Hamada Masatoshi, a popular comedian duo from the comedic duo Downtown stars in a drama titled "Kenji, Onijima Heihachiro" which aired it's first episode on October 22nd. Because of the premiere airing, the various cast members showed up at press conference. �It's been 9 years for Hamada to star in a drama series.

Hamada plays the role of a 44 year old rookie prosecutor, therefore, he will be treated with the lowest authority in the drama. �Hamada is well known for his bad�tempered�characters, and he said jokingly, "I'm really pissed off inside by being not being called '-san' from the younger cast, but I can't help it because that's for drama..." One of the co-stars, Uchida Yuki said she really enjoys her role as Hamada's senior.



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