The lineup for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi, Monday-Friday 1pm), which will air from May 11th to 15th, has been announced. The 11th will feature "precious footage from 50 years ago that marked the show's inception." The 12th will feature the married couple Moto Fuyuki and Yumi Taketo as guests, the 13th will feature artist Mika Ninagawa, the 14th will feature movie star Akira Kobayashi, and the 15th will feature shamisen player Hiromitsu Agatsuma as guests.
On the 11th, the program will broadcast a selection of rare footage from its inaugural year in 1976, featuring actors such as Hisaya Morishige, singer Hiromi Iwasaki, actors Eijiro Tono and Kanjuro Arashi, and haiku poet Teijo Nakamura.
On the 12th, Moto Fuyuki and Yumi Takehigashi, who celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary last year, appeared as a couple. Moto was 59 when he got married for the first time, and Takehigashi was 49 when she remarried. Upon marriage, Moto became the father of one daughter, and now his daughter has had a child, and he dotes on his two grandchildren.
On the 13th, we'll be featuring Mika Ninagawa, known for her vibrant and innovative photographic expressions. She's an artist active in various fields, including film directing and contemporary art. Her father is stage director Yukio Ninagawa, and her mother is Hiroko Ninagawa, a leading quilt artist. Mika's sensibilities were nurtured from a young age under such parents. We'll also unravel the secrets behind her creative process.
On the 14th, the silver screen superstar Akira Kobayashi, now 87 years old and celebrating his 70th anniversary in show business, will appear. He will share some wild anecdotes about Yujiro Ishihara, with whom he shared popularity during the golden age of Nikkatsu in the 1960s, as well as memories of Hibari Misora, with whom he married in 1962.
On the 15th, shamisen player Hiromitsu Agatsuma, who celebrated his 25th anniversary as a solo artist last year, will appear. He will look back on his childhood, when he started playing the shamisen at the age of six under the influence of his salaryman father, and the origins of his ambition to become a professional after winning a national competition at the age of 15. He will also share an anecdote about performing with his 18-year-old son in New York last year.
