Nao Matsushita’s new role in “Hisshiki-Shigotojin” (Hisshiki-Worker), the first time in 16 years that she has appeared as a “female worker”… Nao Matsushita breaks new ground in her new career as an action actress.

The latest TV Asahi special drama series “Hisshikatsu Shigotojin” starring Noriyuki Higashiyama (57) will be broadcast on December 29, and Nao Matsushita (38) will appear as a new worker.

The film is the latest in the popular period drama series starring Higashiyama, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Matsushita plays Natsume (Natsume), a hairdresser who appears to the workers who lost Jinhachiro (Kenichi Endo), a kawaraya (roof tile store), in the previous film. This is the first time in 16 years since Eimi Wakui (53) and Asami Mizukawa (40) in 2007 that female workmen have been born.

Matsushita has already made her presence felt in the role of Iiji Tanuma in “O-oku Season 2: Medical Care,” which aired on NHK in October. Although he has experience in period dramas, this was his first attempt at sword fighting and stand-up, and he commented, “I was surprised at how much more difficult it was than I had imagined, with movements and postures I don’t usually do, but I tried my best to keep up with the filming.

Mr. Higashiyama said, “The broadcast of ‘Worker’ will be my last job as a TV personality. Since he will retire and concentrate on being the president of “SMILE-UP. (former Johnny’s)” from next year, this film has attracted a lot of attention.

Higashiyama took over the lead role of “Worker” from the late Makoto Fujita in 2007. For that reason, some are concerned that his retirement may bring the series to an end. However, as a newcomer to the series, Matsushita must have been very enthusiastic about the work,” said a TV Asahi source.

Matsushita originally made her modeling debut in 2000 when she won the grand prize in a contest sponsored by a modeling agency while still in high school. After graduating from high school, she moved to Tokyo and enrolled in the Tokyo College of Music, majoring in piano. While still a student at the university, she made her debut as an actress in the Nippon Television series “Waltz of the Puppy” in 2004, carrying the title of “active music student,” an unusual title at the time. She drew attention for her performance on the piano without an understudy.

While working as an actress, she also made her CD debut in 2006 as a composer and pianist, followed by her debut as a singer. She has successfully juggled the “four styles” of acting, singing, pianism, and composing. Her father is a well-known figure in the business world. Her father is a well-known figure in the business world, and she is tall and has a perfect family background, personality, and character, all of which are rare in the entertainment industry.