It has been revealed that Tokui's partner, Mitsunori Fukuda, will be appearing in the drama series "Reiwa ni Erotic Novel Tsukutemasu" (TV Osaka, Wednesday midnight), which stars comedian Yoshimi Tokui of the comedy duo "Tutorial" and model and actor Nashiko Momotsuki. He will play the owner of a coffee shop in the fourth episode, which aired late at night on January 28th, and will appear again in future episodes.
This is the first time the two members of Tutorial have appeared together in a drama since the 2009 special drama "Reset" (Nippon TV), 17 years ago. Despite the short filming time, Fukuda and Tokui showed off their ad-libbed banter, commenting, "We started filming and finished in 30 minutes, but thank you very much." In between takes, Fukuda would chime in on Tokui and Momotsuki's jokes, and the set was filled with laughter from start to finish.
Comments filled with silly humor from Tokui and Fukuda were also released. This unique work-related drama is based on the manga "Making Erotic Novels in the Reiwa Era" (by Sato Yuki), which is based on a true story that happened at France Shoin, a publisher of erotic novels. Tokui plays Tamagawa Jouji, the passionate editor-in-chief of the erotic novel editorial department, while Momotsuki plays Oizumi Mashiro, a new editor who dreams of becoming a manga editor but is assigned to the erotic novel editorial department.
◇ Comments from the tutorial (full text, titles omitted)
Fukuda: We finished filming in 30 minutes, so thank you very much. Tokui: This time, (Fukuda) is the main character...
Fukuda: To be honest, I was worried about whether I would be able to remember my lines.
Tokui: It's six pages long.
Fukuda: There were some long lines, but thanks to the staff, I managed to get through them. Tokui: He played a brilliant criminal...
Fukuda: It was betrayal after betrayal.
Tokui: (The filming) took place until 3am.
Fukuda: We started filming at 5am. I was thinking how rude it was.
Tokui: If you missed the passionate performance, please be sure to watch it on DMM TV or TVer.
