The "Sanada Maru Premium Talk Show" was held on July 16th at the Hirosaki Cultural Center (Shimohiragincho, Hirosaki City). Sponsored by NHK Aomori Broadcasting Station, NHK Cultural Center Hirosaki Branch, Hirosaki City.

The talk show featuring actors Koji Yamamoto who plays Mitsunari Ishida in the NHK taiga drama "Sanada Maru" and producer Kazuhiko Yoshioka. According to the NHK Aomori Broadcasting Station, there were more than six times as many applicants as requested to view, suggesting the high interest in the drama.

At the beginning of the event, the Tourism Planning Division Aomori Information Dissemination Group introduced the historical fact that Mitsunari Ishida's descendants survived in the Tsugaru clan. Mr. Yamamoto revealed that he was a rival of Mitsunari Ishida, Kiyomasa Kato, and exchanged with Mr. Hirofumi Arai from the same city, ``Arai received advice on local restaurants, but received history advice. It wasn't there."

According to Mr. Yamamoto, Arai's mother suddenly visited the dressing room after the event. “I immediately sent an email to Mr. Arai, and he answered, “I'm really sorry,” he laughs. According to Mr. Yoshioka, "I haven't been invited, so I might have actually applied and viewed it." “I feel like that mom would win the prize with the lowest probability,” says Yamamoto.

Regarding Hirosaki's impression, Mr. Yamamoto said, "Arai's mother image has been established above all," and said, "Tsugaru area is my first time in private. Even though it was a long time, I concentrated on listening to the end. I was able to see the warmth of the people when I saw the scene of the venue," he said with a smile.