The second episode of the Fuji TV Getsuku drama "Saba-can, Uchuu e Iku" (Canned Mackerel Goes to Space), starring actor Kodai Kurosaki Takumi Kitamura , aired on April 20th. Akiko Kurosaki, who garnered attention for her stunning performance in the Netflix series "Kujo no Taizai," appeared as Sosuke Terao, a student at Wakasa Fisheries High School. She attracted attention from viewers, who called her "an actor I'm really interested in right now."
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Kurosaki was born on April 19, 2002. In 2022, despite being a complete amateur, he won the "LesPros Entertainment 30th Anniversary Project 'Lead Role Audition'" beating out approximately 5,000 other applicants and entered the entertainment industry. In "Kujo's Great Sin," he played the drug courier Sota Sogabe, whom the protagonist Kujo (Yuya Yagira) ends up defending, with great realism, and became a hot topic.
In "Canned Mackerel Goes to Space," he plays Terao, a quiet but reliable character with a strong core. He deeply cares for his younger sister, who uses a wheelchair, and is determined to help her achieve her dreams. In episode 2, he and his classmates unite with the goal of obtaining HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), a food safety management system developed by NASA for producing space food.
On social media, comments included: "I was captivated by Kodai Kurosaki Kouyo in 'Kujou no Taizai' and now he's an actor I'm really interested in," "Kurosaki's low voice in 'Sabakan' is great," "His voice is amazing," "Kurosaki's acting is captivating," "Kodai Kurosaki Kouyo's low voice makes my heart skip a beat," and "Kodai Kurosaki, a rising actor, plays a high school student without any awkwardness. Amazing."
The drama is an original coming-of-age story based on the true story of students at a fisheries high school in Fukui Prefecture who challenged themselves to achieve their big dream of "developing space food."
