06/02, Shibuya Theater Tsutaya Blog.

Hijoshi zukan Event! “Sakigake!! Micchan” Night.

Today was the third event in the daily continuing series of Hijoshi zukan talk show events: “Sakigake!! Micchan” Night!

I’ll relate the contents of the laugh-filled talk show without divulging any spoilers. The participants were these four: Yamasaki Mami, Sakaguchi Taku, Jiji Bu, and Yamaguchi Yûdai.

So then, let me introduce five parts of the laugh-in.

One
When the event chairman was introduced as “Jiji Bu who played the role of Tanaka” he said, “Huh? My official title was Tanaka!? This is the first time I knew that.”

Two
The reaction to talk of this film was…?
Director: I think the film will be understood when it’s watched, but when I got the phone call I thought it was a dubious enterprise. Now that I’ve seen the contents; it’s really dubious.

Three
On the subject of Yamasaki-san’s action.
Yamasaki: I didn’t have any difficulty because Tak helped me.
Sakaguchi: Not at all. Yamasaki-san was really strong.
Yamasaki: Actually, I got complaints from Tak when I went all out.
Sakaguchi: She was really strong; I thought she was the second coming of Don Frye!

Four
Creating the characters.
Director: Well, I was only thinking about Yamasaki’s character, but…
Sakaguchi: What? You idiot!!
Director: Idiot? Now wait a minute, I’m still the director you know.

Five
Creating the characters (continued).
Jiji: Although I’ve always received the script on the day [of shooting], this time I got the script in advance for the first time!
Sakaguchi: Yes, but we didn’t really know the lines, right?
Director: “Not that much!”
[From here it changed into Man Gataro lines.]
Jiji: My face is entirely a face drawn by Man Gataro.
[That's so true! It's exactly what I thought.]

Beginning with Director Yamaguchi, the relationship between these three men (Yamaguchi, Sakaguchi, and Jiji Bu) is truly fascinating. From that point on, they made us laugh like crazy. We also touched on Yamasaki-san and on filming, and I thought it was quite fun.

I really can’t convey the fun with these few words!! It’s so vexing.

Because of that, everyone please come to see these kinds of raw live shows!

The fun just won’t be conveyed.

I’ll continue with the ongoing Hijoshi zukan events.

Be sure to check them out!

Link.

Notes:
Don Frye is a fairly well-known mixed martial arts fighter and wrestler, who gained prestige in both UFC and Pride fighting circles. He appeared in Kitamura Ryûhei’s Godzilla: Final Wars where he beat the pants off of Tak’s Xillian invader. Learn more about him on Wikipedia.