under the tea tree

50 Years Anniversary of Fuji TV.. Shingo’s new special dorama “Kurobe no Taiyo @ The Sun in Kurobe” will be aired in this Spring.

Katori Shingo will be the lead cast as Kuramatsu Hitoshi. The story is about the colloboration of Kumagai Group’s Kuramatsu Team and Kansai Electric’s Kuroyon Building Office to complete Omachi’s tunnel project. Also the journey of completion of Kurobe dam. So, I’ll looking forward to their challenging experiences.

The dorama is based on original novel with the same title written by Kimoto Shoji. And Mr. Director is Kawake Shunsaku.

If you don’t know who is Kawake Shunsaku.. he is the one who directed Chuushingura 1/47 ( by Kimura-Matsu), Rocket Boy (by Somegoro), Niji wo Kakeru Ouhi (by Miho),  Our Textbook (by Miho), Proof of The Man (by Takeno), Gift (by Kimura), Oishii Kankei (by Tsuyoshi) and Gakkou e Ikkou! (by Nakai and Goro).

Kurobe dorama is the third time Shingo will work with Kawake-san. The first time was Sashow The Last Case (by Shingo, Sorimachi and Tsuyoshi) and the second time was Ai Kotoba wa Yuki (by Shingo, Yakusho Koji and Suzuki Kyoka) .

Matsu Takako. After K-20 movie, i’m gonna wait her movie of  “Villon’s Wife” next Fall”.

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under the tea tree.. there is an apple hiding.

unique

Rena Tanaka has been chosen as endorser for Nissen (online catalogue store). For this Spring 2009, Rena will be working with their social campaign “Heart to Heart – You and Me” which is for breast cancer fund. Nissen also launching their new great CM.

MY TWO.. the concept of black and white STYLE brand product will coordinating the fashion items and create a high taste and good view of black and white’s world.

It’s lovely and sophisticated CM.. Rena white and Rena black were lying in the middle of the space of room.. waking up.. facing each other.. getting up, standing to each other and walk. CG technique was using. i really love with the movement of water. It’s been said that the staff shoot 1500 shooting with ultra fast camera frame.

Rena in Black and White is a symbolic message as “unlimited potential beauty of women”.. Water movement & balloons are to highlight the beautiful line.

Miho Asahi [singer & songwriter] was invited for the score.. and music Pachelbel’s “Canon” was arranged.

i’m sure this is not easy task.. looking to the clip behind of scene, this must be difficult and long-hard-work. But i’m glad Rena did it to gain a new experience. She’s unusual something, doesn’t she? It’s been told that the staff were impressed with her high professionalism.

Talking about CG.. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi also in making CG movie “Ballad”. Talking about STYLE.. Kimura’s solo song also titled Style. Talking about SMAP skit.. they should do parody skit of  Nissen CM.

And please invite Rena.. onegai!

from 11 to 12: Iro Iro Ii Na~

*I have update Matsumoto Koshiro’s Family Profile Page..
please have a look –> *

Somegoro was acting with his father Koshiro. the story Rampo Edogawa’s novel, Panther Man. the novel was transformed to kabuki. the play was perform at National Theater on 3-26 Nov 2008.

Somegoro as the Panther Man.. the murderer.
while Koshiro-san as Akechi.. a detective. and there were three women around Somegoro.. Akechi’s wife, Akechi’s daughter and a dancer.

last 23 and 30 Nov, Matsu – Somegoro – Koshiro were on Fuji TV “Bokura no Jidai – Our Era” show.. Those three were having 3-ways conversation. The most interesting talk, I must say!

For intro VTR of their activities in TV dramas and widescreen, they used clips from HERO Movie, PRIDE and Love Generation. EXACTLY on the scenes together with Kimura. For that, we could see Koshiro-Kimura, Somegoro-Kimura, and Matsu-Kimura!
And again I’ll say… Our Era program was really interesting show.. Thanx to Koshiro-san, we know a lot of things from him. He boldly expressing his feeling in front of public. the curios gone. such a great enlightenment!

On 17th December, Matsu, Somegoro & Kio’s mother named Fujima Noriko were in talk show on Asahi TV. Many things about her family were shown. Emm, i could see Matsu’s grandmother [father's side], Matsu’s parent lighting the giant candles during wedding reception, some photos of  Somegoro’s kid.. the cute Itsuki-chan.

Noriko-san and Koshiro-san really nice loving couple, ne.

Btw, last 21 Dec.. another TV show about the family.
special celebration for Koshiro-san.
You could see the new heir of the family.. Itsuki-chan.
a son of Somegoro Papa aka Koshiro GrandPa’s grandson.
he’s really cute.. and also talented.
Itsuki-chan made his first kabuki performance on last June 2007
with his father and grandfather.

15 December 2008. Matsu was a secret special guest of SxS skit “Say You Say Me”. She was dubbing Arale-chan anime with Shingo. Meanwhile Otaku, Goro and Tsuyoshi guess the person. Kawaii~. Really. Otaka really good as Arale-chan. And Otaku simply could guess from the second line of 1st Scene.
Such a beautiful banner from yanie. As usual, we could see kimumatsu moment there. Last part was the BEST. The only thing is.. it is hyper exciting. Nande~? Both of them were really in their own small world. I guess i know.. but let’s leave them having their moment . They just need their own space.

in last Kouhaku 2008, Koshiro-san was there as a jury. And right before SMAP’s performance… Koshiro was giving his comment about SMAP! Frankly, Koshiro really looks happy. He was smiling full-of-heart. He said: He worked together with SMAP in Bistro. And SMAP always do something that could moved or touched people.. which actually difficult to do. That’s exactly the entertainer’s job.
Dakara, i can say to the world.. SMAP is not ordinary. Receiving good praise from Koshiro-san is such a honor. He love SMAP and he love P-chan. I’m sure SMAP really happy that night, am i right Otaku?

Some people got misunderstanding with Matsumoto Koshiro’s family. Actually they’re simple, modest, funny, open-minded and love to be with. Like my Parents & and Grandfather used to say: A good seed will grow well no matter where. Like Kimura & Matsu said: What is good.. is just good. Like Kohinata-san said: Could you feel the aura.
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Jan 2009
Sometimes things around could be bimyou, na.
When CHANGE dorama (kimura-fukatsu-abe) gonna air, Fuji TV was re-run Love Gene dorama. And when K-20 movie (matsu-kaneshiro-toru) is on roadshow, Fuji TV was re-run HERO.
Not only 2001 series.. there also 2006 SP and 2007 movie.
All for all.. in 2 days 1 night.

On 2 Jan, HERO ep 1 to ep 7 was aired from 9.30 am to 4.15 pm.
On 3 Jan, HERO ep 8 to ep 11 was aired from 8 am to 12.15 pm. Then HERO SP from 1.55 pm to 4.15 pm. Then followed by HERO The Movie on 9.00 pm on the same day.  {hehe, what a marathon!}.

Btw, HERO The Movie on TV.. got 22.6% rating.
No matter how old the stuff, people still wanna watch kimumatsu, na.

Fall 2009.
Matsu gonna on-screen on both FujiTV and NHK.

Fuji TV with “The Villon’s Wife”.
While NHK with “Saka no Ue no Kumo”.
hehe, what a station fight XD

just few details about “The Villon’s Wife”.
i’m so happy to know all the co-stars ^^

Fuji TV “The Villon’s Wife” was wrote by Youzou Tanaka.
Directed by Yoshitarou Negishi. The cast are Takako Matsu, Tadanobu Asano, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ryoko Hirosue etc.