The acting ability of “Drunk Dragon” Tsukaji, a “great by-player” who makes people think that a city location is a “drama.

Now, then, this time… …..

The voice echoed loudly in the downtown area of Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. The voice belonged to Muga Tsukaji, 51, of the comedy duo “Drunk Dragon. Tsukaji was standing in front of the TV camera, speaking loudly to his female assistant beside him. Responding to her voice, “Hmm?” and a passerby noticed Tsukaji’s presence and scurried around him. Then, with a look as if they had noticed something, they walked straight past. Tsukaji is currently working on a series of TV dramas.

Tsukaji is currently starring in the drama series “Stand UP Start” (“Stand” Fuji TV). In the episode broadcast on February 15, Tsukaji held a briefing session to gain the understanding of people in the local shopping district where the shipyard was located. Viewers commented.

“Mr. Tsukaji, you gave an outstanding performance!

I was so moved!

“It was one of the best dramas of the season.

Among this season’s dramas, “Stand” was initially ranked low in terms of expectations, but with the great byplayers such as Katsumi Takahashi (61) and Tsukaji giving good performances, the drama is gaining recognition,” said a person involved in commercial TV drama production.

Tsukaji has appeared in two consecutive TV dramas, following “Atom’s Child” (TBS) in the October season last year, and is a regular participant in NHK morning dramas and historical dramas, so by all accounts, “actor” is his main occupation. It is not surprising that people on the street, upon seeing Tsukaji, would look for the location bus and his co-stars, thinking that he was on location for a drama series. So, what was this location shooting about?

It was a corporate variety show called “Gosha de Intern May I? a corporate variety show on BS-TBS, in which Mr. Tsukaji visits companies as an intern for a day with young entertainers of the job-hunting generation, and introduces the appeal and rewards of such work. It is not a comedy variety show, but Mr. Tsukaji introduces the companies in a funny way, and it is very popular in its own way.

Although it was not a comedy show, this kind of work must have been fully utilized in the preparation of his role in “Stand.