A talk show was held in Shizuoka City for the performers of the NHK Taiga drama "Dosuru Ieyasu", which will start broadcasting on the 8th, and Jun Matsumoto, who starred in the drama, talked about his thoughts on the drama and Shizuoka.

"Dosuru Ieyasu" is a long-running drama written by Ryota Furusawa, depicting Ieyasu Tokugawa, who accepted the fate of living in a turbulent world and opened up a new future.



On the 8th, events will be held in Shizuoka City, Hamamatsu City, and Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, which are related to Ieyasu.

At the venue in Shizuoka City held in the morning, three actors, including Jun Matsumoto, who plays the main role of Ieyasu, took the stage and talked about their thoughts on the drama and Shizuoka in front of about 3,000 people who were invited by lottery. I was.



In this, Mr. Matsumoto said about playing Ieyasu in the Taiga drama, "Compared to Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, my image is far from myself, and at first I thought it would be impossible, so I turned down the offer once." She said, "I saw him in history textbooks and everyone knows him. I was scared, but I wanted to play him."



Regarding Shizuoka, he said, ``When I was walking around the city, I felt that the things that flourished during Ieyasu's era still remain today.''

Finally, he said, ``There are many messages that will resonate with modern people about how Ieyasu and his vassals, who everyone loves, will play an active role.Please watch for a year.''



The first episode of the Taiga drama "What to do Ieyasu" will be broadcast


on ▽NHK General from 8:00 pm on the 8th, and


▽BS Premium and BS4K from 6:00 pm.