The official website for the live-action Tsuri Baka Nisshi (Diary of a Fishing Fool) television series announced on Thursday that actor Shо̄hei Hino will play Densuke Hamasaki’s father, Denzо̄ Hamasaki, in the 2019 live-action New Year’s special.
The special, titled “Shinshun Drama Special Tsuri Baka Nisshi Shinmai Shain Hamasaki Densuke Seto Naikai de Tairyō!
The Tsuri Baka Nisshi show and manga both follow Densuke “Hama-chan” Hamasaki, an unavaricious white-collar worker who does not have any interest in success and self-protection.
Yūzō Asahara (Tsuri Baka Nisshi films 14-20) and Nobuhisa Kodama are returning to direct the special.