“My name is Keiko Yoda. Um, Chunichi Yoda pitcher Yoda.”
This is a scene from the monthly drama “Suteki na Kataomoi” broadcasted on Fuji TV in the fall of 1990. Shunpei Nomo, played by Toshiro Yanagiba, also known as “Giba-chan,” returns home in a dash to watch the live broadcast of “Professional Baseball News”, and Miho Nakayama, who sings the theme song “I love you”, is the heroine Keiko Yoda. Yutaka Shiozaki and Ken Sasaoka also appear in the play. Yes, the surname of a rookie player who made a big success in the professional baseball world in 1990 is the origin of the role name.
That’s how close the relationship between professional baseball in the golden age of the 90’s and Fuji TV in its heyday was. On September 3, 1994, the compilation movie “Hero Interview” will be released. In a genre called a trendy baseball movie, which is somewhat obscure, Honami Suzuki plays Kasumi, a former elite economics reporter who has been relegated to the sports club, and Hiroyuki Sanada plays her partner Todoroki, a veteran professional baseball player on the edge of a cliff. In 1994, 28-year-old Honami Suzuki played the role of the heroine in big hit dramas such as “Tokyo Love Story” and “In the name of love” and was in the position of a queen in viewer ratings. The starring TBS drama “High School Teacher” sparked his popularity, and he is a glaring 33-year-old who shines at number one in the “favorite man ranking” of the magazine “anan”.
Of course, speaking of Fuji production, the stage team is the Yakult Swallows. 90’s hit maker Shinji Nojima was in charge of the script, directed by Michio Mitsuno of “Sure Face”, and produced by Ryo Ota, known for “Tokyo Love Story” and “The 101st Proposal”. The theme song “HEART” sung by CHAGE & ASKA resounds with the gorgeous night view of Tokyo Tower in the background, and of course, a gorgeous all-star cast will line up. Tetsuya Takeda, who wears Nomu’s uniform number 73, plays the role of director Yakult, Yumi Adachi, who broke through in the drama “Ienakiko” in the same year, plays the role of Todoroki’s daughter, and the older brother of “Younger Sister” plays the pitcher of rival team Yokohama. The much-talked-about Goro Kishitani, the slim long-haired catcher (absurd setting) who builds the battery is Yosuke Eguchi, also known as Ann-chan from “Under the One Roof”, and Shinji Takeda and Issei Ishida, who were popular as “feminist men” at the time. are also appearing together as sports journalists. Even though the main character has a dead ball phobia, he stubbornly refuses to wear a helmet with earmuffs.It’s unrefined to mention the naivety of the depiction of baseball in the play, but “There are a lot of celebrities, so why don’t you go see it?” It is certain that it was a face that reminded men and women of all ages who went to the city.
