Actor Ikkei Watanabe will appear on NHK's documentary program "Family History" (General), which will be broadcast from 10:30 pm on January 16th. Who is the mysterious traveling entertainer "Tosuke" who taught Watanabe's ancestors how to sing and dance?
The subtitle of that day's program was "Watanabe Ikkei - The Heirloom Glasses and the Mysterious Traveling Entertainer 'Tosuke'". Watanabe's father's family is a farming family that has been in business for generations in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture. His ninth-generation grandfather, Hanji, moved to Tokyo with the dream of becoming a scholar, but his dream was shattered and he left behind his heirloom glasses. His mother's family, the Ito family, is full of talented singers and dancers. Among them is "Tosuke", a traveling entertainer who founded a manzai troupe and toured the country, and his mysterious true identity will be revealed.
His parents' marriage of 65 years was a tumultuous one. And what did his mother hand to Watanabe, who had a dream of becoming an actor?
