August 1st, has been announced. On the 28th, actor Fuji Manami and her daughter, writer Iwasaki Liz, on the 29th, singer Mori Shinichi, on the 30th, actor Murai Kunio and his wife Otonashi Mikiko, on the 31st, actor Kaga Takeshi, and on August 1st, a selection of the best episodes from the first half of 2025 will be broadcast.
Fuji-san had a difficult time at the end of last year when he was hospitalized. He lived with the late Nobuyo Oyama, who was famous for being the voice of "Doraemon", for a while when he was young. They were poor at the time, and they used to wash each other's backs at the public bath.
Mori-san is 77 years old and has just celebrated her 60th anniversary as a singer. Her sons are active around the world as singers. Her eldest son is in a world-famous rock band, and her third son got married last year while also being active in the industry. She will reveal for the first time about her second son, who she has never spoken about before.
Next year, Murai and Otonashi will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Their daughter left home in February this year to get married. Murai has played the role of the bride's father many times, but when his daughter's husband announced his marriage to him, Otonashi became nervous.
It has been 53 years since Mr. Kaga made his debut. He talks about his memories with Masachika Ichimura, who was his colleague at the Shiki Theatre Company. He is originally from Kanazawa City. His grandmother used to be a kimono shop, but as the times changed, she started a tailoring business. He grew up wearing clothes handmade by his grandmother.
The best selections for the first half of 2025 feature Rakugo performer Shofutei Tsurube, who causes chaos when he tries to show Kuroyanagi a photo of his wife from their wedding that he has stored on his cell phone. Actor Owada Baku appears with his daughter Owada Miho and talks about his 9-year-old grandson who lives with two generations of his family. Actor Sakuma Yoshiko looks back on the events that led to a fight with her ex-husband when she co-starred with him on stage with his son Hira Takehiro. Entertainer Takada Junji and actor Ishihara Yoshizumi, who have been friends for 20 years, get excited talking about "The Best Father."
