The play “Teacher’s Back” starring Kiichi Nakai, Kyoko Yoshine, and Reon Yuzuki will premiere on TV on Sunday, September 28th! A comment from Isao Yukisada has also arrived! CS Satellite Theater

The play “Sensei no Senaka” starring Nakai Kiichi, Yoshine Kyoko, and Yuzuki Reon will premiere on TV on Sunday, September 28th! A comment from Yukisada Isao has also arrived! CS Satellite Theater ​ Shochiku Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Press Release: September 4, 2025 The play “Sensei no Senaka” starring Kiichi Nakai, Kyoko Yoshine, and Reon Yuzuki will premiere on TV on Sunday, September 28th! A comment from Isao Yukisada has also arrived! CS Satellite Theater CS Satellite Theater will be broadcasting the Parco Produce 2025 production “Teacher’s Back: A Film Director’s Visionary Memoirs,” which was shown in five cities across the country from June to July, for the first time on television on Sunday, September 28th at 7:30 PM.
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CS broadcast “Satellite Theater” will broadcast the Parco Produce 2025 production “Sensei no Sensei: A Film Director’s Visionary Memoirs,” which was shown in five cities nationwide from June to July, for the first time on television on Sunday, September 28th at 7:30 PM. The “Sensei” character is modeled after the master director Yasujiro Ozu! This fictional homage to Ozu’s work depicts a day in the life of a struggling master director on a film studio with plenty of humor and flavor. Kiichi Nakai, who is still fresh in our minds for his brilliant performance in “Second to Last Love,” plays the famous director known as “Sensei.” The five women surrounding “Sensei” are played by Kyoko Yoshine, Reon Yuzuki, Shiori Doi, Riko Fujitani, and Midoriko Kimura. Today, we’ve received a comment from director Isao Yukisada regarding the broadcast. Additionally, to commemorate the broadcast of the stage play “Sensei no Senaka,” we’ll also be broadcasting a film by director Ozu, so please enjoy that as well. We received a comment from Yukisada Isao (film director and stage director) regarding the broadcast! The play “Teacher’s Back” is a comedy inspired by the human drama surrounding the film director Yasujiro Ozu. By shedding light on his lesser-known side, a portrait of him that is somewhat different from the image of the “master” we all know, a portrait of him that contains both sadness and humor emerges—I believe this is the kind of work I’ve created. The inner world of a film director, where film and reality seem to blend together. Visualizing this through stage sets and lighting is an expression unique to the stage. I believe that theater is a fleeting yet luxurious experience that remains only in the memories of those who were there on that day. I look forward to seeing how this video recording of a “moment that could only happen here and now” reaches everyone.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/6470/730/6470-730-9dd62c482b20bdc9152b3b7f467b4128-1800×2700.jpg Photography: Maiko Miyagawa PARCO Produce 2025 “Teacher’s Back: A Film Director’s Visionary Memoirs” ★TV premiere on CS Satellite Theater from 7:30 PM on Sunday, September 28th! Recorded at PARCO Theater, Tokyo on June 19, 2025 [Written by] Satoshi Suzuki [Director] Isao Yukisada [Cast] Kiichi Nakai, Kyoko Yoshine, Reon Yuzuki, Shiori Doi, Riko Fujitani, Shukichi Kubo, Reiko Matsunaga, Takashi Yamanaka, Keizo Nagashima, Keisuke Sakamoto, Ikuma Nagatomo, Koki Nagamura, Hina Yukawa, Takeshi Masu, Midoriko Kimura Film director Yukisada Isao depicts the Showa era film world through theatrical performance! Nakai Kiichi plays the role of the famous director known as “Sensei,” and this powerful pairing with Yukisada Isao returns for the first time in 10 years! The model for the “teacher” in the title “Teacher’s Back: The Visionary Memoirs of a Film Director” is… Japan’s proud master director, Yasujiro Ozu! Film director Isao Yukisada enthusiastically approached actor Kiichi Nakai to create this film, inspired by the life of master director Yasujiro Ozu. Set on a film studio, this fictional homage to Ozu’s work depicts a day in the life of a struggling master with plenty of humor and flavor. The five women surrounding the “teacher” played by Kiichi Nakai include Kyoko Yoshine, Reon Yuzuki, Shiori Doi, Riko Fujitani, and Midoriko Kimura. The role of “Sensei’s” scriptwriter partner is played by Masu Takeshi, along with a cast of talented actors. Additionally, the cast includes a diverse cast of actors, ranging from veterans to young talent, including Kubo Shukichi, Matsunaga Reiko, Yamanaka Takashi, Nagashima Keizo, Sakamoto Keisuke, Nagatomo Ikuma, Nagamura Koki, and Yukawa Hinara, who all share a rich and varied cast. The Nakai family and director Ozu were close like family, and Ozu was like a grandfather to them. Interweaving stories and memories passed down through the Nakai family, and layering them with feelings for the good old film industry of the time, the rich time that flowed there is spun onto the stage as a theatrical production in the “Ozu style.” [Synopsis] The 1950s. With the advent of television, the golden age of film was coming to an end. Shojiro Oda (Kiichi Nakai), a master of Japanese cinema known as “Sensei,” has begun filming his latest project, but things aren’t going well. Oda further delays filming after receiving news of his engagement from Sachiko (Yoshine Kyoko), the restaurant’s poster girl whom he dotes on like a daughter. Screenwriter Nozaki (Masu Takeshi) and renowned actress Tani Yoko (Yuki Reon) look worried. Oda behaves dapperly in front of everyone, but deep down he’s in turmoil. He’s getting old. His health is poor. This might be his last film. This fear brings out visions of the women he’s had connections with: former geisha Hanae (Kimura Midoriko), war widow Kazumi (Doi Shiori), and Ginza hostess Chiyo (Fujitani Riko). Before he knows it, Oda himself is drawn into his memories… This is what movies were like back then. This is what people were like back then. A wonderful message from the sophisticated adults of the Showa era to the modern era.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/6470/730/6470-730-9fac1458c1eefc79e276a9de80974ab7-2150×1557.jpg (C)1953/2011 Shochiku Co., Ltd. Tokyo Story 4K Digital Restoration (Broadcast in 2K) ★Broadcast on CS Satellite Theater from 5:00 PM on Saturday, September 6th and other times 1953 [Director/Screenplay] Yasujiro Ozu [Screenplay] Takago Noda [Cast] Setsuko Hara, Chishu Kasas, Chieko Higashiyama, Kyoko Kagawa, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake, Shiro Osaka This masterpiece shows what happens when Ozu takes on the theme of elderly parents visiting their grown children to reaffirm their love for each other. In 2012, nearly 60 years after its release, the British Film Institute (BFI) ranked “Tokyo Story” as the number one film of all time in its 2012 “Best Films of All Time” selection, chosen by 358 film directors, a ranking it publishes every 10 years.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/6470/730/6470-730-60eb1027dda09ab2ad50835eff5946b8-2067×1567.jpg (C) 1962/2013 Shochiku Co., Ltd. The Taste of Pacific Saury (Digitally Restored Version) ★Broadcast at CS Satellite Theater from 7:30pm on Saturday, September 6th, etc. 1962 [Director] Yasujiro Ozu
[Screenplay] Yasujiro Ozu, Takago Noda [Cast] Shima Iwashita, Chishu Ryu, Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada, Teruo Yoshida, Shinichiro Mikami, Haruko Sugimura, Shinro Nakamura, Eijiro Higashino, Daisuke Kato The final work of Yasujiro Ozu, who continued to depict the loneliness of life and the sorrows of the common people. Hirayama, a salaryman whose eldest son has moved out and lives with his daughter Michiko and second son Kazuo, is worried about Michiko and personally proposes marriage to her. Eventually, the arrangement is finalized and Michiko marries, but the house feels lonely and empty without her… ★Click here for details on the stage production “Sensei no Senaka”
https://www.eigeki.com/news/761 ★Watch the trailer for the stage play “Sensei no Senaka” here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDpw36UMAnw ★Click here to watch on CS Satellite Theater
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