The lineup for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi, Monday-Friday 1pm), which will air from March 30 to April 3, has been announced. On March 30, the guest will be the brother duo "Ryutetsu Nikki" members Ryuzo Kimura and Tetsuji Kimura; on the 31st, actor Midori Hagio; on April 1, actor Seiichi Tanabe; on the 2nd, chef Kiyomi Mikuni; and on the 3rd, actress Rena Tanaka.
The Kimura brothers' father is singer Ichiro Toba, and their uncle is Yutaka Yamakawa. Their concerts as a group of four are also popular. They have many fans in the entertainment industry, including Kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando.
Hagio made her debut while still a student at Chiba University. On the first day of filming for her first movie role, she had a huge argument with her makeup artist, and it was her senior, Keiko Kishida, who came to her rescue. Kuroyanagi was also surprised by the story.
Tanabe's wife is actress Nene Otsuka. They received the "Good Couple Partner of the Year" award three years ago, married in 2002, and will celebrate their silver wedding anniversary next year. Tanabe has a habit of sticking stickers on everything, and Otsuka apparently peels them all off.
Mr. Mikuni closed his beloved restaurant in Yotsuya, Tokyo, four years ago, but last year, at the age of 71, he opened a new restaurant with just eight seats. He reveals the true meaning behind his new beginning. He moved to Tokyo at the age of 15 with the ambition of becoming a chef. He says that it was his mother's words that supported him during his apprenticeship.
Ms. Tanaka is 45 years old. She got married 10 years ago and has a 6-year-old daughter. Her daughter praises her when she sees her mother on TV, saying things like, "You said something good today." Ms. Tanaka says she will never forget something her daughter said to her when she was 3 years old.
