The lineup for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi, Monday-Friday 1pm), which will air from May 4th to 8th, has been announced. On the 4th, actor Toshio Shibata and his wife Kyoko Mano will be guests; on the 5th, actor Masao Kusakari; on the 6th, singer Sachiko Kobayashi; on the 7th, Masayuki Watanabe of the comedy trio "Cont Akashingo"; and on the 8th, makeup artist Kaori Nara Turner will be guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Shibamoto and Mano are celebrating their 47th wedding anniversary this year. Their daughter, Yuki Shibamoto, became the heroine of a historical drama series and is now a recorder player in Los Angeles, USA. The couple has been involved in volunteer work for many years, and now they are doing charity work together with Yuki, who has returned to Japan.
Ms. Kusakari was born to an American soldier father and a Japanese mother. She believed she had been told that her father had died in the Korean War, but she later learned that he had lived in the United States until the age of 83. She also shared an anecdote about her 7-year-old granddaughter.
Kobayashi appeared in a flamboyant costume befitting her title as the "final boss of the Japanese music world." More than 60 years have passed since her debut at the age of 10, and in January she took her first-ever "one-month long vacation." During that time, she reflected on her career as a singer.
Mr. Watanabe turned 70 this January. He passed the promotion test for 7th dan in kendo, and continues to practice diligently, and apparently meets up with fellow kendo practitioners in the entertainment industry. He lives with his wife of 27 years and two dogs, and says that the dogs are the bridge between him and his wife.
Kaori is 92 years old. She was the first Japanese makeup artist to win an Emmy Award. She traveled back and forth between Japan and the United States while working on various projects, but when she was 88, her home in the United States caught fire, and her husband's belongings and mementos were destroyed.
