[TV・Matsuoka] Matsuoka in a Jidaigeki SP
It was announced that Matsuoka will be in a 「必殺仕事人」(Hissatsu Shigotonin) Special (Air date TBA) starring 藤田まこと(Fujita Makoto) and co-starring 東山紀之(Higashiyama Noriyuki) of 少年隊 and 大倉忠義(Okura Tadayoshi) of 関ジャニ∞. The Shigotonin series started back in 1972 and has many different incarnations as TV series, movies and TV specials. The story is basically about men who go undercover and assassinate bad guys in the Edo period. Higashi will play a swordman. Matsuoka will play an artist (well, not quite, but you get the point; comment if you want me to elaborate on that) who uses a brush to drip poison into his victims' mouth as they are sleeping. Okura will play a dollmaker who uses the dolls to kill people, such as using a toy snake to choke his victim. This 2007 special will be the first Hissatsu drama in 15 years. Filming began on February 3rd in Kyoto. (Source: Sports Hochi and others)