Voice actor Koichi Yamadera hosts the NHK Educational TV talk show "Bistro Voice" (Saturdays at 8:45 PM), which will be broadcast on October 25th, featuring Keiko Toda and Aya Hirano. The show features voice specialists demonstrating their skills and discussing the essence of the voice. Toda, who voices Anpanman, Yamadera, who voices Cheese, and Hirano, who voices Kokin-chan in the popular anime series "Soreike! Anpanman," will also discuss the topic and perform an impromptu reading.
Hirano, whom Toda describes as "like a daughter," made her breakthrough in 2006 with her role as Haruhi in "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya." She is active in many fields, not only as a voice actress but also as a musical actor and singer. Hirano, who says she "hated her own voice," will talk about how she grew from a child actor to a voice actor and then a stage actor, and how she has come to terms with her own voice. We will also find out the secret to maintaining her voice during a long-running stage production of 100 performances.
On the other hand, Toda, who was confident in the strength and clarity of her voice, began to experience vocal problems after turning 60. Toda talks about the surprising action she took on stage when she lost her voice during a singing scene on stage.
Toda, Hirano, and Yamadera also talk about their thoughts on the term "jack of all trades, master of none," which is often thrown around due to their wide range of activities.
