Yu-Yuuko?

8 June 2009 01:03 pm
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Apparently Tuti's going to be in another drama in August, in 2 episodes of a new series. The name of that series?

『ママは昔パパだった』 [Mama Used to be Papa]

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Tuti's...going to be in what appears to be...a transsexual drama.

I actually went and looked up a synopsis (official site here) and...that's indeed what it is! It's about a woman, Hiromi, who has two sons in elementary school, and you learn that Hiromi used to be Hiroshi, the boys' father, until he went through a sex-change operation after divorcing his wife. It appears most of the drama will center around the truth coming out, reactions from the community, and how it impacts the children (all tastefully done, I presume).

I'm REALLY curious about what Tuti's role is going to be; it doesn't appear too tiny, since he's in 2 episodes, and...I dunno, a tiny part deep down inside is kinda happy that he's actually doing stuff like this. I felt the same way when Saitou was pushing all the limits with his BL stuff, especially since I knew deep down for him it was less about fanservice and more about raising awareness of gay-rights issues and such.

Tuti's far from really comfortable being frank about his sexuality, however he may lean (seriously, "Well what do you want me to say?!"--defensive much?), so even him just appearing in this drama will be a big checkmark in my book :) Good job, dude. Especially seeing as this isn't a BL movie with it's prerequisite target audience that you can pawn off as "promoting gay rights issues", it's something far from glamorous, and possibly even more squicky to society. It's a challenge, and I'm psyched.

Date: 2009-06-08 06:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adevyish.livejournal.com
Some people have more issues with transsexuals than gays, so it's really awesome if Tuti's in a drama's that will touch on these kind of issues.

Date: 2009-06-10 08:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fencer-x.livejournal.com
Transsexuals are like...GAY SPIES. They sneak in under cover of skirts (or pants!) and SURPRISE you with their turning you gay!!

Yes, I'm really impressed he's gone for this kind of thing, and wonder if it's his management's doing. If so, I LOVE that he's with an agency now.

Date: 2009-06-08 07:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] viherkyn.livejournal.com
You got me curious. About the whole show actually, not just Tuti's part in it.

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