Fuji TV’s Struggles and Kenji Sakaguchi’s Complete Revival in Hon-kowa Amid Family Matters

Since July 18, the drama series “Team Medical Dragon” (Fuji TV) starring Kenji Sakaguchi (48) has been back on the air. Many fans are happy to see the revival of the drama series that gained popularity in the Heisei era. This summer, Sakaguchi is likely to make a full-fledged re-start as an actor.

In the July 18 edition of “Pinzuba NEWS,” it was reported that Sakaguchi will play the lead role in “A Scary Story That Really Happened” (Fuji TV series, hereafter “Honsaku”), which will air on August 17 this year. She is expected to make an official announcement soon.

In 2006, Sakaguchi shocked the public by announcing that she would take an indefinite hiatus from performing in order to focus on treatment for idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head, an intractable disease designated by the Japanese government. After that, as reported in the June 11, 2009 issue of “FRIDAY,” she worked as a coffee roaster. He had been away from the public eye. However, the hands of the clock have begun to move.

In 1923, he made his first drama appearance in nine years in the drama “Kazama Kochin-Kyobo 0-” (Fuji TV), starring Takuya Kimura (51). He later also established a private agency for his acting activities. Some media reports have mentioned the possibility of him appearing in the “Kingdom” movie series starring Kento Yamazaki (29) and in the sequel to the drama “The Second Love from the End” (Fuji TV) starring Kyoko Koizumi (58), which was broadcast in 2012. It is likely that we will have more opportunities to see Ms. Sakaguchi in “Honsaku”.

On May 29 this year, Ms. Sakaguchi will appear on the variety show “Naoko Iijima’s Tonight, Ippai Ippai? (BS Fuji) on May 29 this year, Sakaguchi is gradually showing signs of a comeback. Why is he now trying to resume his acting career after being away from the stage for so long?

A source in the entertainment industry says, “I think it has something to do with his family situation.