Yuji Oda's Supporting Role Surprises Fans as Classic Film Airs on TV
Yuji Oda is a famous Japanese actor. He is playing a small part in a TV show. People call this a supporting role. Oda has not played a small part like this for 30 years. Many fans are surprised.
Oda was very popular in the Heisei time. This was from 1989 to 2019 in Japan. He was a trendy actor then. Many young people today do not know him well. They are part of Generation Z. This is people born after 1997.
The TV show is a movie. It is called 'Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guy Free!' It has a famous scene. In this scene, a woman named Hinata Manami is saved. Many people say this is a great scene.
The movie is on TV this Saturday. It is part of a show called 'Saturday Premium'. This means normal broadcast TV, not cable. Many people can watch it for free.
Vocabulary15 words
- actor
- a person who plays a part in movies or TV
- supporting role
- a small part in a movie, not the main part
- Heisei
- a time period in Japan from 1989 to 2019
- trendy actor
- an actor who was very popular and fashionable
- Generation Z
- people born after about 1997
- scene
- one part of a movie or show
- broadcast
- to send a TV show to many homes
- famous
- known by many people
- movie
- a long story shown on a screen
- fans
- people who like someone or something a lot
- young people
- people who are not old, like teenagers
- popular
- liked by many people
- part
- a role someone plays in a show
- show
- a program on TV
- free
- you do not need to pay
Quiz
Answer key
1. It is a supporting role, which he has not done for 30 years 2. Young people who do not know Oda well 3. On normal TV broadcast
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Yuji Oda is a famous Japanese _____. He is playing a small part in a TV show. People call this a _____. Oda has not played a small part like this for 30 years.
Oda was very popular in the _____ time. This was from 1989 to 2019 in Japan. He was a _____ then. Many young people today do not know him well. They are part of _____.
The TV show is a movie. It has a famous _____. In this scene, a woman named Hinata Manami is saved.
The movie is on TV this Saturday. This means normal _____ TV, not cable.