【Highly Recommended by Ryusho Kadota!】Popular TV Program 'Sokomade Itte Iinkai' Behind-the-Scenes Novelized! Unveiling the Unknown 'Reality of the Field'!

Asukashinsha Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Naohisa Doi) will publish 'Novel Sokomade Itte Iinkai: A Broadcast Writer's Memoir' by broadcast writer Nobuhiko Ueda.

“What were the program staff, including myself, thinking, and what were we fighting against? (Omitted) However, there is one dilemma when weaving a story—. 'How far can I really go?'” (From the Prologue)

This novelization of the behind-the-scenes of the highly popular program 'Sokomade Itte Iinkai' is brought to you by the broadcast writer who planned and supported it!

The author, who knows everything, vividly portrays the unknown true nature of the big-name MCs, the unique cast members, and the struggles of the program staff, leaving nothing unsaid.

It’s full of heartwarming secret stories that will make you laugh and cry.

【Table of Contents】

Prologue

Chapter 1: It All Began with a 'Scrap of Paper'

Chapter 2: A Comeback

Chapter 3: The Stormy Osaka Prefectural Governor Election

Chapter 4: The Coast Guard Video Leak Incident

Chapter 5: The Promise

Chapter 6: Loss

Chapter 7: Each One's Dream

Chapter 8: Towards a New Ocean

Chapter 9: Gravitation

Chapter 10: Restart

Epilogue

【Author Profile】

Nobuhiko Ueda

Born in 1964 (Showa 39), a broadcast writer. At age 20, he aspired to be a rakugo performer and apprenticed under Katsura Bekako (now the third-generation Katsura Nanko). He performed under the name 'Katsura Mashumaro', but soon after, his master encouraged him to pursue a career as a writer, and he became an apprentice to broadcast writer Tetsuo Hikida. Since then, he has worked on numerous hit programs in the Kansai region. Currently, as a freelance broadcast writer, he is active in various fields, mainly composing variety shows in Kansai such as 'Sokomade Itte Iinkai NP' and 'Uenuma Takada no Kugizuke!' (both on Yomiuri TV), and also writing scripts for dramas, stage plays, and films. His works include 'Murder in a Box', included in 'Alice Arisugawa's Railway Mystery Library' (Kadokawa Bunko).

【Publisher Information】

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