Actor Katsumata Kazukazu appeared on Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi) on October 2nd. He spoke about the latest developments in his wife and children, and repeatedly expressed his gratitude, saying, "I'm grateful."
He turned 60 in March this year and received a gift from his daughter to celebrate his 60th birthday. He put all of his photos together in an album, which his daughter designed. It includes a photo of him and his wife exchanging rings in front of 10,000 people, a photo of his daughter being born in 2004, and a photo of his son, who was born in 2009. "The words (written in the album) made me happy. They said, 'Being part of your family is the greatest happiness.' I'm grateful," he said with a smile.
My first date with my wife, about 25 years ago, was a cherry blossom viewing party at a nearby park. I woke up early, so I told her, "Okay, let's meet at 6am." After a few days like that, I heard she was tired. I thought that going to Mount Fuji would energize her, so I took her up to the fifth station. Her feet were unstable and cold in her high heels, but I recalled, "I was the only one who felt energized." My wife still brings up that story when she's drunk.
"At first I thought he was a bit strange, but as we got to know each other I realized he was even stranger. But he tells me that he was fun to be around and that they spent happy days together, so I'm grateful for that," she says.
His wife says, "It was her dream to be a full-time housewife." She makes four or five homemade side dishes every day. The children have been making bento lunches every day since elementary school. Even though their son is now in high school and their daughter is now in university, she still gets up early in the morning to carefully prepare bento lunches for everyone. The laundry is carefully folded, the house is spotlessly clean, and the food is delicious. "Thanks to (my wife), our family is healthy and happy. I'm very grateful," he commented.
