{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8f079b4e4cd756200b0c7236","clusterId":"c_28a58cd20f8c3a61ebc81c87","slug":"netflix-s-did-anyone-say-anything-about-me-releases-sauna-scene-cuts-of-koji-yakusho","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Netflix's \"Did Anyone Say Anything About Me?\" Releases Sauna Scene Cuts of Koji Yakusho","summary":"Netflix has released scene cuts from \"Did Anyone Say Anything About Me?\" showing Koji Yakusho, as the forgotten actor Gen Takasegawa, working a live-in sauna job at Shirakaba. Written by Kankuro Kudo and planned and produced by Akira Isayama, the series stars Kento Kaku, Kenichi Matsuyama, Noriko Eguchi, Yumi Kawai, Masatoshi Hamada, Hayato Isomura, Shusaku Kamikawa, Hiroshi Yamamoto (Robert), Chisei Nakai, Maki Sakai, and Yoh Yoshida. Comedian Satoshi Hashiyasume supervised the aufguss, and Yakusho trained under him. The series streams worldwide from October 22.","whyItMatters":"The cuts push the sauna, not the star, as the show's centre: Takasegawa's comeback is staged as menial labour under a senior part-timer, which tells you what kind of comedy Kudo and Isayama have built.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe character detail that the scene cuts spend the most room on is the towel. Takasegawa smooths its wrinkles under Okamoto\u0026#39;s instruction, smiles while cleaning the bath area, and grips the löyly ladle with a serious gaze. The series premise has him return to Japan after the pandemic to find the public and his own family have forgotten him; the sauna shop Shirakaba, where Chijimi and Okamoto work, is where he restarts from zero.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSatoshi Hashiyasume, a comedian who also works as a heat-wave master, is credited as sauna aufguss supervisor and advisor. Yakusho trained under his direct instruction, and the released shots include the moment he swings a towel to raise wind.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"New cuts from Netflix's \"Did Anyone Say Anything About Me?\" put Koji Yakusho in a headband and apron, doing a full aufguss at the sauna where his forgotten actor starts over. Comedian Satoshi Hashiyasume supervised. Streams worldwide from October 22.","twitterPost":"Koji Yakusho swings a towel in new cuts from Netflix's \"Did Anyone Say Anything About Me?\" He plays a forgotten actor restarting as a live-in sauna worker at Shirakaba. Comedian Satoshi Hashiyasume supervised the aufguss. Streams from October 22.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Netflix released scene cuts from \"Did Anyone Say Anything About Me?\" showing Koji Yakusho's forgotten actor Gen Takasegawa at work in the sauna shop Shirakaba, towel swings included. Comedian Satoshi Hashiyasume is credited as sauna aufguss supervisor, and Yakusho trained under him. The series, written by Kankuro Kudo, streams worldwide from October 22.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157468\",\"title\":\"Koji Yakusho Gives It His All with Sauna Aufguss! Scene Cuts Released from Netflix's \\\"Did Anyone Say Anything About Me?\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4571,"outputTokens":746,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792210030,"createdAt":"2026-10-17T04:01:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T04:06:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T04:06:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_28a58cd20f8c3a61ebc81c87","canonicalTitle":"役所広司がサウナで全力アウフグース！Netflix「俺のこと、なんか言ってた？」場面カット公開","representativeArticleId":"a_32aa331c62cb22831f88f5d7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"俺のこと、なんか言ってた？\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Koji Yakusho\",\"Kankuro Kudo\",\"Akira Isoyama\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-17T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-17T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T04:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157468","title":"役所広司がサウナで全力アウフグース！Netflix「俺のこと、なんか言ってた？」場面カット公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["俺のこと、なんか言ってた？"],"studios":[],"people":["Koji Yakusho","Kankuro Kudo","Akira Isoyama"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}